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--- evergreen-docs:github-workflow [2021/05/28 18:35] – small syntax fix sandbergja
+++ evergreen-docs:github-workflow [2021/07/22 14:32] – adding some missing steps sandbergja
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   - When you are confident your local master branch is ready: ''git push origin master''
   - Backport to previous EG versions as appropriate
-    - ''git checkout rel_3_8''
+    - ''git checkout rel_3_8'' (where rel_3_8 is the branch for previous version)
+    - ''git pull'' (to get the most up-to-date version of the branch)
     - If one commit: ''git cherry-pick master''
     - If more than one: ''git cherry-pick master~[Number of commits]..master''
+    - ''git push''
   - Go back to the pull request on Github's site.  Comment on the pull request to thank the contributor, then close the pull request.