diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 npm version [<newversion> | major | minor | patch | premajor | preminor | prepatch | prerelease | from-git]
 
+npm version preminor --preid alpha --no-git-tag-version
+
 npm version premajor --no-git-tag-version
 1.0.0 -> 2.0.0-0
 npm version prerelease --no-git-tag-version