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+# Buildkite Test Splitter
+
+
+## Release
+To release a new version, open a PR and update the version number in `version/VERSION`. 
+Once the PR is merged to `main`, a [release pipeline](https://buildkite.com/buildkite/test-splitter-client-release) will be triggered and the new version will be released.
+Currently, we only release to [GitHub](https://github.com/buildkite/test-splitter/releases). The release pipeline will generate the release notes and attach the compiled binary to the GitHub release.
+
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-0.0.1
+0.1.0