diff --git a/PUBLISH.md b/PUBLISH.md
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-Steps to publish a new Clippy version
-
-- Bump `package.version` in `./Cargo.toml` (no need to manually bump `dependencies.clippy_lints.version`).
-- Write a changelog entry.
-- Run `./pre_publish.sh`
-- Review and commit all changed files
-- `git push`
-- Wait for Travis's approval.
-- Merge.
-- `cargo publish` in `./clippy_lints`.
-- `cargo publish` in the root directory.
-- `git pull`.
-- `git tag -s v0.0.X -m "v0.0.X"`.
-- `git push --tags`.
diff --git a/pre_publish.sh b/pre_publish.sh
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-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -e
-
-./util/update_lints.py
-
-# add all changed files
-git add .
-git commit -m "Bump the version"
-
-set +e
-
-echo "Running \`cargo fmt\`.."
-
-cd clippy_lints && cargo fmt -- --write-mode=overwrite && cd ..
-cargo fmt -- --write-mode=overwrite
-
-echo "Running tests to make sure \`cargo fmt\` did not break anything.."
-
-cargo test
-
-echo "If the tests passed, review and commit the formatting changes and remember to add a git tag."
diff --git a/publish.files b/publish.files
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- M Cargo.toml
- M CHANGELOG.md
- M clippy_lints/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/util/update_lints.py b/util/update_lints.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-import sys
-
-def main():
-    print('Error: Please use `util/dev` to update lints')
-    return 1
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    sys.exit(main())