HOWTO-make-a-release.md: Add section on adding new releases to the pr…

…ovider compat CI Reviewed-by: Richard Levitte <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Tomas Mraz <[email protected]> (Merged from #125)
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@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ process is documented in other files that go into deeper detail.
 -   [Publish the release](#publish-the-release)
 -   [Post-releasing tasks](#post-publishing-tasks)
     -   [Unfreeze the source repository](#unfreeze-the-source-repository)
+    -   [Update compatibility tests](#update-the-provider-backwards-compatibility-tests)
     -   [Keep in touch](#keep-in-touch)
 
 
@@ -155,6 +156,13 @@ or:
     git push --delete [email protected]:openssl/premium.git \
         refs/frozen/NAME
 
+## Update the provider backwards compatibility tests
+
+In the case of a new minor release, the tags being tested by the
+`.github/workflows/provider-compatibility.yml`
+script need to be updated for the released version and **all** subsequent (i.e.
+higher numbered versions) to include the tag for this release.
+
 ## Keep in touch
 
 Check mailing lists over the next few hours for reports of any success or