diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheel.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheel.yml
index 848e5e20d..589612ca7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheel.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ jobs:
           name: wheel-wasm
           path: './wheelhouse/sourmash*.whl'
 
-
   release:
     name: Publish wheels
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
@@ -88,9 +87,8 @@ jobs:
           path: 'wheels/'
 
       # if it matches a Python release tag, upload to github releases
-      # TODO: In the future, use the create-release and upload-release-assets actions
       - name: Release
-        uses: fnkr/github-action-ghr@v1
-        env:
-          GHR_PATH: ${{steps.fetch_artifacts.outputs.download-path}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: |
+            ${{steps.fetch_artifacts.outputs.download-path}}/wheel-*/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheel_all_archs.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheel_all_archs.yml
index cdb0038df..4e6a37406 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheel_all_archs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheel_all_archs.yml
@@ -80,9 +80,8 @@ jobs:
           path: 'wheels/'
 
       # if it matches a Python release tag, upload to github releases
-      # TODO: In the future, use the create-release and upload-release-assets actions
       - name: Release
-        uses: fnkr/github-action-ghr@v1
-        env:
-          GHR_PATH: ${{steps.fetch_artifacts.outputs.download-path}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: |
+            ${{steps.fetch_artifacts.outputs.download-path}}/wheel-*/*
diff --git a/doc/release.md b/doc/release.md
index f3f19dcec..982f24d26 100644
--- a/doc/release.md
+++ b/doc/release.md
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ Once the checks for the PR work, let's trigger the automatic wheel building
 by creating a tag:
 
 ```
-git tag -a v${new_version}${rc} -m "${new_version} release candidate ${rc}"
-git push origin refs/tags/v${new_version}${rc}
+git tag -a v${new_version}rc${rc} -m "${new_version} release candidate ${rc}"
+git push origin refs/tags/v${new_version}rc${rc}
 ```
 
 3\. Test the release candidate. Bonus: repeat on macOS: