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+= Quick reference for tagging and pushing releases =
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+Releases are tagged with a three-level version major.minor.patch i.e. 1.2.3
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+```git tag 1.2.3```
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+Then to push:
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+```git push --tags```
+
+Note: packagist auto-sync is not working so needs a manual update on release.