Before doing a release, dump the POD from the module to the README file in the root: $ perldoc -o Text lib/Regexp/Common/Chess.pm > README After the release is done, make a git tag, with the corresponding $VERSION number from the module, e.g: $ git tag $( grep -Pom1 \ "(?<=\\\$VERSION = ')[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(?=';)" \ lib/Regexp/Common/Chess.pm )