# Hooks Releaser By creating a `.maintain.yml` file in the root of your repository, you can add hooks to various stages of the release process. ```yaml release: hooks: bump: pre: - echo '$VERSION will be bumped' post: - echo '$VERSION was bumped' release: pre: - echo '$VERSION will be released' post: - echo '$VERSION was released' ``` ## Environment Variables ### `VERSION` VERSION environment variable includes the new version.