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From: Rafael Gonzaga <rafael.nunu@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 18:00:32 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] doc: mention --newVersion release script
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PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/61255
Reviewed-By: Marco Ippolito <marcoippolito54@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Ruy Adorno <ruy@vlt.sh>
Reviewed-By: Ulises Gascón <ulisesgascongonzalez@gmail.com>
---
 doc/contributing/releases.md | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/contributing/releases.md b/doc/contributing/releases.md
index 05bdb40515f..adbe8c80c3d 100644
--- a/doc/contributing/releases.md
+++ b/doc/contributing/releases.md
@@ -325,7 +325,12 @@ git node release -S --prepare --security --filterLabel v20.x
 ```
 
 to automate the remaining steps until step 6 or you can perform it manually
-following the below steps.
+following the below steps. For semver-minors, you can pass the new version
+explicitly with `--newVersion` arg:
+
+```bash
+git node release -S --prepare --security --filterLabel v20.x --newVersion 20.20.0
+```
 
 <details>
 <summary>Security release</summary>