diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index bae888f9..b4e71ba9 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -52,3 +52,4 @@ repos:
       - id: markdown-link-check
         args: [--config, ".link-check.json", --quiet]
         stages: [manual]
+        exclude: \bATTRIBUTIONS\b
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index bc7e2136..9127bdad 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -28,6 +28,32 @@ To see all available commands, run
 just
 ```
 
+## Releasing
+
+To release, you must be a maintainer of the [cosmos-predict2 package](https://pypi.org/project/cosmos-predict2/).
+
+Run pre-release check:
+
+```shell
+just release-check
+```
+
+Commit any changes.
+
+Release to PyPI (omit `<pypi_token>` to dry-run):
+
+```shell
+just release <pypi_token>
+```
+
+Push the new tag to GitHub:
+
+```shell
+git push git@github.com:nvidia-cosmos/cosmos-predict2.git "v$(uv version --short)"
+```
+
+Merge the new commit to GitHub.
+
 ## Code Reviews
 
 All submissions, including submissions by project members, require review. We use GitHub pull requests for this purpose. Consult
diff --git a/bin/release.sh b/bin/release.sh
index e132ad48..417646d4 100755
--- a/bin/release.sh
+++ b/bin/release.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ fi
 PYPI_TOKEN="$1"
 shift
 
+# Check that there are no uncommitted changes
 if [[ $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then
   echo "There are uncommitted changes. Please commit or stash them before proceeding."
   exit 1
@@ -31,8 +32,6 @@ fi
 
 # Bump the version and tag the release
 PACKAGE_VERSION=$(uv version --bump patch --short)
-just license
-just lint
 git add .
 git commit -m "v$PACKAGE_VERSION"
 git tag "v$PACKAGE_VERSION"
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index f09ce621..65d39a42 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -17,10 +17,20 @@ lint: setup
 # Run tests
 test: lint
 
+# https://spdx.org/licenses/
+allow_licenses := "MIT BSD-2-CLAUSE BSD-3-CLAUSE APACHE-2.0 ISC"
+ignore_package_licenses := "nvidia-* hf-xet certifi filelock matplotlib typing-extensions"
+
 # Update the license
 license: install
-  uvx licensecheck --show-only-failing --ignore-packages "nvidia-*" "hf-xet" --zero
+  uvx licensecheck --show-only-failing --only-licenses {{allow_licenses}} --ignore-packages {{ignore_package_licenses}} --zero
   uvx pip-licenses --python .venv/bin/python --format=plain-vertical --with-license-file --no-license-path --no-version --with-urls --output-file ATTRIBUTIONS.md
+  pre-commit run --files ATTRIBUTIONS.md || true
+
+# Pre-release checks
+release-check:
+  just license
+  pre-commit run --all-files --hook-stage manual
 
 # Release a new version
 release pypi_token='dry-run' *args:
@@ -33,7 +43,7 @@ docker-build cuda_version='12.6.3' *args:
 # Run the docker container
 docker cuda_version='12.6.3' *args:
   # https://github.com/astral-sh/uv-docker-example/blob/main/run.sh
-  just -f {{justfile()}} docker-build "{{cuda_version}}"
+  just docker-build "{{cuda_version}}"
   docker run --gpus all --rm -v .:/workspace -v /workspace/.venv -it cosmos-predict2:{{cuda_version}} {{args}}
 
 # Run the arm docker container