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 ### Creating a release
 
-1. Increment the version numbers in `pyproject.toml` & `__init__.py`
-2. Create a tag for the new version
-3. Push the tag to GitHub
-4. Make sure the `build` package is installed
-5. Make sure your PyPI credentials are stored in `~/.pypirc`
-6. Build the source distribution: `python -m build --sdist`
-7. Build the universal wheel: `python -m build --wheel`
-8. Upload the new release to PyPI: `twine upload dist/*`
+1. Increment the version numbers in `pyproject.toml`, `__init__.py`, and `docs/conf.py`
+2. Commit and push the changes to GitHub
+3. Create a tag for the new version
+4. Push the tag to GitHub (`git push upstream <tag_name>`)
+5. Make sure the `build` package is installed
+6. Make sure your PyPI credentials are stored in `~/.pypirc`
+7. Build the source distribution: `python -m build --sdist`
+8. Build the universal wheel: `python -m build --wheel`
+9. Upload the new release to PyPI: `twine upload dist/*`