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 With the action correctly configured you should see the workflow trigger the deployment under the configured conditions.
 
 ![Example](screenshot.png)
+
+## Releasing a new version
+
+To release a new version, you need to create a new tag with the version number (prefixed with v). This can be done via
+the GitHub Releases page or via the command line.
+```console
+git tag v3.0
+git push origin v3.0
+```
+
+To make major version references work, create a new branch with the major version number (if it does not already exist).
+```console
+git checkout -b v3 v3.0
+git push origin v3
+```
+
+When a new minor version is released, update the major version branch to point to the new release tag.
+```console
+git checkout v3
+git reset --hard v3.1
+git push --force origin v3
+```
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