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 # intellij-cute-pink-light-theme Changelog
 
-## 0.9.0 - 2023-08-30
-- add missing color definitions for 2023.2
+## 0.9.0 - 2023-09-01
+- add missing color definitions for 2023.2 ##17
 
 ## 0.8.4 - 2023-07-31
 ### Fixed
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 ### Development, Build and Export
 
 - Edit colors in `src/main/META-INF/cute_pink_light_theme.json`.
-- Edit theme version, supported IDE versions, and other data, in 
-  - `src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml`
-  - `src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF` (only used for alternative manual export)
-  - `gradle.properties` (only used for IntelliJ gradle build)
-  - `build.gradle.kts` (only used for IntelliJ gradle build)
-- Edit the `CHANGELOG.md` 
+- As a contributor:
+  - create a pull request on GitHub.
+- As a maintainer:
+  - Edit theme version, supported IDE versions, and other data, in 
+    - `src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml`
+    - `src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF`
+    - `package.json`
+    - `gradle.properties` (only used for IntelliJ gradle build)
+    - `build.gradle.kts` (only used for IntelliJ gradle build)
+  - Build using one of the methods described below. 
+  - Add a change log in `CHANGELOG.md`. 
+  - Add a git tag, create a release, and add the theme zip.
+  - Upload the theme zip to JetBrains marketplace.
+
+#### Shell Build (beta)
+
+`npm run build`
+
+- requires `bash`/`sh`!
+- creates a `build/distributions/intellij-cute-pink-light-theme-x.y.z.zip`
 
 #### IntelliJ Gradle Build 
 
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+{
+  "name": "intellij-cute-pink-light-theme",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
+  "description": "theme for JetBrains IDE editors like PhpStorm or IntelliJ IDEA",
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "./build.sh $npm_package_version"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/openmindculture/intellij-cute-pink-light-theme.git"
+  },
+  "author": "Ingo Steinke"
+}
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