Commit 9898293af99 for php.net

commit 9898293af99611f1c77dea3cfa332500ca49931f
Author: Volker Dusch <247397+edorian@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Tue May 26 23:04:30 2026 +0200

    Release Process: Add commands for merge up (#22096)

    As we list all other commands to run, this was added for consistency

    Co-authored-by: Ilija Tovilo <ilija.tovilo@me.com>

diff --git a/docs/release-process.md b/docs/release-process.md
index 7dd009676dd..c07f328f2d8 100644
--- a/docs/release-process.md
+++ b/docs/release-process.md
@@ -301,12 +301,27 @@ slightly different steps. We'll call attention where the steps differ.
    > Only release tags should have version numbers in these files that do not
    > end in `-dev` (e.g., `8.1.7`, `8.1.7RC1`, `8.2.0alpha1`, etc.).

-    Do not forget to merge up PHP-X.Y all the way to master. When resolving
-    the conflicts, ignore the changes from PHP-X.Y in higher branches. It
-    means using something like `git checkout --ours .` when on PHP.X.Y+1 or
-    master after the merge resulting in the conflicts.
+    Do not forget to merge up PHP-X.Y all the way to master.

-    Be sure to set up a merge driver for the NEWS file as described in
+    ```shell
+    git switch PHP-X.Y+1 # starting from your release branch
+    git merge PHP-X.Y
+    # repeat             # Merge up all the way
+    git switch master
+    git merge PHP-X.Y+n  # latest release branch
+    ```
+
+    When resolving the conflicts, ignore the changes from PHP-X.Y in higher
+    branches when on PHP.X.Y+1 or master after the merge resulting in the
+    conflicts.
+
+    ```shell
+    git checkout --ours main/php_version.h Zend/zend.h configure.ac
+    git add main/php_version.h Zend/zend.h configure.ac
+    git merge --continue
+    ```
+
+    Be sure to set up a merge driver for the `NEWS` file as described in
     the [Git FAQ page on the PHP wiki][gitfaq-mandatory].

 11. Push the changes to the `php-src`.