update readme and add a build stage

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: lint
       run: |
         make lint
+    - name: build
+      run: |
+        make build
 
   build-macos:
 
@@ -125,3 +128,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: lint
       run: |
         make lint
+    - name: build
+      run: |
+        make build

Makefile

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ dev-install:
 	pip install -e ".[dev]"
 	make install
 
+make-build:
+	pip install -e ".[release]"
+	python -m build --sdist --wheel
+
 test-all:
 	make coverage-report
 	make type

README.md

@@ -356,23 +356,28 @@ make type
 ## Release
 ----------
 
-The process to release a new version of BciPy is as follows:
+The process to release a new version of BciPy is done through the below steps. An admin PyPi account is required to upload the package with a valid token. An admin GitHub account is also required to create tag the release. Reach out to the development team for more information.
+
+### Install release dependencies and create a universal wheel
+
+Configuration for the distribution is in `pyproject.toml`. To create a universal wheel, run:
 
-### Install release dependencies
 
 ```sh
 pip install -e ".[release]"
+python -m build --sdist --wheel
 ```
 
-### Create a universal wheel
+Alternately, if Make is installed, you may run the follow command to build the wheel:
 
-Configuration for the distribution is in `pyproject.toml`. To create a universal wheel, run:
 ```sh
-python -m build --sdist --wheel
+make build
 ```
 
 ### Upload to PyPi
 
+To upload the package to [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/bcipy/), run:
+
 ```sh
 twine upload dist/*
 ```
@@ -384,9 +389,9 @@ git tag v*add_version*
 git push --tags'
 ```
 
-### Create a release on GitHub
+### Create GitHub Release
 
-Using the tag you just created, create a release on GitHub. Include the release notes from the CHANGELOG in the description.
+Using the tag you just created, create a release on GitHub. Include the release notes from the CHANGELOG in the description. See https://github.com/CAMBI-tech/BciPy/releases for examples.
 
 ### Contributions Welcome!
 --------------------------