Merge pull request #62 from bazelbuild:comius-patch-1

PiperOrigin-RevId: 462393797
Change-Id: If2476b5f245cf44b49bfe327d9a8396a57005bd9

Author: copybara-github

distro/README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-# Package rules_java
+# Releasing rules_java
 
-```
-bazel build :relnotes
-cat ../bazel-bin/distro/relnotes.txt
-tar tzf ../bazel-bin/distro/rules_java-*.tar.gz
-```
-
-- Create a new release
-- Copy/paste relnotes.txt into the notes. Adjust as needed.
-- Upload the tar.gz file as an artifact.
+1. Update version in [java/defs.bzl](/java/defs.bzl) and merge it
+2. Build the release running `bazel build //distro:rules_java-{version}`
+3. Prepare release notes running `bazel build //distro:relnotes`
+4. Create a new release on GitHub
+5. Copy/paste the produced `relnotes.txt` into the notes. Adjust as needed.
+6. Upload the produced tar.gz file as an artifact.