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 1. Create release manifest files by running `IMG_TAG=vX.Y.Z make release-manifests`
 2. Create and merge PR
 3. [Trigger the `release` GitHub action workflow](https://github.com/digitalocean/do-operator/actions/workflows/release.yml)
+- Draft a new release [here](https://github.com/digitalocean/do-operator/releases) for the new version
+- Creating a new tag will trigger a new release as defined in the [release.yml](https://github.com/digitalocean/do-operator/blob/main/.github/workflows/release.yml)
 
 ## Contributing