# Publish to the registry

A step of the [Open source library](https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/open-source-library) tree on Gradus, in the Releases area: Versions, changelog, registry.

Page: https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/open-source-library/step/registry-publish

Publish the package to the ecosystem's registry with only the files consumers need and verify it installs from scratch.

Usually comes after: [Changelog](https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/open-source-library/step/changelog).

Leads to: [Automated releases](https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/open-source-library/step/release-automation).

## Prompt for your AI assistant

```
Prepare the package for publishing: declare the files to include, the entry points and the metadata the registry shows. Publish the current version to the registry, then install it in an empty directory and run the README example to prove it works.
```

Every step of the tree: https://gradus.kazet.blog/tree/open-source-library/llms.txt