diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index aecd732dd..695f6d805 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -11,4 +11,9 @@ parse = __version__ = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)
 [bumpversion:file:misc/org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.appdata.xml]
 search = <!-- Add new releases here -->
 replace = <!-- Add new releases here -->
-          <release version="{new_version}" date="{now:%Y-%m-%d}"/>
+	<release version="{new_version}" date="{now:%Y-%m-%d}"/>
+
+[bumpversion:file:doc/changelog.asciidoc]
+search = (unreleased)
+replace = ({now:%Y-%m-%d})
+
diff --git a/doc/contributing.asciidoc b/doc/contributing.asciidoc
index 301814ad1..19815da34 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/contributing.asciidoc
@@ -702,7 +702,6 @@ qutebrowser release
 
 * Make sure there are no unstaged changes and the tests are green.
 * Make sure all issues with the related milestone are closed.
-* Update changelog (remove *(unreleased)*) and commit.
 * Consider updating the completions for `content.headers.user_agent` in `configdata.yml`.
 * Mark the milestone at https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/milestones as closed.
 * Run `./.venv/bin/python3 scripts/dev/update_version.py {major,minor,patch}`.