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@@ -19,24 +19,45 @@ mentioned in [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md), under the `## Unreleased` header.
 
 ## Release Process
 
+### Prerequisites
+
 Prerequisites to make a release:
+
 ```bash
-cargo install cargo-release
-cargo install cargo-dist
+cargo install cargo-release --version 0.25.17
+cargo install cargo-dist --version 0.28.0 --locked
 ```
 
+- Use `cargo-release` version `0.25.17 `as the versions above require rustc `1.85` or newer, but the Rust toolchain for dfxvm is still `1.84.0` which is defined [here](./rust-toolchain.toml)
+- Use `--locked` to install `cargo-dist` to avoid upgrading some dependencies to the latest versions which have compatibility problems.
+
+You can run `cargo install --list` to make sure if you have the correct `cargo-release` and `cargo-dist` installed.
+
+### Making a release
+
 To make a release, follow these steps:
+
 1. Run the [Prepare Release][prepare-release-workflow] workflow.
-2. Obtain approval and merge the PR that the workflow generated.
-3. Run the following locally:
 
-```bash
-git checkout main
-git pull
-cargo dist plan
-cargo release --execute
-```
+   Make sure you choose the right option to specify the correct [SemVer version](https://github.com/crate-ci/cargo-release/blob/master/docs/reference.md#bump-level).
+
+1. Obtain approval and merge the PR that the workflow generated.
+
+   The PR created by a workflow won't trigger other workflows according to this [document](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/writing-workflows/choosing-when-your-workflow-runs/triggering-a-workflow#triggering-a-workflow-from-a-workflow).You can simply use `git commit --allow-empty` to create an empty commit and push to trigger the jobs.
+
+1. Run the following locally:
+
+    ```bash
+    git checkout main
+    git pull
+    dist plan
+    cargo release --execute
+    ```
+
+    - The `dist plan` command will get a plan of what to build, and check project status.
+    - The `cargo release --execute` will push the tag according to the version created by the PR in previsou step, and execute the [Release][release-workflow] workflow.
 
 [code-of-conduct]: https://github.com/dfinity/ic-docutrack/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
 [cla]: https://github.com/dfinity/cla/blob/master/CLA.md
 [prepare-release-workflow]: https://github.com/dfinity/dfxvm/actions/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+[release-workflow]: https://github.com/dfinity/dfxvm/actions/workflows/release.yml