diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 367b492..52ec107 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,3 +14,12 @@ Run with:
 ```
 go test
 ```
+
+## Release
+Release are created using commitizen. To create a new release:
+1. create a python venv if not existing: `python3 -m venv venv`
+2. activate the venv: `source venv/bin/activate`
+3. install commitizen: `pip install commitizen`
+4. run `cz bump`
+5. push to a new branch and make pr
+6. once merged, delete the tag created by commitizen, tag the release commit on main and push it
diff --git a/cz.yaml b/cz.yaml
index efbc679..1ec5475 100644
--- a/cz.yaml
+++ b/cz.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 commitizen:
   major_version_zero: true
   name: cz_conventional_commits
-  tag_format: $version
+  tag_format: v$version
   update_changelog_on_bump: true
   version_provider: scm
   version_scheme: semver2