diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_archive_and_notes.sh b/.github/workflows/create_archive_and_notes.sh
index 549af074eb..0c0c4acf41 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/create_archive_and_notes.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_archive_and_notes.sh
@@ -87,5 +87,12 @@ http_archive(
     strip_prefix = "${PREFIX}/gazelle",
     url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/${TAG}/rules_python-${TAG}.tar.gz",
 )
+
+# To compile the rules_python gazelle extension from source,
+# we must fetch some third-party go dependencies that it uses.
+
+load("@rules_python_gazelle_plugin//:deps.bzl", _py_gazelle_deps = "gazelle_deps")
+
+_py_gazelle_deps()
 \`\`\`
 EOF
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a509e28d7e..07acaf8e19 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ rules_python_version = "740825b7f74930c62f44af95c9a4c1bd428d2c53" # Latest @ 202
 
 http_archive(
     name = "rules_python",
-    sha256 = "3474c5815da4cb003ff22811a36a11894927eda1c2e64bf2dac63e914bfdf30f",
+    # Bazel will print the proper value to add here during the first build.
+    # sha256 = "FIXME",
     strip_prefix = "rules_python-{}".format(rules_python_version),
     url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/archive/{}.zip".format(rules_python_version),
 )
diff --git a/examples/build_file_generation/WORKSPACE b/examples/build_file_generation/WORKSPACE
index 674b9eb7ea..9f1dae8aaf 100644
--- a/examples/build_file_generation/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/build_file_generation/WORKSPACE
@@ -55,49 +55,20 @@ gazelle_dependencies()
 
 # Remaining setup is for rules_python.
 
-# You do not want to use the following command when you are using a WORKSPACE file
-# that is outside of rules_python repository.
-# This command allows targets from a local directory to be bound.
-# Which allows bazel to use targets defined in base rules_python directory.
-# If you are using this example outside of the rules_python git repo,
-# use the http_archive command that is commented out below.
-# https://bazel.build/reference/be/workspace#local_repository
+# DON'T COPY_PASTE THIS.
+# Our example uses `local_repository` to point to the HEAD version of rules_python.
+# Users should instead use the installation instructions from the release they use.
+# See https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases
 local_repository(
     name = "rules_python",
     path = "../..",
 )
 
-# When not using this example in the rules_python git repo you would load the python
-# ruleset using the following StarLark.
-# See https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python#getting-started for the latest
-# ruleset version.
-#
-# The following StarLark would replace the `local_repository` rule mentioned above.
-#
-# load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
-# http_archive(
-#     name = "rules_python",
-#     sha256 = "497ca47374f48c8b067d786b512ac10a276211810f4a580178ee9b9ad139323a",
-#     strip_prefix = "rules_python-0.16.1",
-#     url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/archive/refs/tags/0.16.1.tar.gz",
-# )
-
-# We import the repository-local rules_python_gazelle_plugin version in order to
-# be able to test development changes to the plugin.
 local_repository(
     name = "rules_python_gazelle_plugin",
     path = "../../gazelle",
 )
 
-# When loading the gazelle plugin outside this repo, use the http_archive rule as follows:
-#
-#http_archive(
-#    name = "rules_python_gazelle_plugin",
-#    sha256 = "497ca47374f48c8b067d786b512ac10a276211810f4a580178ee9b9ad139323a",
-#    strip_prefix = "rules_python-0.16.1/gazelle",
-#    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/archive/refs/tags/0.16.1.tar.gz",
-#)
-
 # Next we load the toolchain from rules_python.
 load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "python_register_toolchains")
 
diff --git a/gazelle/README.md b/gazelle/README.md
index a76ac59199..0081701241 100644
--- a/gazelle/README.md
+++ b/gazelle/README.md
@@ -14,23 +14,8 @@ Follow the instructions at https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle#running-g
 Next, we need to fetch the third-party Go libraries that the python extension
 depends on.
 
-Add this to your `WORKSPACE`:
-
-```starlark
-http_archive(
-    name = "rules_python_gazelle_plugin",
-    sha256 = "",
-    strip_prefix = "rules_python-0.17.0/gazelle",
-    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/archive/refs/tags/0.17.0.tar.gz",
-)
-
-# To compile the rules_python gazelle extension from source,
-# we must fetch some third-party go dependencies that it uses.
-
-load("@rules_python_gazelle_plugin//:deps.bzl", _py_gazelle_deps = "gazelle_deps")
-
-_py_gazelle_deps()
-```
+See the installation `WORKSPACE` snippet on the Releases page:
+https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases
 
 Next, we'll fetch metadata about your Python dependencies, so that gazelle can
 determine which package a given import statement comes from. This is provided