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+
+# Push new changes to the live site
+publish:
+	$(eval ROOT_DIR = $(shell pwd -P))
+	git -C "$(ROOT_DIR)" add -A
+	@if git -C "$(ROOT_DIR)" diff-index --cached --quiet HEAD --; then\
+		echo "no changes detected";\
+	else \
+		echo "committing changes...";\
+		git -C "$(ROOT_DIR)" -c user.email="info@crossplane.io" -c user.name="Crossplane" commit --message="docs snapshot for crossplane version \`$(DOCS_VERSION)\`"; \
+		echo "pushing changes..."; \
+		git -C "$(ROOT_DIR)" push; \
+		echo "crossplane.github.io changes published"; \
+	fi