diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 09cf6579..c896e33e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,18 +36,13 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Systems with no SMBIOS (Raspberry Pi) will create a UUID from
   `/sys/firmware/devicetree/base/serial-number`
 - Replace slice in templates with sprig substr. #1093
+- Fix an invalid format issue for the GitHub nightly build action. #1258
 
-## v4.5.x, unreleased
+## v4.5.4, 2024-06-12
 
 ### Fixed
 
-- Fix nightly build invalid format issue.
-
-## v4.5.4, unreleased
-
-### Fixed
-
-- Fixed a regression that caused an error when passing flag arguments to container exec and shell. #1250
+- Fix a regression that caused an error when passing flags to `wwctl container exec` and `wwctl container shell`. #1250
 
 ## v4.5.3, 2024-06-07
 
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 5fc2e04d..b2a86417 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ Major versions (e.g., v4.5.0) are tagged directly on the main
 branch. Minor versions (e.g., v4.5.3) are tagged on a separate release
 branch.
 
-1. Update `CHANGELOG.md` to identify the release date. (Change
-   "unreleased" to a date with `%Y-%m-%d` format, following existing
-   convention in the log.) Cherry-pick this to a release branch if
-   necessary.
+1. Update `CHANGELOG.md`.
+   - Identify the release date by changing "unreleased" to a date with
+     `%Y-%m-%d` format, following existing convention in the log.
+   - Do any final clean-up. (e.g., removing redundancy, adding issue
+     or PR numbers).
+   - Cherry-pick this to a release branch if necessary. (i.e., when
+     not doing a new major release)
 2. Create a signed tag for the release of the format v4.MINOR.PATCH,
    following the format specified in <MAINTAINING.md>. (e.g., `git tag
    --sign v4.5.3; git push origin v4.5.3`)