diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 943c8419..b376b364 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ bower_components
 build
 *.sw*
 dist/
+package-lock.json
+.idea
diff --git a/docs/development/workflows/publish.md b/docs/development/workflows/publish.md
index 798d9480..8cbaab92 100644
--- a/docs/development/workflows/publish.md
+++ b/docs/development/workflows/publish.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # NPM Publication
-**NOTE** that this page relate to internal react-dash development workflows, not to implementations or library usage
+**NOTE** that this page relates to internal react-dash development workflows, not to implementations or library usage
 
 ## Versioning Info
 We use semver http://semver.org/ :
@@ -7,21 +7,33 @@ x.y.z     x = major version (not currently implemented), y = minor version, z =
 minor versions are NOT backward compatible before v1.0.0 (0.7.x is not guaranteed to be backwards compatible with 0.6.x)
 patch versions should maintain backwards compatibility (0.7.2 should be compatible with 0.7.3)
 
-##Workflow
-* Do development
-* Test / QA
-* update changelog
-* `git commit -am "Commit message - includes build"`
-* `git push origin my-dev-branch`
-* Submit PR - include description of work done, include acceptance criteria
-* Confirm that PR is merged, then...
-* `git pull`
-* `npm run build`
-* `git add --force dist/`
-* `git co -b release.x.y.z`
-* `git ci -a`
-* `git br -D release.x.y.z`
-* `npm version patch/minor`
-* `npm publish`
-* `git push --tags`
-* confirm that publication was successful (eg: `npm install react-dash@0.3.5` then confirm that code updates are valid)
+## Dependencies
+
+1. Set up an account on npm
+1. Get added as maintainer on https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-dash and on the github repository
+1. Identify the next release based on semantic versioning, in the form of `x.y.z`
+1. Verify you have the appropriate git remotes, both an `origin` for your fork and an `upstream` for the React Dash repository
+1. A GPG key setup in github. How to generate a GPG key: https://help.github.com/articles/generating-a-new-gpg-key/
+
+
+## Creating a new release
+
+** All dev branches should be pushed to and tested in the integration branch. Each dev branch should contain changelog.md notes of changes made/features added in the ticket.
+
+1. After all the dev branches slated for release have been merged into integration , confirm that the updates in the changelog from individual branches completely describes the new release.
+1. In ReactDashboard.js, update the version number in the console.log statement (line 2, for now) to reflect the react-dash version that you are about release. `console.log('React Dashboard -- 0.7.2');`
+1. Check the status of your local repository for any unwanted changes: `git status` (please note: you should not have any unexpected local changes that have not been code reviewed within a pull request)
+1. Commit the changelog and any final changes: `git commit -a -m "Changelog for the [x.y.z] release"` (please substitute x.y.z for the new release)
+1. Verify that you are in the integration branch: `git branch -v`. 
+1. If you are not on the master branch, please merge your current branch (which should be your release candidate) into master: `git checkout master && git merge [branch from previous step]` (please substitute the [branch from previous step] with the output from the aforementioned branch verification step)
+1. Update the version of the package: `npm version [ patch | minor ]` (please substitute specifically with the word `patch` or `minor`).
+   **NOTE:** This step cannot be successfully completed without an existing GPG key in github.
+1. Publish the package: `npm publish`
+1. Commit the package and tag: `git commit -a -m "Package info for the [x.y.z] release" && git push upstream master --tags` (please substitute x.y.z for the new release)
+1. Go to the github releases page, confirm that the `npm publish` step created a new release from the x.y.z tag.
+
+## Release verification
+
+Confirm that publication was successful (eg: `npm install react-dash@0.3.5` then confirm that code updates are valid)
+
+maintain backwards compatibility (0.7.2 should be compatible with 0.7.3)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8623e4b8..ca93b7a1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-dash",
-  "version": "0.6.14.2",
+  "version": "0.7.2",
   "description": "Another react dashboard component",
   "main": "./dist/react-dashboard.min.js",
   "style": "./dist/react-dashboard.min.css",