diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index b0b2f33..0028624 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 current_version = 0.1.8
 commit = True
 tag = True
-message = "Bump version: {current_version} → {new_version} [skip ci]"
+message = "Bump version: {current_version} → {new_version} [publish]"
 
 [bumpversion:file:setup.py]
 search = version="{current_version}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index cee962a..01a0ecc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   publish:
-    if: github.actor != 'github-actions[bot]'
+    if: github.actor != 'github-actions[bot]' && contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[publish]')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     permissions:
@@ -28,40 +28,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install setuptools wheel twine bump2version
-
-    - name: Configure Git
-      run: |
-        git config --global user.email "grafuls@gmail.com"
-        git config --global user.name "Your Name"
-
-    - name: Bump version
-      run: |
-        # Keep bumping until we find a version without an existing tag
-        for i in {1..10}; do
-          NEW_VERSION=$(bump2version --dry-run --list patch | grep new_version | sed -r 's/^.*=//')
-          if git rev-parse "v${NEW_VERSION}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "Tag v${NEW_VERSION} already exists, bumping past it..."
-            bump2version patch --no-tag --no-commit --allow-dirty
-          else
-            echo "Bumping to v${NEW_VERSION}"
-            bump2version patch
-            break
-          fi
-        done
+        pip install setuptools wheel twine
 
     - name: Build package
       run: python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
 
-    - name: Sync changes with all branches
-      run: |
-        git checkout latest
-        git pull origin latest --rebase
-        git push origin latest
-        git checkout development
-        git merge latest
-        git push origin development
-
     - name: Publish package
       env:
         TWINE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index 3173008..e53f504 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ For merging, you should:
 3. Add a note to ``CHANGELOG.rst`` about the changes.
 4. Add yourself to ``AUTHORS.rst``.
 
+Release Process
+===============
+
+To release a new version, run the following command::
+
+    bumpversion patch
+
+This will increment the version number and commit the changes.
+
+
 Tips
 ----