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         npm run fix
 
-[node]: https://nodejs.org/en/
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+## Testing a new feature using CLI
+
+1. After you've written some new code, in order to test it out, you can use the [CLI][CLI].
+
+   The below command should be run from the root of the source code:
+
+   ```
+   node build/src/bin/release-please.js release-pr \
+   --token=$GITHUB_TOKEN \
+   --repo-url=<owner>/<repo> [extra options]
+   ```
+   
+   It is equivalent to running the CLI command:
+
+   ```
+   release-please release-pr \
+   --token=$GITHUB_TOKEN \
+   --repo-url=<owner>/<repo> [extra options]
+   ```
+
+[node]: https://nodejs.org/en/
+[CLI]: https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/blob/main/docs/cli.md/