From 0f67e67c8a5303cd126287ef7f94db2cc3bb909e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Barthelemy <barthelemy.von.haller@cern.ch>
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:34:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] update version number in CMakeLists and document how to
 release

---
 CMakeLists.txt | 2 +-
 README.md      | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a01eb3e..fc8218d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ endif()
 
 # Define project
 project(Configuration
-  VERSION 2.7.0
+  VERSION 2.8.0
   DESCRIPTION "O2 Configuration library"
   LANGUAGES CXX
 )
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 818e2e7..7921a9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -113,3 +113,9 @@ conf->put<int>("my_dir.my_key", 123);
 
 ## Consul server setup
 See [detailed instructions](doc/Consul.md).
+
+## Release
+1. Update the version number in the CMakeLists.txt
+2. Commit, push 
+3. New Release in github
+3. Update version in alidist
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