diff --git a/kanidm_tools/Cargo.toml b/kanidm_tools/Cargo.toml
index 9c6cea59e..fd8963375 100644
--- a/kanidm_tools/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kanidm_tools/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ name = "kanidm_badlist_preprocess"
 path = "src/badlist_preprocess.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-kanidm_client = { path = "../kanidm_client", version = "1.1.0-alpha" }
-kanidm_proto = { path = "../kanidm_proto", version = "1.1.0-alpha" }
+kanidm_client = { path = "../kanidm_client", version = "1.1.0-alpha.2" }
+kanidm_proto = { path = "../kanidm_proto", version = "1.1.0-alpha.2" }
 rpassword = "4.0"
 structopt = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
 log = "0.4"
diff --git a/project_docs/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md b/project_docs/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md
index e8c4bb2d2..b554a735c 100644
--- a/project_docs/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md
+++ b/project_docs/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@
 
 * Update RELEASE_NOTES.md
 
-* git tag v1.1.x-alpha
-
-* bump all cargo.toml versions
-    find kani* -name Cargo.toml -exec cat '{}' \; | grep -e '^version ='
+* cargo release --no-dev-version --skip-publish --skip-tag  1.1.0-alpha.2
+* git tag v1.1.0-alpha.x
 
 * release kanidm_proto
 * release kanidmd/kanidm