diff --git a/.gitchangelog.rc b/.gitchangelog.rc
index 49cf3eb..93c309a 100644
--- a/.gitchangelog.rc
+++ b/.gitchangelog.rc
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 ##
 ignore_regexps = [
     r'!skip_changelog',
+    r'^Release v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$',
     r'^(.{3,3}\s*:)?\s*[Ii]nitial commit.?\s*$',
 ]
 
diff --git a/Release-checklist.md b/Release-checklist.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5aa265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Release-checklist.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Release process
+
+- [ ] Update version number in `Cargo.toml`
+- [ ] Run `cargo check`
+- [ ] Commit changes to `Cargo.*` with the message format `Release vN.N.N`
+- [ ] Make git tag `vN.N.N`
+- [ ] Run `gitchangelog`
+- [ ] Stage `CHANGES.md` and amend previous commit
+- [ ] Force update git tag `vN.N.N`
+- [ ] Push changes & tag
+- [ ] Wait for builds to turn green (<https://github.com/zoni/obsidian-export/actions>)
+- [ ] Run `cargo publish`
+- [ ] Publish drafted release (<https://github.com/zoni/obsidian-export/releases>)