diff --git a/dev-docs/workflows/release.md b/dev-docs/workflows/release.md
index 22f104503..1fcff362a 100644
--- a/dev-docs/workflows/release.md
+++ b/dev-docs/workflows/release.md
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ Releases should be performed using [the automated release pipeline](https://gith
     gh workflow run release.yml --ref release/v$minor -F version=$ver -F kind=patch
    ```
 3. wait for the pipeline to finish
-4. look over the autogenerated draft release and publish it
-
+4. while in editing mode for the release, clear the textbox, select the last patch release for the current release branch and click "Generate release notes".
+5. look over the autogenerated draft release. When fixing the changelog, prioritize updating the PR title/labels/description and regenerating the changelog over fixing things in the final changelog.
+6. publish.
 ### Minor release
 
 1. Merge ready PRs
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@ Releases should be performed using [the automated release pipeline](https://gith
     gh workflow run release.yml --ref main -F version=$ver -F kind=minor
    ```
 3. wait for the pipeline to finish
-4. look over the autogenerated draft release and publish it
+4. while in editing mode for the release, clear the textbox, select the last minor release and click "Generate release notes".
+5. look over the autogenerated draft release. When fixing the changelog, prioritize updating the PR title/labels/description and regenerating the changelog over fixing things in the final changelog.
+6. publish.
 
 ## Post release steps
 
@@ -60,6 +63,13 @@ Releases should be performed using [the automated release pipeline](https://gith
 When testing changes to the pipeline or when the pipeline fails during a release it might become necessary to clean up the images created by the pipeline.
 These are the necessary steps.
 
+### General
+
+Depending on how far the pipeline ran we need to delete:
+- the release tag create by the pipeline: `v1.3.0`/`v1.3.1`
+- (only minor releases) the branch to merge changes back to main: `feat/release/v1.3.0`
+
+
 ### GCP
 1. Navigate to [Images](https://console.cloud.google.com/compute/images?tab=images&project=constellation-images) tab of the "constellation-images" project
 2. Search for the image version "v1-3-0-stable"