diff --git a/release_instructions.txt b/release_instructions.txt
index d7a99f27..8337b1dc 100644
--- a/release_instructions.txt
+++ b/release_instructions.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 - update release notes
 - make sure local build passes
 - run ./scripts/copy-docs.sh (and commit the changed in the yq-book branch)
-- commit version update changes
-- tag git with same version number
-- commit vX tag - this will trigger github actions
+- run ./scripts/bump-version.sh
+- git push
+- git push --tags
 - use github actions to publish docker and make github release
 - check github updated yq action in marketplace