2 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/scripts-dev/lint.sh b/scripts-dev/lint.sh
index 4698d2d5be..91a704d982 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/lint.sh
+++ b/scripts-dev/lint.sh
@@ -79,8 +79,20 @@ else
   # If we were not asked to lint changed files, and no paths were found as a result,
   # then lint everything!
   if [[ -z ${files+x} ]]; then
-    # Lint all source code files and directories
-      files=( "." )
+      # CI runs each linter on the entire checkout, e.g. `black .`. So don't
+      # rely on this list to *find* lint targets if that misses a file; instead;
+      # use it to exclude files from linters when this can't be done by config.
+      #
+      # To check which files the linters examine, use:
+      #     black --verbose . 2>&1 | \grep -v ignored
+      #     isort --show-files .
+      #     flake8 --verbose .  # This isn't a great option
+      #     mypy has explicit config in mypy.ini; there is also mypy --verbose
+      files=(
+          "synapse" "docker" "tests"
+          "scripts-dev"
+          "contrib" "setup.py" "synmark" "stubs" ".ci"
+      )
   fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts-dev/release.py b/scripts-dev/release.py
index 685fa32b03..518eaf417c 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/release.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/release.py
@@ -69,11 +69,12 @@ def cli():
         # ... wait for assets to build ...
 
         ./scripts-dev/release.py publish
+
         ./scripts-dev/release.py upload
 
         # Optional: generate some nice links for the announcement
 
-        ./scripts-dev/release.py upload
+        ./scripts-dev/release.py announce
 
     If the env var GH_TOKEN (or GITHUB_TOKEN) is set, or passed into the
     `tag`/`publish` command, then a new draft release will be created/published.