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@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ npm version <update_type> --preid pre --no-git-tag-version
 `--preid` specifies which suffix to use in the release such as `pre`, `next`, `beta`, `rc`, etc.
 
 `prepatch`, `preminor`, and `premajor` start a new series of pre-releases while bumping the patch, minor, or major version. E.g. `premajor` with `--preid pre` would do a prerelease for a new major using the `-pre` suffix (i.e. it would be a new major with `-pre.0`)
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+You can use `prerelease` to bump the version for a new pre-release version. E.g. you could run `npm version prerelease --preid pre --no-git-tag-version` to go from `-pre.0` to `-pre.1`.
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+For regular versions, you can use `patch`, `minor`, or `major`. E.g. `npm version major --no-git-tag-version`.
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 2. Update the changelog, which can be found in `CHANGELOG.md`. The heading must match `## <VERSION>` exactly, or it will not be picked up. For example, for version 1.0.11:
 
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