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+# Release process
+
+## Archetypes
+
+1. Regenerate the blanks by running
+
+        ./generate-blank.sh -ca
+
+   which will update the blank archetypes from the main sources
+
+2. Commit any changes to the blanks
+
+3. Update versions by running
+
+        ./release-utils.sh -u -o <old snapshot version> -n <release version>
+
+4. Commit the version update
+5. Tag
+    
+        git tag -a <release version> -m "Release <release version"
+6. Stage the release
+        
+        ./release-utils.sh -r
+7. Reset version numbers to snapshots
+        
+        ./release-utils.sh -u -o <release version> -n <new snapshot version>
+8. Commit this
+9. Promote the staged repo
+
+