diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dev_release_patch_version.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dev_release_patch_version.md
index 5774bac2b..17bdaa7eb 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dev_release_patch_version.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dev_release_patch_version.md
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ _This is generated from the [patch release template](https://github.com/gogs/gog
 On the release branch:
 
 - [ ] Make sure all commits are cherry-picked from the `main` branch by checking the patch milestone.
-- [ ] Run `git log v0.12.1...HEAD --pretty=format:'- [ ] %H %s' --reverse` (where `v0.12.1` is the last patch release) to get the list of new commits and paste the output below:
-	- [ ] _link to the commit_
+- [ ] Run `git log v0.12.1...HEAD --pretty=format:'- %H %s' --reverse` (where `v0.12.1` is the last patch release) to get the list of new commits and paste the output below:
+	- _link to the commit_
 - [ ] [Update CHANGELOG on the `main` branch](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/commit/e6c5633f580399c8f4dfc07166a63a01c6c70346) to include entries for the current patch release.
 
 ## During release
diff --git a/docs/dev/release/release_new_version.md b/docs/dev/release/release_new_version.md
index e3d7d936b..90b214040 100644
--- a/docs/dev/release/release_new_version.md
+++ b/docs/dev/release/release_new_version.md
@@ -77,5 +77,5 @@ All commands are starting at the repository root.
 - Windows:
 	```sh
 	$ TAGS=cert task release
-	$ TAGS="cert minwinsvc" task release
+	$ TAGS="cert minwinsvc" task release --force
 	```