diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-patch-release.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-patch-release.md
index 25ff48db8..3b3e3b116 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-patch-release.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-patch-release.md
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ Please do not remove items from the checklist
   - [ ] Upload release artefacts generated by `prepare-release.sh` script above to the draft release
 - [ ] An OWNER runs
      `git tag -s -m "NFD release $VERSION" $VERSION`
+- [ ] An OWNER runs
+     `git tag -s -m "NFD API release $VERSION" api/nfd/$VERSION`     
 - [ ] An OWNER pushes the tag with
-      `git push $VERSION`
+      `git push $VERSION api/nfd/$VERSION`
   - Triggers prow to build and publish a staging container image
       `gcr.io/k8s-staging-nfd/node-feature-discovery:$VERSION`
   - Triggers build of the documentation and publish it at
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-release.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-release.md
index 7965a2c04..bbe9d6e2c 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-release.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-release.md
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ Please do not remove items from the checklist
   - [ ] Upload release artefacts generated by `prepare-release.sh` script above to the draft release
 - [ ] An OWNER runs
      `git tag -s -m "NFD release $VERSION" $VERSION`
+- [ ] An OWNER runs
+     `git tag -s -m "NFD API release $VERSION" api/nfd/$VERSION`     
 - [ ] An OWNER pushes the tag with
-      `git push $VERSION`
+      `git push $VERSION api/nfd/$VERSION`
   - Triggers prow to build and publish a staging container image
       `gcr.io/k8s-staging-nfd/node-feature-discovery:$VERSION`
   - Triggers build of the documentation and publish it at