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+# Releasing
+
+1. Bump version in `marshmallow/__init__.py` and update the changelog
+   with today's date.
+2. Commit:  `git commit -m "Bump version and update changelog"`
+3. Tag the commit: `git tag x.y.z`
+4. Push: `git push --tags origin dev`. TravisCI will take care of the
+   PyPI release.
+5. If it's a 3.0 pre-release, merge `dev` into `3.0` and push.
+
+```
+git checkout 3.0
+git merge dev
+git push origin 3.0
+```