diff --git a/.github/release-pr-template.ejs b/.github/release-pr-template.ejs
index 749f193b5..515c86ed9 100644
--- a/.github/release-pr-template.ejs
+++ b/.github/release-pr-template.ejs
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ This is a release PR for version **<%= version.actual %>**<%
 You will still need to manually publish the cargo crate:
 
 ```
-$ make VERSION=<latest version> release
+$ make VERSION=<%= version.actual %> release
 ```