diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
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@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@
     - [ ] unit
     - [ ] interop
     - [ ] sharness
+  - [ ] Publish a release candidate to npm
+      ```sh
+      # Current version is 0.31.7, to publish a release candidate for 0.32.0:
+      npm run build
+      npm version 0.32.0-rc.1
+      # Publish with "next" tag to ensure people still get 0.31.7 when they `npm i ipfs`
+      npm publish --tag next
+      git push origin master v0.32.0-rc.1
+      ```
   - [ ] Run tests of the following projects with the new release:
     - [ ] [ipfs-pubsub-room](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-pubsub-room)
     - [ ] [peerpad-core](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/peerpad)