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+# Release process
+
+1. Check build locally with `bin/build_local`.
+1. Check [Travis build][travis]: [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/fluffysquirrels/framed-rs.svg)][travis].
+   [travis]: https://travis-ci.org/fluffysquirrels/framed-rs
+1. Increment version number in Cargo.toml (major version if breaking changes).
+1. Add a git tag for the new version number. Push it to [github][github].
+   [github]: https://github.com/fluffysquirrels/framed-rs
+1. Publish with `bin/publish`.
+1. Check new version appears on
+   [![Crate](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/framed.svg)][crates]
+   and
+   [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/framed/badge.svg)][docs]
+
+   [crates]: https://crates.io/crates/framed
+   [docs]: https://docs.rs/framed