From d504644c719a573e8f17e8e912775cdd66dac41d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joachim Van Herwegen <joachimvh@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 May 2022 10:48:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add pre-release documentation

---
 documentation/release.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/documentation/release.md b/documentation/release.md
index 947ee0440..3446df92f 100644
--- a/documentation/release.md
+++ b/documentation/release.md
@@ -29,3 +29,9 @@ Steps to follow:
  * Rename the `versions/x.0.0` branch to the next version.
  * Update `.github/workflows/schedule.yml` and `.github/dependabot.yml` to point at the new branch.
  * Potentially upgrade the recipes at https://github.com/CommunitySolidServer/recipes
+ 
+Changes when doing a pre-release of a major version:
+ * Version with `npm version premajor --preid alpha -m "Release version %s of the npm package."`.
+ * Do not merge `versions/x.0.0` into `main`.
+ * Publish with `npm publish --tag next`.
+ * Do not update the branch or anything related.