diff --git a/.yarnrc b/.yarnrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5cb9a09b64896f816abdf75ea440a6a6e47b091a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yarnrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+version-git-tag false
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa6c838ec49049aae1196853abc803490c855a80..636512aa771f4c6c88d2801b90fa1f3835f33116 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -92,8 +92,11 @@ Funkwhale UI components should be properly documented before release to make dev
 ## Release a new version
 
 ```sh
-yarn version
+export NEW_VERSION=0.4.0
+yarn version --new-version $NEW_VERSION
 yarn changelog
-git add CHANGELOG.md && git commit --amend
+git add package.json CHANGELOG.md
+git commit -m "chore: bump version and update changelog"
+git tag $NEW_VERSION
 git push --tags && git push
 ```