diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a8b5fe7..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-name: release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
-
-jobs:
-
-  release:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - name: GitHub Release
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
diff --git a/RELEASING.rst b/RELEASING.rst
index 806a82c..cb56c95 100644
--- a/RELEASING.rst
+++ b/RELEASING.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Release Procedure
 =================
 
 1. Open a PR updating the CHANGELOG with the latest fixes.
-2. Once the PR is approved and green, push a tag with the version (for example ``1.2.3``).
+2. Once the PR is approved and green, `create a new release <https://github.com/ESSS/conda-devenv/releases/new>`__, using a version in the format ``X.Y.Z`` and targetting the release branch above.
+3. Merge the PR -- **do not squash**, to preserve the commit with the release tag.
 
-That's it. Now we wait for the conda-forge to pick up the new version, and merge once it is done.
+That's it. Now we wait for conda-forge to pick up the new version, or alternatively, `create an issue requesting a bot update <https://github.com/conda-forge/conda-devenv-feedstock/issues/new/choose>`__.