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 The recommended way to make a release is to use [`jupyter_releaser`](https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser) from this repository.
 
-- Run the "Step 1: Prep Release" workflow with the appropriate inputs.
-- Review the changelog in the draft GitHub release created in Step 1.
-- Run the "Step 2: Publish Release" workflow to finalize the release.
+- Run the ["Step 1: Prep Release"](https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert/actions/workflows/prep-release.yml) workflow with the appropriate inputs.
+  - You can usually use the following values for the workflow:
+    - branch : 'main' when releasing fro teh main branch
+    - "Post Version Specifier" empty unless you do a beta or rc release
+    - keep `since_last_stable` unchecked
+    - "Use PRs with activity since this date or git reference"
+- Review the changelog in the [draft GitHub release](https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert/releases) created in Step 1.
+  - You will need the URL to the created draft release in the form `https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert/releases/tag/<something>-<some-numbers>` for next step.
+- Run the ["Step 2: Publish Release"](https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert/actions/workflows/publish-release.yml) workflow to finalize the release.
 
 ## Manual Release