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 This is entirely automated now since [this issue](https://github.com/ruby/setup-ruby/issues/254).
 If you do not see a new version more than 24 hours after it was released feel free to file an issue.
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+## Release
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+Maintainers can create a release automatically by running [this workflow](https://github.com/ruby/setup-ruby/actions/workflows/release.yml).