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-How to publish a release (using the Azure build system):
+### How to publish a release
+
+#### Using the Azure build system
 
 1. Change version in `__init__.py` (in the `bl_info` dictionary)
 2. Commit this change (but don't push yet):  
@@ -9,3 +11,15 @@ How to publish a release (using the Azure build system):
     `git tag -a "blendluxcore_v2.3alpha1"`
 4. Push with tags:  
     `git push --follow-tags`
+    
+This procedure will create a complete github release with everything included.
+The steps described below are not necesary in this case, since the Azure script runs `package_releases.py`.
+
+#### Packaging semi-automatically
+
+Use the python script `package_releases.py` in this folder.
+It downloads the LuxCore release, extracts the binaries, puts them in BlendLuxCore clones and zips the result.
+
+Call it like this: `./package_releases.py v2.0alpha1`
+
+After it ran through, it should tell you where to find the packaged release .zip archives.