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@@ -16,3 +16,18 @@ gulp
 
 In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using [gulp](https://github.com/gulpjs/gulp).
 
+### How to release a new version.
+
+> These are more notes for me (@staxmanade) so I can recall my steps for release
+
+# Inspect package before publish
+
+```
+npm pack
+```
+
+# Release
+```
+npm version patch
+npm publish
+```