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 Your contribution is welcome! For more details on how to contribute, refer to our [contribution guide](./CONTRIBUTION.md).
 
+## Release creation
+
+See the [release documentation](./RELEASE.md) for further information.
+
 ## License
 
 Apache 2.0
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+# Release
+
+## Release cycle
+
+A release should be created at least every 2 weeks. 
+
+## Release creation
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Consider informing / syncing with the team before creating a new release.
+
+1. Check out latest main branch on your machine
+2. Create git tag: `git tag vX.X.X`
+3. Push the git tag: `git push origin --tags`
+4. The [release pipeline](https://github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-cli/actions/workflows/release.yaml) will build the release and publish it on GitHub
+5. Ensure the release was created properly using the [releases page](https://github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-cli/releases)
+