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add release instructions to README

README.md

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 Sometimes getting the tests running can be too much work, especially if you don't have much Ruby experience. It's okay: be lazy and let our build bot [Travis](http://travis-ci.org/#!/github/linguist) run the tests for you. Just open a pull request and the bot will start cranking away.
 
 Here's our current build status, which is hopefully green: [![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/github/linguist.png?branch=master)](http://travis-ci.org/github/linguist)
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+### Releasing
+
+If you are the current maintainer of this gem:
+
+ 0. Create a branch for the release: `git checkout -b cut-release-vxx.xx.xx`
+ 0. Make sure your local dependencies are up to date: `bundle install`
+ 0. Ensure that samples are updated: `bundle exec rake samples`
+ 0. Ensure that tests are green: `bundle exec rake test`
+ 0. Bump gem version in github-linguist.gemspec.  For example, [like this](https://github.com/github/linguist/commit/97908204a385940e47251af9ecb689e8f6515c48).
+ 0. Make a PR to github/linguist.  For example, [#1075](https://github.com/github/linguist/pull/1075).
+ 0. Build a local gem: `gem build github-linguist.gemspec`
+ 0. Testing:
+   0. Bump the Gemfile and Gemfile.lock versions for an app which relies on this gem
+   0. Install the new gem locally
+   0. Test behavior locally, branch deploy, whatever needs to happen
+ 0. Merge github/linguist PR
+ 0. Tag and push: `git tag vx.xx.xx; git push --tags`
+ 0. Push to rubygems.org -- `gem push github-linguist-2.10.12.gem`