- Go to https://github.com/python/python-docs-theme/releases

- Click "Draft a new release"

- Click "Choose a tag"

- Type the next YYYY.MM version and

- Type the next YYYY.MM version(no leading zero)and

select "**Create new tag: YYYY.MM** on publish"

- Leave the "Release title" blank (it will be autofilled)

- Click "Generate release notes" and amend as required

- Click "Publish release"

- Check the tagged `GitHub Actions build<https://github.com/python/python-docs-theme/actions/workflows/pypi-package.yml>`__