diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c9efebdd..e557280b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -49,11 +49,17 @@ When you're sending a pull request:
 
 ### Publishing a release
 
-If you have publish access to the NPM package, run the following from the main branch to publish a new release:
+If you have publish access to the NPM package, perform following steps:
 
+1. Update package version in `package.json` file.
+2. Commit changed file.
+3. Tag branch with `vX.Y.Z` tag.
+4. Run the following from the main branch to publish a new release:
 ```sh
-yarn publish
+yarn npm publish --access public
 ```
+5. Push changes & tag to `origin`.
+
 
 ## Reporting issues
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ef76bc89..60a318df 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@testing-library/react-native",
-  "version": "12.3.2",
+  "version": "12.3.3",
   "description": "Simple and complete React Native testing utilities that encourage good testing practices.",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "types": "build/index.d.ts",