diff --git a/hack/gen-release.sh b/hack/gen-release.sh
index 76234c1414..de55afd926 100755
--- a/hack/gen-release.sh
+++ b/hack/gen-release.sh
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ done
 echo "Prepare release for version $1"
 
 # Update release file
-RELEASE_FILE=release/RELEASE
-echo -e "version: $1" > $RELEASE_FILE
+RELEASE_FILE=RELEASE
+sed -i '' "s/tag:.*/tag: $1/" $RELEASE_FILE
 
 CONTENT_DIR=docs/content/en
 # Render release note template
diff --git a/hack/gen-stable-docs.sh b/hack/gen-stable-docs.sh
index 1aec67774a..ea9e87aa33 100755
--- a/hack/gen-stable-docs.sh
+++ b/hack/gen-stable-docs.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# get version from the release/RELEASE file and create the version docs string
+# get version from the RELEASE file and create the version docs string
 # for example, with the release file content:
 # version: v0.21.0
 # the version docs string will be v0.21.x