From 9e18a4e6fdde3014aa92c08213013e3c60935e41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bennet Bo Fenner <bennet@zed.dev>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 18:12:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add docs for release process (#135)

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+## How to publish a new release
+
+1. Create a new branch prep-vX.X.X
+
+```sh
+git checkout -b prep-vX.X.X
+```
+
+2. Bump the version in package.json
+
+```sh
+npm version vX.X.X
+```
+
+3. Add a new entry in CHANGELOG.md
+4. Create a PR for `prev-vX.X.X` & merge it
+5. Create tag and push it
+
+```sh
+git tag vX.X.X
+git push origin vX.X.X
+```
+
+6. Paste CHANGELOG into release notes and publish the version on GitHub