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+# Hacking on git-carbon
+
+## Release process
+
+### Licensing
+
+Make sure the licensing follows the [REUSE specification][REUSE]. This can be
+checked using the associated tool:
+
+```console
+$ uvx reuse lint
+```
+
+If it complains about missing copyright or licensing information, it can be
+added with:
+
+```console
+$ uvx reuse annotate -c 'Mullvad VPN AB' -l 'GPL-3.0-only' -r .
+```
+
+[REUSE]: https://reuse.software/spec-3.3/#license-files.