diff --git a/.github/workflows/add_tag.yml b/.github/workflows/add_tag.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2abd91f..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/add_tag.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-name: Add Version Tag
-
-permissions:
-  id-token: write
-  contents: write
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-jobs:
-  release_commit_check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-        release_commit_check: ${{ steps.check_version_bump.outputs.release_commit_check }}
-        new_version: ${{ steps.check_version_bump.outputs.new_version }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Check For Version Bump
-        id: check_version_bump
-        run: |
-          MESSAGE="${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}"
-          BUMP_REGEX="^chore\([0-9]\.[0-9]\.[0-9]\): update pyproject version.*"
-          BUMP_MATCH=$(echo ${MESSAGE} | egrep "${BUMP_REGEX}") || true # Prevent error code on no match
-          if [ -n "${BUMP_MATCH}" ]
-          then
-            NEW_VERSION=$(echo $BUMP_MATCH | sed -E "s/chore\(|\): update pyproject version.*//g")
-            echo "release_commit_check=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "new_version=${NEW_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
-
-  add_version:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: release_commit_check
-    if: ${{ needs.release_commit_check.outputs.release_commit_check == 'true' }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Add Version Tag
-        uses: rickstaa/action-create-tag@v1
-        with:
-          tag: ${{ needs.release_commit_check.outputs.new_version }}
-          commit_sha: ${{ github.sha }}
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 15f51c6..e2fedec 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -48,12 +48,17 @@ See [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/) for help selecting the next versi
 - The trigger version bump action will open a new PR with a title similar to "chore(#.#.#): update pyproject version"
 - Perform a squash merge on this PR to commit the version bump to main
 
-## Confirm the Release was Created
-- Navigate to [Add Version Tag Action](https://github.com/seqwell/longplexpy/actions/workflows/tag_and_release.yml).
-- You should see a workflow run with a title similar to the PR title, "chore(#.#.#): update pyproject version"
-- Select the action and confirm all four jobs completed successfully.
-- If the jobs completed successfully, a new tag matching the "#.#.#" pattern should have been added to main.
-You can check the [tags page](https://github.com/seqwell/longplexpy/tags)
+## Create the Release
+- In your local repository, checkout main, pull the latest changes, add and push the release tag.
+    ```console
+    git checkout main
+    git pull
+    git tag -a "#.#.#" -m "Release #.#.#"
+    git push --tags
+    ```
+- If completed successfully, a new tag matching the "#.#.#" pattern should have been added to main.
+You can check the [tags page](https://github.com/seqwell/longplexpy/tags).
+This will trigger the [Create Release Action](https://github.com/seqwell/longplexpy/actions/workflows/create_release.yml).
 - If the jobs completed successfully, there should also be a new release on the [releases page](https://github.com/seqwell/longplexpy/releases).