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+### Releasing a pre-release
+
+A pre-release can be built in the same way as described above, however it requires manual adjustments to avoid that npm ships the pre-release to all users:
+
+1. Retag latest to the last stable release
+
+    npm dist-tag add @nextcloud/vue@5.4.0 latest
+  
+2. Tag the new pre-release as next
+
+    npm dist-tag add @nextcloud/vue@6.0.0-beta.2 next