Only check magic number for 3.14+

run_release.py

@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ def __init__(
             self.db["ssh_key"] = ssh_key
         if not self.db.get("sign_gpg"):
             self.db["sign_gpg"] = sign_gpg
-
         if not self.db.get("release"):
             self.db["release"] = release_tag
 
@@ -1397,6 +1396,7 @@ def _api_key(api_key: str) -> str:
             )
 
     release_tag = release_mod.Tag(args.release)
+    magic = release_tag.as_tuple() >= (3, 14)
     no_gpg = release_tag.as_tuple() >= (3, 14)  # see PEP 761
     tasks = [
         Task(check_git, "Checking Git is available"),
@@ -1413,7 +1413,11 @@ def _api_key(api_key: str) -> str:
         Task(check_sigstore_client, "Checking Sigstore CLI"),
         Task(check_buildbots, "Check buildbots are good"),
         Task(check_cpython_repo_is_clean, "Checking Git repository is clean"),
-        Task(check_magic_number, "Checking the magic number is up-to-date"),
+        *(
+            [Task(check_magic_number, "Checking the magic number is up-to-date")]
+            if magic
+            else []
+        ),
         Task(prepare_temporary_branch, "Checking out a temporary release branch"),
         Task(run_blurb_release, "Run blurb release"),
         Task(check_cpython_repo_is_clean, "Checking Git repository is clean"),

tests/test_run_release.py

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def test_invalid_extract_github_owner() -> None:
 
 def test_check_magic_number() -> None:
     db = {
-        "release": Tag("3.13.0rc1"),
+        "release": Tag("3.14.0rc1"),
         "git_repo": str(Path(__file__).parent / "magicdata"),
     }
     with pytest.raises(