Quick step-by-step to tag and release via GitHub

github-tag-and-release.md

1. On the repo homepage, click the text 'Releases' in the right-hand section.
2. Click the 'Draft a new release' button (upper-right).
3. Click the 'Choose a tag' button (upper-left). This is going to 'tag' this point in the Git history with the version number.
4. Type in the box the version you're releasing, e.g. 'v0.1.1'.
5. Click '➕ Create new tag: v0.1.1 on publish' that appears under the box.
6. Click 'Generate release notes', which will autoname the release with the tag autofill the notes with a bullet per PR since the last release
7. Click 'Publish release' button (lower-right) to publish the release and add the tag to the version history.
8. Return to the repo's homepage, where you'll see that the version number has incremented under the 'Releases' section.