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 ## Releasing
 
 * Bump the version in `lib/liquid/version.rb` and merge it on `main`
-* Run `rake release` to create the new version tag and deploy the new version to RubyGems
 * Create a new release using the [GitHub UI](https://github.com/Shopify/liquid/releases/new)