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+# How to make a new release
+
+- Update the version number and all the references to it
+- Make a new release on GitHub (i.e. add a new git tag)
+- Publish crates in order:
+  1. `puf_shared`
+  2. `phf_generator`
+  3. `phf_codegen`
+  4. `phf_macros`
+  5. `phf`