diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 12a896d5fe..360a2d1b04 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@ This PR fixes bug #.
 
 This PR bumps the version to <version number>.
 
-# Checklist
-
-- [ ] I used `npm run lerna-version -- <major|minor|patch> --no-push` to update the version number, first inspecting the CHANGELOG to determine if the release was major, minor or patch.
-- [ ] The CHANGELOG has been updated to show version and release date - https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/.
-- [ ] The **only** commits in this PR are:
-  - the CHANGELOG update.
-  - the version update.
-- [ ] I will make sure **not** to squash these commits, but **rebase** instead.
-- [ ] Once this PR is merged, I will push the tag created by `lerna version ...` (e.g. `git push origin vX.X.X`).
+# Release Steps
+
+1. Look at the [CHANGELOG.md](../CHANGELOG.md) to determine whether the release should be a major, minor, or patch release. Coordinate with the team to ensure the next version is agreed upon.
+2. Run `npm run lerna-version -- <major|minor|patch>` with the decided on version.
+3. Update the `CHANGELOG.md` to release the latest the version, and set the release date.
+4. Commit the changes on a `release/vX.Y.Z` branch
+5. Push to GitHub, create a PR, and merge once CI passes.
+6. Create a release on GitHub for the new version, using a combination of the release notes from the `CHANGELOG.md` and the automatically generated changes.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2c6ef920a5..0ee542f556 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "test": "lerna run --stream --concurrency=1 --no-prefix --no-bail --ignore e2e-browser test",
     "test:e2e:node": "jest --config jest.e2e.config.js",
     "test:e2e:browser": "cd e2e/browser && npm test",
-    "lerna-version": "lerna version",
+    "lerna-version": "lerna version --no-push --no-git-tag-version",
     "install-sandbox": "npm ci && npm ci --prefix .codesandbox/sandbox",
     "build-sandbox": "npm run build --prefix .codesandbox/sandbox",
     "build-docs-preview-site": "lerna run build-docs-preview-site; rm -r dist/website || true; lerna exec -- mkdir -p ../../dist/website/\\${PWD##*/}; lerna exec -- \"cp -r docs/api/build/html/. ../../dist/website/\\${PWD##*/}/ || true\"; echo 'API documentation: <a href=\"./browser/\">solid-client-authn-browser</a>, <a href=\"./node/\">solid-client-authn-node</a>, <a href=\"./core/\">solid-client-authn-core</a>, <a href=\"./demo/\">demo app</a>.' >> dist/website/index.html",