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 ## Release procedure
 
 1. Bump VERSION in setup.py. This should contain the new version without the v
-1. Run `git commit -a -m "Release v0.0.1"`
-1. Run `git tag -a v0.0.1 -m "Release v0.0.1"` with matching version number
+1. Run `git commit -a -m "Release v0.0.1"` with VERSION version number
+1. Run `git tag -a v0.0.1 -m "Release v0.0.1"` with VERSION version number
 1. Optional: run `make package`
 1. Run `git push origin v0.0.1`