diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d4e89bc3..6b9a7a3af 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.2)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
 
 set(EXTERNAL_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/external_imported")
 
@@ -78,14 +78,7 @@ endif()
 message(STATUS "VCPKG TRIPLET: ${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}")
 
 # Don't specify languages yet in case we need to bump the cmake version
-project(EternalTCP VERSION 6.2.8 LANGUAGES NONE)
-
-if(WIN32)
-  message(STATUS "Windows detected.  Bumping up cmake version.")
-
-  # Hack to force a higher minimum version on windows
-  cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15.0)
-endif()
+project(EternalTCP VERSION 6.2.9 LANGUAGES NONE)
 
 enable_language(C)
 enable_language(CXX)
@@ -186,14 +179,6 @@ if(USE_SENTRY)
   endif()
 endif()
 
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${EXTERNAL_DIR}/cotire/CMake"
-  ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
-include(cotire)
-
-if(POLICY CMP0058)
-  cmake_policy(SET CMP0058 NEW) # Needed for cotire
-endif()
-
 option(CODE_COVERAGE "Enable code coverage" OFF)
 option(FUZZING "Enable builds for fuzz testing" OFF)
 option(BUILD_TESTING "Build tests" ON)
@@ -326,14 +311,7 @@ ENDIF()
 
 macro(DECORATE_TARGET TARGET_NAME)
   add_sanitizers(${TARGET_NAME})
-  set_target_properties(${TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES COTIRE_CXX_PREFIX_HEADER_INIT
-    "src/base/Headers.hpp")
-
-  if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
-  # Doesn't work when cross-compiling
-  else()
-    cotire(${TARGET_NAME})
-  endif()
+  target_precompile_headers(${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC "src/base/Headers.hpp")
 endmacro()
 
 macro(DECORATE_FUZZER TARGET_NAME)
diff --git a/docs/creating_release.md b/docs/creating_release.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf535af14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/creating_release.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Instructions to creating a new ET Release
+
+1. Increment the project(...) version in CMakeLists.txt and push to master.
+2. Switch to the release branch
+3. Pull in the lastest changes: `git merge master`
+4. Run `git submodule update --recursive --init` to ensure that the submodules are updated to the latest master/release commit.
+5. Run `import_submodules.sh` to create an in-repo copy of the submodules
+6. `git add external_imported` and commit/push any changes
+7. Create a github release using the latest commit and tag it with `et-vA.B.C` where A/B/C is the major/minor/patch version.
+8. Switch to the deployment branch
+9. Edit the `deployment/debian_SOURCE/changelog` file and add a entry for the new release.
+10. Copy id_rsa / id_rsa.pub / .gnupg to the deploymen directory.  The rsa key needs to have write access to the debian-et github repo and the gnupg key needs to have write access to launchpad
+11. Build and run a docker image interactively from ubuntu.Dockerfile
+12. inside the docker image, run deploy_ubuntu_ppa.sh
+13. Exit the docker image and create a vagrant VM for debian
+14. inside the vagrant vm, run build_all_deb.sh
+15. Follow the instructions at the end of the build_all_deb command to push the new debian artifacts.  Do not push the dbgsym (debug symbols) because github cannot handle files that large
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