From bad3173b6d7da7ddbe87e232aad6cf396a2cc86a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Corrie <87617609+corrieleech@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 10:23:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

Updates the section on how to cut a new release using lessons from today.
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 README.md | 17 ++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b394b5d..d46375a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -781,11 +781,18 @@ After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run
 `rake spec` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive
 prompt that will allow you to experiment.
 
-To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To
-release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run
-`bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push
-git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to
-[rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).
+To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`.
+
+To release a new version:
+- Update the CHANGELOG file with auto-generated release notes from Github (create
+the next tag in Github releases)
+- Update the version number in `version.rb`
+- Commit these changes and push up a branch. Get it approved.
+- From the updated `main` branch, run `bundle exec rake release`, which will
+  create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push
+  the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).
+- Create a Github release using the tag you created in the first step, and mark
+  it as the latest.
 
 ## Contributing