diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index ae7de1fe65..a8613a54ff 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 
 [GitHub](https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff/releases), [crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/git-cliff/) and [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/orhunp/git-cliff) releases are automated via [GitHub actions](./.github/workflows/cd.yml) and triggered by pushing a tag.
 
-1. Bump the version in [Cargo.toml](./Cargo.toml) according to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
-2. Update [Cargo.lock](./Cargo.lock) by building the project via `cargo build`.
-3. Run the [release script](./release.sh): `./release.sh v[X.Y.Z]`
-4. Push the changes: `git push`
-5. Check if [Continuous Integration](https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff/actions) workflow is completed successfully.
-6. Push the tags: `git push --tags`
-7. Wait for [Continuous Deployment](https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff/actions) workflow to finish.
+1. Run the [release script](./release.sh): `./release.sh v[X.Y.Z]`
+2. Push the changes: `git push`
+3. Check if [Continuous Integration](https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff/actions) workflow is completed successfully.
+4. Push the tags: `git push --tags`
+5. Wait for [Continuous Deployment](https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff/actions) workflow to finish.
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 10e1460ce0..f2253a71ae 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 # takes the tag as an argument (e.g. v0.1.0)
 if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+	# update the version
+	sed "0,/^version = .*$/s//version = \"${1#v}\"/" -i git-cliff*/Cargo.toml
 	# update the changelog
 	cargo run -- --tag "$1" > CHANGELOG.md
 	git add -A && git commit -m "chore(release): prepare for $1"