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+# Release Workflow
+
+Specify the release version.
+
+```
+VERSION=1.3.0
+```
+
+## Issues
+
+Check issues at https://github.com/Icinga/icingaweb2-module-eventdb
+
+## Authors
+
+Update the [.mailmap](.mailmap) and [AUTHORS](AUTHORS) files:
+
+```
+git checkout master
+git log --use-mailmap | grep ^Author: | cut -f2- -d' ' | sort | uniq > AUTHORS
+```
+
+## Update metadata
+
+Edit and update [module.info](module.info).
+
+## Changelog
+
+Update the [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) file.
+
+Uses [github_changelog_generator](https://github.com/skywinder/github-changelog-generator)
+
+```
+export CHANGELOG_GITHUB_TOKEN=xxx
+github_changelog_generator --future-release v$VERSION
+```
+
+Check if the file has been updated correctly.
+
+## Git Tag
+
+Commit these changes to the "master" branch:
+
+```
+git commit -v -a -m "Release version $VERSION"
+git push origin master
+```
+
+And tag it with a signed tag:
+
+```
+git tag -s -m "Version $VERSION" v$VERSION
+```
+
+Push the tag.
+
+```
+git push --tags
+```
+
+## GitHub Release
+
+Create a new release for the newly created Git tag.
+https://github.com/Icinga/icingaweb2-module-eventdb/releases