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@@ -97,5 +97,6 @@ When we're ready to deploy a new release, we need to do the following steps.
 4. Test!
 5. When you're satisfied with this release, push the package [from MyGet](https://www.myget.org/feed/Packages/octokit) to NuGet.
 6. Create a tag `git tag v#.#.#`. For example, to create a tag for 1.0.0 `git tag v1.0.0`
+7. Push the tag to the server. `git push --tags`
 7. Accept the pull request.
 8. Create a [new release](https://github.com/octokit/octokit.net/releases/new) using the tag you just created and pasting in the release notes you just wrote up