diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3ba21992..a91a9f31 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ firebase-debug.*.log*
 
 # cypress videos
 *.mp4
+*.mp4.meta
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5eb15c48..de5190e6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
-## Not released
+## Unreleased
+
+## 1.0.0-rc.2 (2021-03-12)
 - Add improved htmlForFeature in skeleton [#215](https://github.com/CartoDB/carto-react-template/pull/215)
 - Fix immutable/serializable checks for redux middleware in skeleton [#216](https://github.com/CartoDB/carto-react-template/pull/216)
 
diff --git a/DEVELOPERS.md b/DEVELOPERS.md
index 4d887c8b..70eb3d84 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS.md
+++ b/DEVELOPERS.md
@@ -28,14 +28,30 @@ npx create-react-app test-template --template file:./carto-react-template/templa
 
 ## Publishing the templates to npm
 
-> ⚠️ Important: remember to set the right version for each template, tag the release in the GitHub repository and deploy the sample app with the latest changes
-
-For each template, execute the release command from its **base folder**. Before this command is executed, a pre-hook will clean all unnecesary development files and folders and copy the hygen templates, before making the npm release
+Follow these steps:
+
+1. Open a new branch for the release, eg. release-v1.0.0-rc.2
+2. For each template:
+    - launch the app, with `yarn start`
+    - test cypress locally, with `yarn cy:run`
+    - manual review from browser (see errors & warnings)
+    - from template root folder `yarn clean`
+    - use create-react-app to build a project
+    - test cra project result as a user, including hygen generators
+3. Bump manually package version in package.json (root level --> package.json & inside template --> package.dev.json)
+4. Update changelog: rename 'Unrelased' to new version, eg 1.0.0-rc.2 (2021-03-12)
+5. Push branch to remote to run CI (all test green)
+6. Execute the release command, for each template, from its **base folder**: `yarn release`. 
 
 ```bash
-cd template-sample-app
-yarn release
+    cd template-sample-app
+    yarn release
 ```
+Before this command is executed, a prerelease hook will clean all unnecesary development files and folders and copy the latest hygen templates, before making the npm release.
+7. After a succesful release, merge the PR and create a tag in github
+8. Deploy the sample app template to firebase (if required)
+
+
 
 
 ## Deploying the sample app
diff --git a/template-sample-app/package.json b/template-sample-app/package.json
index 9933ca06..31bfacd1 100644
--- a/template-sample-app/package.json
+++ b/template-sample-app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@carto/cra-template-sample-app",
-  "version": "1.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-rc.2",
   "keywords": [
     "react",
     "create-react-app",
diff --git a/template-sample-app/template/package.dev.json b/template-sample-app/template/package.dev.json
index 8fc4b095..ff41b34e 100644
--- a/template-sample-app/template/package.dev.json
+++ b/template-sample-app/template/package.dev.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "carto-for-react",
-  "version": "1.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-rc.2",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@carto/react-api": "1.0.0-rc.1",
diff --git a/template-skeleton/package.json b/template-skeleton/package.json
index 0aba2dfd..ed3f3342 100644
--- a/template-skeleton/package.json
+++ b/template-skeleton/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@carto/cra-template",
-  "version": "1.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-rc.2",
   "keywords": [
     "react",
     "create-react-app",
diff --git a/template-skeleton/template/package.dev.json b/template-skeleton/template/package.dev.json
index 8fc4b095..ff41b34e 100644
--- a/template-skeleton/template/package.dev.json
+++ b/template-skeleton/template/package.dev.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "carto-for-react",
-  "version": "1.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-rc.2",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@carto/react-api": "1.0.0-rc.1",