diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ed48658..8d911a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,12 +27,31 @@ jobs:
         echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "Building release for version: ${VERSION}"
 
-    - name: Verify VERSION file matches tag
+    - name: Verify every version identifier matches tag
+      env:
+        TAG_VERSION: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
       run: |
-        FILE_VERSION=$(cat VERSION | tr -d '\n')
-        TAG_VERSION="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+        failed=0
+        check() {
+          if ! grep -Fq -- "$2" "$1"; then
+            echo "❌ Error: $1 does not contain: $2"
+            failed=1
+          fi
+        }
+        FILE_VERSION=$(tr -d '\n' < VERSION)
         if [ "$FILE_VERSION" != "$TAG_VERSION" ]; then
           echo "❌ Error: VERSION file ($FILE_VERSION) does not match tag ($TAG_VERSION)"
+          failed=1
+        fi
+        check setup.py                          "version=\"${TAG_VERSION}\","
+        check pyproject.toml                    "version = \"${TAG_VERSION}\""
+        check planetscale_discovery/__init__.py "__version__ = \"${TAG_VERSION}\""
+        check README.md                         "unzip ps-discovery-${TAG_VERSION}.zip"
+        check README.md                         "cd ps-discovery-${TAG_VERSION}"
+        check docs/workload-bundle.md           "\"discovery_version\": \"${TAG_VERSION}\""
+        check CHANGELOG.md                      "## [${TAG_VERSION}]"
+        if [ "$failed" -ne 0 ]; then
+          echo "Update the files above to ${TAG_VERSION} on main, then tag again."
           exit 1
         fi
         echo "✅ Version verified: $TAG_VERSION"
diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index e40ca96..6732ac9 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -84,17 +84,19 @@ This will update the version in:
 - `setup.py`
 - `pyproject.toml`
 - `planetscale_discovery/__init__.py`
+- `README.md` (the release zip name in Quick Start)
+- `docs/workload-bundle.md` (the example `discovery_version`)
 
-The script stops with an error if any of these files was not updated to the new version.
+The script stops with an error if any of these files was not updated to the new version. The release workflow checks the same files and a `CHANGELOG.md` section for the tag, and stops before it builds anything if one does not match.
 
 ### 4. Review and Commit Changes
 
 ```bash
 # Review the changes
-git diff VERSION setup.py pyproject.toml planetscale_discovery/__init__.py CHANGELOG.md
+git diff VERSION setup.py pyproject.toml planetscale_discovery/__init__.py README.md docs/workload-bundle.md CHANGELOG.md
 
 # Commit the version bump and changelog
-git add VERSION setup.py pyproject.toml planetscale_discovery/__init__.py CHANGELOG.md
+git add VERSION setup.py pyproject.toml planetscale_discovery/__init__.py README.md docs/workload-bundle.md CHANGELOG.md
 git commit -m "Release vX.Y.Z"
 ```
 
diff --git a/bump_version.sh b/bump_version.sh
index 64e9e1a..acdd0a8 100755
--- a/bump_version.sh
+++ b/bump_version.sh
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ sed -i.bak "s/^__version__ = \"${CURRENT_VERSION}\"/__version__ = \"${NEW_VERSIO
 rm planetscale_discovery/__init__.py.bak
 echo "✅ Updated planetscale_discovery/__init__.py"
 
+ESCAPED_CURRENT_VERSION="${CURRENT_VERSION//./\\.}"
+
+sed -i.bak "s/ps-discovery-${ESCAPED_CURRENT_VERSION}/ps-discovery-${NEW_VERSION}/g" README.md
+rm README.md.bak
+echo "✅ Updated README.md"
+
+sed -i.bak "s/\"discovery_version\": \"${ESCAPED_CURRENT_VERSION}\"/\"discovery_version\": \"${NEW_VERSION}\"/" docs/workload-bundle.md
+rm docs/workload-bundle.md.bak
+echo "✅ Updated docs/workload-bundle.md"
+
 # Fail if any file did not end up at the new version
 ESCAPED_NEW_VERSION="${NEW_VERSION//./\\.}"
 
@@ -89,16 +99,19 @@ check_version VERSION                           "^${ESCAPED_NEW_VERSION}$"
 check_version setup.py                          "version=\"${ESCAPED_NEW_VERSION}\","
 check_version pyproject.toml                    "^version = \"${ESCAPED_NEW_VERSION}\"$"
 check_version planetscale_discovery/__init__.py "^__version__ = \"${ESCAPED_NEW_VERSION}\"$"
+check_version README.md                         "unzip ps-discovery-${ESCAPED_NEW_VERSION}\.zip"
+check_version README.md                         "cd ps-discovery-${ESCAPED_NEW_VERSION}"
+check_version docs/workload-bundle.md           "\"discovery_version\": \"${ESCAPED_NEW_VERSION}\""
 
 # Show what changed
 echo ""
 echo "Changes made:"
-git diff VERSION setup.py pyproject.toml planetscale_discovery/__init__.py
+git diff VERSION setup.py pyproject.toml planetscale_discovery/__init__.py README.md docs/workload-bundle.md
 
 echo ""
 echo "Next steps:"
-echo "1. Review the changes above"
-echo "2. Commit: git add VERSION setup.py pyproject.toml planetscale_discovery/__init__.py && git commit -m 'Bump version to ${NEW_VERSION}'"
+echo "1. Review the changes above, and add a ## [${NEW_VERSION}] section to CHANGELOG.md"
+echo "2. Commit: git add VERSION setup.py pyproject.toml planetscale_discovery/__init__.py README.md docs/workload-bundle.md CHANGELOG.md && git commit -m 'Release v${NEW_VERSION}'"
 echo "3. Tag: git tag -a v${NEW_VERSION} -m 'Release v${NEW_VERSION}'"
 echo "4. Push: git push origin main && git push origin v${NEW_VERSION}"
 echo ""