diff --git a/ruby/Gemfile.lock b/ruby/Gemfile.lock
index 5f65154e..fd5fc9ca 100644
--- a/ruby/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/ruby/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    ci-queue (0.81.0)
+    ci-queue (0.82.0)
       logger
 
 GEM
diff --git a/ruby/README.md b/ruby/README.md
index 92ba5b99..0c463c0a 100644
--- a/ruby/README.md
+++ b/ruby/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,28 @@ rspec-queue --queue redis://example.com --timeout 600 --report
 
 Because of how `ci-queue` executes the examples, `before(:all)` and `after(:all)` hooks are not supported. `rspec-queue` will explicitly reject them.
 
+## Releasing a New Version
+
+After merging changes to `main`, follow these steps to release and propagate the update:
+
+1. **Bump the version** in `ruby/lib/ci/queue/version.rb`:
+
+    ```ruby
+    VERSION = '0.XX.0'
+    ```
+
+2. **Update `Gemfile.lock`** by running `bundle install` in the `ruby/` directory (or manually updating the version string in `Gemfile.lock` if native dependencies prevent `bundle install`).
+
+3. **Commit and merge** the version bump to `main`. ShipIt will automatically publish the gem to RubyGems.
+
+4. **Update dependent apps/zones**: Any application that depends on `ci-queue` (e.g. via its `Gemfile`) needs to pick up the new version by running:
+
+    ```bash
+    bundle update ci-queue
+    ```
+
+    This updates the app's `Gemfile.lock` to reference the new `ci-queue` version. Commit the updated `Gemfile.lock` and deploy.
+
 ## Custom Redis Expiry
 
 `ci-queue` expects the Redis server to have an [eviction policy](https://redis.io/docs/manual/eviction/#eviction-policies) of `allkeys-lru`.
diff --git a/ruby/lib/ci/queue/version.rb b/ruby/lib/ci/queue/version.rb
index dc4e28e3..95d7a41a 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/ci/queue/version.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/ci/queue/version.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module CI
   module Queue
-    VERSION = '0.81.0'
+    VERSION = '0.82.0'
     DEV_SCRIPTS_ROOT = ::File.expand_path('../../../../../redis', __FILE__)
     RELEASE_SCRIPTS_ROOT = ::File.expand_path('../redis', __FILE__)
   end