# How to cut a new release

1. Create a release branch.

```bash
git checkout -b release-1.x.x # (where 1.x.x reflects the release)
```

2. Update package.json with the version number
3. Build the release

```bash
yarn release
```

4. Update the changelog

```bash
# Copy the output of the command below and paste it into CHANGELOG.md
# following the conventions of that file
yarn changelog-maker postlight parser
```

5. Submit a PR
6. Merge once the PR's tests pass
7. [Create a release](https://github.com/postlight/parser/releases), linking to this release's entry in the changelog. (See other releases for context.)