diff --git a/docs/release-procedure.md b/docs/release-procedure.md
index f3aa719f9d..90651a9b88 100644
--- a/docs/release-procedure.md
+++ b/docs/release-procedure.md
@@ -70,20 +70,48 @@ dependency or sidecar container.
 
 2. Update the minor version with the expected version.
 
-    Make changes in the `docs/manifests/tests/examples` directories using the
-    `hack/bump-release.sh` script by running the following command:
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > You only need to do this if you are releasing a new version of
+    > cloud-provider-openstack itself. If you are just updating the Helm
+    > Charts, this step can be skipped.
+
+    Make changes in the `docs`, `manifests`, `tests`, and `examples`
+    directories using the `hack/bump-release.sh` script by running the
+    following command:
 
     ```bash
     $ hack/bump-release.sh 28 29 0
     ```
 
-    This will replace `1.28.x` with `1.29.0` strings in the
-    `docs/manifests/tests/examples` directories. Ensure that you double-check the
-    diff before committing the changes. Non-related changes must not be shipped.
+    This will replace `1.28.x` with `1.29.0` strings in the relevant
+    directories. Ensure that you double-check the diff before committing the
+    changes. Non-related changes must not be shipped.
+
+3. Update the Helm Chart version with the expected version.
+
+    Make changes in the `charts` directory using the `hack/bump-release.sh` script by
+    running the following command:
+
+    ```bash
+    $ hack/bump-charts.sh 28 29 0
+    ```
+
+    This will replace `1.28.x`/`2.28.x` with `1.29.0`/`2.29.0` strings in the `charts`
+    directory. Ensure that you double-check the diff before committing the changes.
+    Non-related changes must not be shipped.
+
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > If you are just updating the Helm Charts, it may not be necessary to bump
+    > the version for all charts. If so, just commit the versions of tags that are
+    > needed.
 
-3. Create a new pull request (PR) and make sure all CI checks have passed.
+4. Create a new pull request (PR) and make sure all CI checks have passed.
 
-4. Once the PR is merged, make a tag and push it to the upstream repository.
+5. Once the PR is merged, tags will automatically be created for any Helm Charts that
+   have changed their version (i.e. `openstack-cloud-controller-manager-X.Y.Z`,
+   `openstack-cinder-csi-X.Y.Z`, and `openstack-manila-csi-X.Y.Z`). Make a `vX.Y.Z`
+   release tag and `release-X.Y` release branch and push both to the upstream
+   repository.
 
     ```bash
     $ git checkout master
@@ -94,37 +122,34 @@ dependency or sidecar container.
     $ git push origin release-X.Y
     ```
 
-    This will kick the [`cloud-provider-openstack-push-images` job](https://prow.k8s.io/job-history/gs/kubernetes-ci-logs/logs/cloud-provider-openstack-push-images)
-    and will result in new container images being pushed to [the staging area](https://console.cloud.google.com/artifacts/docker/k8s-staging-provider-os/us/gcr.io).
+    This will kick the [`cloud-provider-openstack-push-images`
+    job](https://prow.k8s.io/job-history/gs/kubernetes-ci-logs/logs/cloud-provider-openstack-push-images)
+    and will result in new container images being pushed to [the staging
+    area](https://console.cloud.google.com/artifacts/docker/k8s-staging-provider-os/us/gcr.io).
 
-6. Make PR modifying [images.yaml](https://github.com/kubernetes/k8s.io/blob/main/registry.k8s.io/images/k8s-staging-provider-os/images.yaml) to promote staging images to registry.k8s.io. The point is to copy the proper image sha256 hashes from the staging repository to the `images.yaml`.
+7. Make PR modifying
+   [images.yaml](https://github.com/kubernetes/k8s.io/blob/main/registry.k8s.io/images/k8s-staging-provider-os/images.yaml)
+   to promote staging images to registry.k8s.io. The point is to copy the proper image
+   sha256 hashes from the staging repository to the `images.yaml`.
 
-    Use `hack/release-image-digests.sh` script and `hack/verify-image-digests.sh` to verify the digests before submitting the PR.
+    Use `hack/release-image-digests.sh` script and `hack/verify-image-digests.sh` to
+    verify the digests before submitting the PR.
 
     ```bash
     $ ./hack/release-image-digests.sh ../k8s.io/registry.k8s.io/images/k8s-staging-provider-os/images.yaml vX.Y.Z
     ```
 
-    Generate a PR with the updated `images.yaml` file. Make sure to review the changes and ensure that the correct images are being promoted.
-
-7. Once images are promoted (takes about 30 minutes) create release notes using the "Generate release notes" button in the GitHub "New release" UI and publish the release.
-
-8. Update the helm chart version with the expected version.
-
-    Make changes in the `charts` directory using the
-    `hack/bump-release.sh` script by running the following command:
-
-    ```bash
-    $ hack/bump-charts.sh 28 29 0
-    ```
-
-    This will replace `1.28.x`/`2.28.x` with `1.29.0`/`2.29.0` strings in the
-    `docs/manifests/tests/examples` directories. Ensure that you double-check the
-    diff before committing the changes. Non-related changes must not be shipped.
+    Generate a PR with the updated `images.yaml` file. Make sure to review the changes
+    and ensure that the correct images are being promoted.
 
-    Make a PR to bump the chart version in the `charts` directory. Once the PR is
-    merged, the chart will be automatically published to the repository registry.
+7. Once images are promoted (takes about 30 minutes) create release notes using the
+   "Generate release notes" button in the GitHub "New release" UI and publish the
+   release.
 
-9. Update `kubernetes/test-infra` to add jobs for the new release branch in the [`config/jobs/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack`](https://github.com/kubernetes/test-infra/tree/master/config/jobs/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack) directory.
+9. Update `kubernetes/test-infra` to add jobs for the new release branch in the
+   [`config/jobs/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack`](https://github.com/kubernetes/test-infra/tree/master/config/jobs/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack)
+   directory.
 
-    This is generally as simple as copying the `release-master` file to `release-X.Y`, adding `--release-XY` suffixes to the job names and `testgrid-tab-name` annotations, and updating the branch specifiers.
+    This is generally as simple as copying the `release-master` file to `release-X.Y`,
+    adding `--release-XY` suffixes to the job names and `testgrid-tab-name` annotations,
+    and updating the branch specifiers.
diff --git a/hack/bump-charts.sh b/hack/bump-charts.sh
index 8b5890b367..2d6589e726 100755
--- a/hack/bump-charts.sh
+++ b/hack/bump-charts.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
 #
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ else
   SED_EXTENDED=(-E)
 fi
 
-find charts -type f -exec sed "${SED_INPLACE[@]}" "${SED_EXTENDED[@]}" -e 's/((ersion)?: ?v?)?([1-2]\.)'${FROM_MAJOR}'\.([0-9][0-9a-zA-Z.-]*)/\1\3'${TO_MAJOR}'.'${TO_MINOR}'/g' "{}" \;
+find charts -type f -exec sed "${SED_INPLACE[@]}" "${SED_EXTENDED[@]}" -e 's/((ersion)?: ?v?)?([1-2]\.)'"${FROM_MAJOR}"'\.([0-9][0-9a-zA-Z.-]*)/\1\3'"${TO_MAJOR}"'.'"${TO_MINOR}"'/g' "{}" \;
diff --git a/hack/bump-release.sh b/hack/bump-release.sh
index c39eea6377..4c5b284cc3 100755
--- a/hack/bump-release.sh
+++ b/hack/bump-release.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
 #
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ else
   SED_EXTENDED=(-E)
 fi
 
-find docs manifests tests examples -type f -exec sed "${SED_INPLACE[@]}" "${SED_EXTENDED[@]}" -e 's/((ersion)?: ?v?)?([1-2]\.)'${FROM_MAJOR}'\.([0-9][0-9a-zA-Z.-]*)/\1\3'${TO_MAJOR}'.'${TO_MINOR}'/g' "{}" \;
+find docs manifests tests examples -type f -exec sed "${SED_INPLACE[@]}" "${SED_EXTENDED[@]}" -e 's/((ersion)?: ?v?)?([1-2]\.)'"${FROM_MAJOR}"'\.([0-9][0-9a-zA-Z.-]*)/\1\3'"${TO_MAJOR}"'.'"${TO_MINOR}"'/g' "{}" \;
diff --git a/hack/release-image-digests.sh b/hack/release-image-digests.sh
index 45f2c75fb0..19ae1f75fd 100755
--- a/hack/release-image-digests.sh
+++ b/hack/release-image-digests.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# example:
-# ./release-image-digests.sh registry.k8s.io/images/k8s-staging-provider-os/images.yaml [v1.36.0] [v1.35.0]
+# example usage:
+# ./release-image-digests.sh registry.k8s.io/images/k8s-staging-provider-os/images.yaml v1.36.0 v1.35.0
+# will replace all instances of the v1.35.0 tag with v1.36.0
 
 YAML_FILE=${1:?Usage: $0 <yaml_file> [<tag>...]}
 TAGS="${@:2}"
diff --git a/hack/verify-image-digests.sh b/hack/verify-image-digests.sh
index febd971bcc..555f0c6e08 100755
--- a/hack/verify-image-digests.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-image-digests.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# example:
+# example usage:
 # ./verify-image-digests.sh 'v1.33.*' registry.k8s.io/images/k8s-staging-provider-os/images.yaml
 
 # default to match all images
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ while read -r IMAGE DIGEST TAG; do
   if [ "$digest1" != "$DIGEST" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: registry.k8s.io/provider-os/$IMAGE:$TAG digest mismatch: expected $DIGEST, got $digest1" >&2
   fi
-done <<< `yq '.[] | .name as $name | .dmap | to_entries | sort_by(.value[0]) | reverse | .[] | select(.value[0] | test("'"${MATCH}"'")) | "\($name) \(.key) \(.value[0])"' "${YAML_FILE}"`
+done <<< $(yq '.[] | .name as $name | .dmap | to_entries | sort_by(.value[0]) | reverse | .[] | select(.value[0] | test("'"${MATCH}"'")) | "\($name) \(.key) \(.value[0])"' "${YAML_FILE}")