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+# To release a new version
+
+## Build in the docker image (make sure you have Docker installed!)
+
+Set the version to the next [semantic version](https://semver.org/) after the version posted at [our co-op cloud's packages site](https://git.coopcloud.tech/RTM/-/packages) under "mapbattle":
+
+``` bash
+version=<specify-version>
+docker build --platform linux/amd64 -t git.coopcloud.tech/rtm/mapbattle:$version .
+```
+
+## Push the image to gitea registery
+
+Check out [this documentation](https://docs.gitea.com/next/usage/packages/container) for how to login with gitea registery.
+
+``` bash
+# If not in the same terminal session, rerun `version=...` line from last step
+docker push git.coopcloud.tech/rtm/mapbattle:$version
+```
+
+At [our co-op cloud's packages site](https://git.coopcloud.tech/RTM/-/packages), click on "mapbattle" and check that the version mentioned is the version you specified!
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