CONTRIBUTING.md in berkshelf-4.0.1 vs CONTRIBUTING.md in berkshelf-4.1.0

@@ -49,5 +49,15 @@
     Berkshelf Error: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)
 
 isn't exactly helpful...
 
 Specify the `BERKSHELF_DEBUG` flag when running your command to see a full stack trace and other helpful debugging information.
+
+## Releasing
+
+Once you are ready to release Berkshelf, perform the following:
+
+1. Update `CHANGELOG.md` with a new header indicating the version to be released
+1. Examine the diff ([example](https://github.com/berkshelf/berkshelf/compare/v4.0.1...master)) between master and the previous version.  Add all merged Pull Requests to the `CHANGELOG.md`
+1. Update `version.rb` to the desired release version
+1. Create a PR and review the `version.rb` changes and `CHANGELOG.md` changes
+1. Once the PR is merged to master, run `rake release` on the master branch