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How-to-make-a-new-ripme-release.md

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+# Publishing a New Release
+
+(These instructions are a work in progress.)
+
+## Create the Release
+
+edit draft release `develop build main` the following way:
+1. create a new tag with version from ripme filename, e.g. 2.1.12-7-d0b97acd
+1. set the title to same name
+1. set previous tag to release tag before, e.g.  2.1.11-20-ca96ce88
+1. press `generate release notes` button
+1. edit release text as appropriate
+1. save
+
+Another version of instructions that worked for @metaprime:
+- Push latest-main to the version you will want to publish, and wait a few minutes for automation to finish running the build
+- Go to https://github.com/RipMeApp/ripme/releases
+- Find development build main
+- Click the "Edit" button
+- Note the version in the filename for the .jar
+- Push a tag with that version number
+- Update the tag on the release to that version numbered tag that matches the .jar's name
+- Change the title on the release to match
+- Uncheck "set as a pre-release"
+- Check "set as the latest release"
+- Click "publish release"
+
+## Publish the JSON update so the update check will pick up the new release
+
+then, prepare the repo for update check, and next release:
+1. edit ripme.json, enter new hash, version and short description, and commit
+   1. Get the hash by downloading the file and computing a sha256 hash
+1. set the base tag for next release verison calculation, e.g. 2.1.13 on this commit
+1. push tag and commit
+1. remove old base tag, not needed any more, e.g. 2.1.12
+
+---
+
+# Previous Instructions (2018 and before)
+
 Note: To make a new ripme release you must have write access to ripmeapp/ripme and have a github api token
 
 Step 1: Update your local copy of ripme with `git pull origin master`