diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-tutorial.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-tutorial.yaml
index 11722d8904d..bf259d0cce2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-tutorial.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-tutorial.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ jobs:
             expectedCardanoNodeVersion = re.findall(r"supportedCardanoNodeVersion.*([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)", body)[0]
 
         print("Checking used cardano-node version")
+        print(usedCardanoNodeVersions)
+        print(expectedCardanoNodeVersion)
         if all(v == expectedCardanoNodeVersion for v in usedCardanoNodeVersions):
             print("  PASS ✓")
         else:
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ jobs:
         knownMithrilEndpoints = re.findall(r"Aggregator endpoint.*\((http[^\)]*)", preprodSection)
 
         print("Checking mithril aggregator endpoints")
+        print(usedMithrilEndpoints)
+        print(knownMithrilEndpoints)
         if all(v in set(knownMithrilEndpoints) for v in usedMithrilEndpoints):
             print("  PASS ✓")
         else:
diff --git a/docs/docs/tutorial/index.md b/docs/docs/tutorial/index.md
index 509788bb7d5..f804d253fff 100644
--- a/docs/docs/tutorial/index.md
+++ b/docs/docs/tutorial/index.md
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ After ensuring the tools above are available, begin by downloading pre-built bin
 
 ```shell
 mkdir -p bin
-version=0.18.0
+hydra_version=0.18.0
 mithril_version=2428.0
-node_version=9.1.0
-curl -L -O https://github.com/cardano-scaling/hydra/releases/download/${version}/hydra-x86_64-linux-${version}.zip
-unzip -d bin hydra-x86_64-linux-${version}.zip
-curl -L -O https://github.com/IntersectMBO/cardano-node/releases/download/${node_version}/cardano-node-${node_version}-linux.tar.gz
-tar xf cardano-node-${node_version}-linux.tar.gz ./bin/cardano-node ./bin/cardano-cli
-tar xf cardano-node-${node_version}-linux.tar.gz ./share/preprod --strip-components=3
+cardano_node_version=9.1.0
+curl -L -O https://github.com/cardano-scaling/hydra/releases/download/${hydra_version}/hydra-x86_64-linux-${hydra_version}.zip
+unzip -d bin hydra-x86_64-linux-${hydra_version}.zip
+curl -L -O https://github.com/IntersectMBO/cardano-node/releases/download/${cardano_node_version}/cardano-node-${cardano_node_version}-linux.tar.gz
+tar xf cardano-node-${cardano_node_version}-linux.tar.gz ./bin/cardano-node ./bin/cardano-cli
+tar xf cardano-node-${cardano_node_version}-linux.tar.gz ./share/preprod --strip-components=3
 curl -L -o - https://github.com/input-output-hk/mithril/releases/download/${mithril_version}/mithril-${mithril_version}-linux-x64.tar.gz \
   | tar xz -C bin mithril-client
 chmod +x bin/*
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ chmod +x bin/*
 
 ```shell
 mkdir -p bin
-version=0.18.0
+hydra_version=0.18.0
 mithril_version=2428.0
-node_version=9.1.0
-curl -L -O https://github.com/cardano-scaling/hydra/releases/download/${version}/hydra-aarch64-darwin-${version}.zip
-unzip -d bin hydra-aarch64-darwin-${version}.zip
-curl -L -O https://github.com/IntersectMBO/cardano-node/releases/download/${node_version}/cardano-node-${node_version}-macos.tar.gz
-tar xf cardano-node-${node_version}-macos.tar.gz --wildcards ./bin/cardano-node ./bin/cardano-cli './bin/*.dylib'
-tar xf cardano-node-${node_version}-macos.tar.gz ./share/preprod --strip-components=3
+cardano_node_version=9.1.0
+curl -L -O https://github.com/cardano-scaling/hydra/releases/download/${hydra_version}/hydra-aarch64-darwin-${hydra_version}.zip
+unzip -d bin hydra-aarch64-darwin-${hydra_version}.zip
+curl -L -O https://github.com/IntersectMBO/cardano-node/releases/download/${cardano_node_version}/cardano-node-${cardano_node_version}-macos.tar.gz
+tar xf cardano-node-${cardano_node_version}-macos.tar.gz --wildcards ./bin/cardano-node ./bin/cardano-cli './bin/*.dylib'
+tar xf cardano-node-${cardano_node_version}-macos.tar.gz ./share/preprod --strip-components=3
 curl -L -o - https://github.com/input-output-hk/mithril/releases/download/${mithril_version}/mithril-${mithril_version}-macos-x64.tar.gz \
   | tar xz -C bin
 chmod +x bin/*
@@ -381,13 +381,13 @@ Start the `hydra-node` using these parameters:
 <TabItem value="alice" label="Alice">
 
 ```shell
-version=0.18.0
+hydra_version=0.18.0
 hydra-node \
   --node-id "alice-node" \
   --persistence-dir persistence-alice \
   --cardano-signing-key credentials/alice-node.sk \
   --hydra-signing-key credentials/alice-hydra.sk \
-  --hydra-scripts-tx-id $(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cardano-scaling/hydra/master/networks.json | jq -r ".preprod.\"${version}\"") \
+  --hydra-scripts-tx-id $(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cardano-scaling/hydra/master/networks.json | jq -r ".preprod.\"${hydra_version}\"") \
   --ledger-protocol-parameters protocol-parameters.json \
   --testnet-magic 1 \
   --node-socket node.socket \
@@ -404,13 +404,13 @@ hydra-node \
 <TabItem value="bob" label="Bob">
 
 ```shell
-version=0.18.0
+hydra_version=0.18.0
 hydra-node \
   --node-id "bob-node" \
   --persistence-dir persistence-bob \
   --cardano-signing-key credentials/bob-node.sk \
   --hydra-signing-key credentials/bob-hydra.sk \
-  --hydra-scripts-tx-id $(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cardano-scaling/hydra/master/networks.json | jq -r ".preprod.\"${version}\"") \
+  --hydra-scripts-tx-id $(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cardano-scaling/hydra/master/networks.json | jq -r ".preprod.\"${hydra_version}\"") \
   --ledger-protocol-parameters protocol-parameters.json \
   --testnet-magic 1 \
   --node-socket node.socket \
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 48e960b8c8c..18502f0b38a 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ prepare_release() {
   git tag -as "$version" -F <(changelog "$version")
 
   # Make branch release point to tag so that the website is published
-  git checkout --track origin/release
+  git checkout release
   git merge "${version}" --ff-only
 
   git checkout master
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ update_api_version() {
 update_tutorial_version() {
   local version="$1"
   local tutorial_file=docs/docs/tutorial/index.md
-  sed -i"" -e "s,\(version=\).*,\1$version," $tutorial_file
+  sed -i"" -e "s,\(hydra_version=\).*,\1$version," $tutorial_file
 }
 
 update_demo_version() {