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+## How to release a version
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+- create & push a release branch `release/vA.B.C` -> the prepare_release action will automatically create the PR to merge this release into master.
+- Update version in podfile & run pod install to update podfile
+- update changelog
+- merge PR -> the CI action will trigger a pod release and tag the commit
+- once the PR is merged, merge the branch `release/vA.B.C` into master