diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 197e5dd0e..181921788 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -130,7 +130,15 @@ Send a pull request to merge the changes into the verifier's repository. The pre
 
 ## Finalize release
 
-Untick the `This is a pre-release` option. That's it!
+Untick the `This is a pre-release` option. 
+
+Update the documentation to recommend using the new version:
+
+```shell
+$ find . -name "*.md" -exec sed -i "s/v1.0.0/v1.1.1/g" {} +
+```
+
+That's it!
 
 ## Update the starter workflow