1. Ensure proper version in package.json 2. Ensure NEWS section exists for the new version, review it, add release date 3. Drop npm-shrinkwrap.json 4. Run npm install 5. Test (make check or npm test), fix if broken before proceeding 6. Run npm shrinkwrap 7. Set "from" in npm-shrinkwrap.json for known packages (windshaft, node-varnish, grainstore...) 8. Commit package.json, npm-shrinwrap.json, NEWS 9. git tag -a Major.Minor.Patch # use NEWS section as content 10. Announce 11. Stub NEWS/package for next version