diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 5c65318d3..ec956744b 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -14,33 +14,19 @@ The Exercism CLI uses [GoReleaser](https://goreleaser.com) to automate the relea
 1. Bump the `Version` constant in `cmd/version.go`
 1. Update the `CHANGELOG.md` file to include a section for the new version and its changes.
    Hint: you can view changes using the compare view: https://github.com/exercism/cli/compare/$PREVIOUS_RELEASE...main.
-1. Commit the updated version
+1. Commit the updated files
 1. Create a PR
 
 _Note: It's useful to add the version to the commit message when you bump it: e.g. `Bump version to v2.3.4`._
 
 ## Cut a release
 
-Once the version bump PR has been merged, run the following commands:
+Once the version bump PR has been merged, run the following command to cut a release:
 
-```bash
-VERSION=$(sed -n -E 's/^const Version = "([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)"$/\1/p' cmd/version.go)
-TAG_NAME="v${VERSION}"
-GPG_FINGERPRINT="<GPG FINGERPRINT>"
-
-# Test run
-goreleaser --skip=publish --snapshot --clean
-
-# Create a new tag on the main branch and push it
-git tag -a "${TAG_NAME}" -m "Trying out GoReleaser"
-git push origin "${TAG_NAME}"
+```shell
+GPG_FINGERPINT="<THE_GPG_FINGERPRINT>" ./bin/release.sh
 ```
 
-Brew tap is now managed by `.goreleaser.yml` so no need to update it manually.
-GoReleaser can generate and publish a homebrew-tap recipe into a repository
-automatically. See [GoReleaser docs](https://goreleaser.com/customization/homebrew/)
-for more details.
-
 ## Cut Release on GitHub
 
 At this point, Goreleaser will have created a draft release at https://github.com/exercism/cli/releases/tag/vX.Y.Z.
@@ -55,20 +41,6 @@ To install, follow the interactive installation instructions at https://exercism
 
 Lastly, test and publish the draft
 
-## Update Homebrew
-
-Next, we'll submit a PR to Homebrew to update the Exercism formula (which is how macOS users usually download the CLI):
-
-```
-cd /tmp && curl -O https://github.com/exercism/cli/archive/vX.Y.Z.tar.gz
-cd $(brew --repository)
-git checkout master
-brew update
-brew bump-formula-pr --strict exercism --url=https://github.com/exercism/cli/archive/vX.Y.Z.tar.gz --sha256=$(shasum -a 256 /tmp/vX.Y.Z.tar.gz)
-```
-
-For more information see [How To Open a Homebrew Pull Request](https://docs.brew.sh/How-To-Open-a-Homebrew-Pull-Request).
-
 ## Update the docs site
 
 If there are any significant changes, we should describe them on
diff --git a/bin/release.sh b/bin/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..05f228455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [[ -z "${GPG_FINGERPRINT}" ]]; then
+    echo "GPG_FINGERPRINT environment variable is not set"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Syncing repo with latest main..."
+git checkout main
+git pull
+
+VERSION=$(sed -n -E 's/^const Version = "([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)"$/\1/p' cmd/version.go)
+TAG_NAME="v${VERSION}"
+
+echo "Verify release can be built..."
+goreleaser --skip=publish --snapshot --clean
+
+echo "Pushing tag..."
+git tag -a "${TAG_NAME}" -m "Release ${TAG_NAME}"
+git push origin "${TAG_NAME}"
+
+echo "Tag pushed"
+echo "The release CI workflow will automatically create a draft release."
+echo "Once created, edit the release notes and publish it."