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 To create a new release, follow these steps:
 
 - Update version number in Cargo.toml for library and CLI
+- Update CHANGELOG.md with release date
 - Update Cargo.lock
-- Commit the changes
+- Commit & push the changes
 - Tag the commit: `git tag -as a.b.c`
 - Push the tag: `git push origin a.b.c`
-- Create a github release for the tag and upload the built binaries from the github actions workflow
+- Verify GitHub release was created by CI
 - Push a new crate version to crates.io with `cargo publish -p magic-wormhole`