# Maintaining## Release ProcessChart.js relies on [Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/) to automate the library [releases](https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/releases).### Releasing a New Version1. draft release notes on [GitHub](https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/releases/new) for the upcoming tag1. update `master``package.json` version using [semver](http://semver.org/) semantic1. merge `master` into the `release` branch1. follow the build process on [Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/chartjs/Chart.js)> **Note:** if `master` is merged in `release` with a `package.json` version that already exists, the tagcreation fails and the release process is aborted.### Automated TasksMerging into the `release` branch kicks off the automated release process:* build of the `dist/*.js` files*`bower.json` is generated from `package.json`*`dist/*.js` and `bower.json` are added to a detached branch* a tag is created from the `package.json` version* tag (with dist files) is pushed to GitHubCreation of this tag triggers a new build:*`Chart.js.zip` package is generated, containing dist files and examples*`dist/*.js` and `Chart.js.zip` are attached to the GitHub release (downloads)* a new npm package is published on [npmjs](https://www.npmjs.com/package/chart.js)Finally, [cdnjs](https://cdnjs.com/libraries/Chart.js) is automatically updated from the npm release.### Further Reading*[Travis GitHub releases](https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/pull/2555)*[Bower support and dist/* files](https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/issues/3033)*[cdnjs npm auto update](https://github.com/cdnjs/cdnjs/pull/8401)