- try auto-numbering again

config/README.rst

@@ -109,27 +109,27 @@ See ``--help`` for details.
 
 The script does the following steps:
 
-1. Add the package name to ``packages.txt`` of the selected configuration type
+#. Add the package name to ``packages.txt`` of the selected configuration type
    if it is not yet added.
-2. Copy ``setup.cfg``, ``tox.ini``, ``tests.yml``, ``MANIFEST.in``,
+#. Copy ``setup.cfg``, ``tox.ini``, ``tests.yml``, ``MANIFEST.in``,
    ``.readthedocs.yaml`` (if needed), and ``.gitignore`` to the repository.
-3. Create or update a ``pyproject.toml`` project configuration file.
-4. Remove a possibly existing ``.coveragerc`` and ``bootstrap.py``. (Coverage
+#. Create or update a ``pyproject.toml`` project configuration file.
+#. Remove a possibly existing ``.coveragerc`` and ``bootstrap.py``. (Coverage
    is now configured in ``tox.ini`` for packages which are no buildout
    recipes.)
-5. Run the tests via: ``tox``. The ``tox`` script may be either on the current
+#. Run the tests via: ``tox``. The ``tox`` script may be either on the current
    ``$PATH`` or in the ``bin`` subfolder of the current working directory.
-6. Create a branch and a pull request. (Prevent an automatic commit of all
+#. Create a branch and a pull request. (Prevent an automatic commit of all
    changes with the command line switch ``--no-commit``, or an automatic push
    to GitHub using the command line switch ``--no-push``.)
 
 After running the script you should manually do the following steps:
 
-1. Check for changes in the updated repository and for the need of a change log
+#. Check for changes in the updated repository and for the need of a change log
    entry over there.
-2. Make sure the package is activated on https://coveralls.io by trying to add
+#. Make sure the package is activated on https://coveralls.io by trying to add
    the repository name and making it active.
-3. Check in possible changes in the zopefoundation/meta repository.
+#. Check in possible changes in the zopefoundation/meta repository.
 
 
 CLI arguments
@@ -694,12 +694,12 @@ See ``--help`` for details.
 
 The script does the following steps:
 
-1. It does the following steps for each line in the given ``packages.txt``
+#. It does the following steps for each line in the given ``packages.txt``
    which does not start with ``#``.
-2. Check if there is a repository in ``<path-to-clones>`` with the name of the
+#. Check if there is a repository in ``<path-to-clones>`` with the name of the
    repository. If it does not exist: clone it. If it exists: clean the clone
    from changes, switch to ``master`` branch and pull from origin.
-3. Call the given script with the package name and arguments for the script.
+#. Call the given script with the package name and arguments for the script.
 
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