From 56dd47d86828197e6b9c9c6672b63768fa7b7f53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: NagyZoltanPeter <113987313+NagyZoltanPeter@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 05:47:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Extend release process with the need of merging back release
 branch to master (#2573)

---
 docs/contributors/release-process.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/contributors/release-process.md b/docs/contributors/release-process.md
index b7c7745b0..c546f1ac3 100644
--- a/docs/contributors/release-process.md
+++ b/docs/contributors/release-process.md
@@ -57,11 +57,15 @@ Ensure all items in this list are ticked:
     ```
 
 1. Once the release-candidate has been validated, create a final release tag and push it.
+We also need to merge release branch back to master as a final step.
 
     ```
     git checkout release/v0.1.0
     git tag -as v0.1.0 -m "Initial release."
     git push origin v0.1.0
+    git switch master
+    git pull
+    git merge release/v0.1.0
     ```
 
 1. Create a [Github release](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/releases) from the release tag.