diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 948406a0deda9..d68155e9dc452 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ jobs:
           # Optional: working directory, useful for monorepos
           working-directory: cli
 
-          # Optional: golangci-lint command line arguments.
+          # `golangci-lint-action` does not have an "install only" option.
+          # We ignore the output of this run, instead using it just to install the binary.
           args: --issues-exit-code=0
 
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2.2.2
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 11a7eb125772a..8f28243ba815b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -46,12 +46,11 @@ If you're using a different package manager replace npm accordingly.
 
 ## Publishing `turbo` to the npm registry
 
-Canary builds are automatically published when code is merged to the `main` branch.
-See the [`release` Github workflow](./.github/workflows/release.yml).
+All builds are handled by manually triggering the appropriate [`release` GitHub workflow](./.github/workflows/release.yml).
 
-To manually release:
+To manually run a release:
 
 1. `brew install goreleaser`
-2. Add `GORELEASER_KEY` env var with the Go Releaser Pro key (ask @turbo-oss to get access to the key)
+2. Add `GORELEASER_KEY` env var with the GoReleaser Pro key (ask @turbo-oss to get access to the key)
 3. Update `version.txt` (do not commit this change to git manually)
 4. `cd cli && make publish`
diff --git a/cli/Makefile b/cli/Makefile
index 4e9cb2cd4b52f..e421cf83f8621 100644
--- a/cli/Makefile
+++ b/cli/Makefile
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ publish: clean prepublish build
 	cd $(CLI_DIR)/../packages/create-turbo && npm publish --tag $(TURBO_TAG)
 	cd $(CLI_DIR)/../packages/turbo-codemod && npm publish --tag $(TURBO_TAG)
 
+	# Force push to ensure that the version used for the release is published.
+	# This _intentionally_ clobbers. If it does so, redo the clobbered thing.
 	git push -f origin main "v$(TURBO_VERSION)"
 
 demo/lage: install