diff --git a/docs/content/installation/installation-with-operator.md b/docs/content/installation/installation-with-operator.md
index 18dbf0a72f..a00f6ee5f5 100644
--- a/docs/content/installation/installation-with-operator.md
+++ b/docs/content/installation/installation-with-operator.md
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ toc: true
 docs: "DOCS-604"
 ---
 
-{{< note >}}
-An NGINX Ingress Operator version compatible with the 3.2.0 NGINX Ingress Controller release is not available yet. We will update this document and remove this note once we publish a compatible Operator version.
-{{< /note >}}
-
 This document describes how to install the F5 NGINX Ingress Controller in your Kubernetes cluster using the NGINX Ingress Operator.
 
 ## Prerequisites
diff --git a/hack/changelog-template.txt b/hack/changelog-template.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..604d1ae9b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/changelog-template.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+%%TITLE%%
+
+%%RELEASE_DATE%%
+
+### <i class="fa-solid fa-bomb"></i> Breaking Changes
+
+### <i class="fa-solid fa-rocket"></i> Features
+
+### <i class="fa-solid fa-bug-slash"></i> Fixes
+
+### <i class="fa-solid fa-box"></i> Helm Chart
+
+### <i class="fa-solid fa-upload"></i> Dependencies
+
+### <i class="fa-solid fa-download"></i> Upgrade
+
+- For NGINX, use the %%IC_VERSION%% images from our
+[DockerHub](https://hub.docker.com/r/nginx/nginx-ingress/tags?page=1&ordering=last_updated&name=%%IC_VERSION%%),
+[GitHub Container](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pkgs/container/kubernetes-ingress),
+[Amazon ECR Public Gallery](https://gallery.ecr.aws/nginx/nginx-ingress) or [Quay.io](https://quay.io/repository/nginx/nginx-ingress).
+- For NGINX Plus, use the %%IC_VERSION%% images from the F5 Container registry,
+the [AWS Marketplace](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/search/?CREATOR=741df81b-dfdc-4d36-b8da-945ea66b522c&FULFILLMENT_OPTION_TYPE=CONTAINER&filters=CREATOR%2CFULFILLMENT_OPTION_TYPE),
+the [GCP Marketplace](https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/browse?filter=partner:F5,%20Inc.&filter=solution-type:k8s&filter=category:networking)
+or build your own image using the %%IC_VERSION%% source code
+- For Helm, use version %%HELM_CHART_VERSION%% of the chart.
+
+### <i class="fa-solid fa-life-ring"></i> Supported Platforms
+
+We will provide technical support for NGINX Ingress Controller on any Kubernetes platform that is currently supported by
+its provider and that passes the Kubernetes conformance tests. This release was fully tested on the following Kubernetes
+versions: x.xx-x.xx.
diff --git a/hack/minor-changelog-template.txt b/hack/minor-changelog-template.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 74dcb5464f..0000000000
--- a/hack/minor-changelog-template.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-%%TITLE%%
-
-%%DATE%%
-
-CHANGES:
-* Update NGINX version to X.Y.Z.
-* Update NGINX Plus version to RX.
-
-HELM CHART:
-* The version of the Helm chart is now %%HELM_CHART_VERSION%%.
-
-UPGRADE:
-* For NGINX, use the %%IC_VERSION%% images from our [DockerHub](https://hub.docker.com/r/nginx/nginx-ingress/tags?page=1&ordering=last_updated&name=%%IC_VERSION%%), [GitHub Container](https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/pkgs/container/kubernetes-ingress), [Amazon ECR Public Gallery](https://gallery.ecr.aws/nginx/nginx-ingress) or [Quay.io](https://quay.io/repository/nginx/nginx-ingress).
-* For NGINX Plus, use the %%IC_VERSION%% images from the F5 Container registry, the [AWS Marketplace](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/search/?CREATOR=741df81b-dfdc-4d36-b8da-945ea66b522c&FULFILLMENT_OPTION_TYPE=CONTAINER&filters=CREATOR%2CFULFILLMENT_OPTION_TYPE), the [GCP Marketplace](https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/browse?filter=partner:F5,%20Inc.&filter=solution-type:k8s&filter=category:networking) or build your own image using the %%IC_VERSION%% source code
-* For Helm, use version %%HELM_CHART_VERSION%% of the chart.
diff --git a/hack/operator-note.txt b/hack/operator-note.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 554c44a5ac..0000000000
--- a/hack/operator-note.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-
-{{< note >}}
-An NGINX Ingress Operator version compatible with the %%IC_VERSION%% NGINX Ingress Controller release is not available yet. We will update this document and remove this note once we publish a compatible Operator version.
-{{< /note >}}
diff --git a/hack/prepare-major-release.sh b/hack/prepare-major-release.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 0481cda3f3..0000000000
--- a/hack/prepare-major-release.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Updates the files required for a new major release. Run this script in the release branch.
-#
-# Usage:
-# hack/prepare-major-release.sh prev_ic_version ic-version prev_helm_chart_version helm-chart-version
-#
-# Example:
-# hack/prepare-major-release.sh 1.12.1 1.13.0 0.10.1 0.11.0
-
-DOCS_TO_UPDATE_FOLDER=docs/content
-
-if [ $# != 4 ]; then
-    echo "Invalid number of arguments" 1>&2
-    echo "Usage: $0 prev_ic_version ic-version prev_helm_chart_version helm-chart-version" 1>&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-prev_ic_version=$1
-ic_version=$2
-prev_helm_chart_version=$3
-helm_chart_version=$4
-
-hack/common-release-prep.sh $prev_ic_version $ic_version $prev_helm_chart_version $helm_chart_version
-
-# update operator installation docs with note
-sed -i "" "9r hack/operator-note.txt" $DOCS_TO_UPDATE_FOLDER/installation/installation-with-operator.md
-sed -i "" -e "s/%%IC_VERSION%%/$ic_version/g" $DOCS_TO_UPDATE_FOLDER/installation/installation-with-operator.md
diff --git a/hack/prepare-minor-release.sh b/hack/prepare-minor-release.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c94c707dde..0000000000
--- a/hack/prepare-minor-release.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Updates the files required for a new minor release. Run this script in the release branch.
-#
-# Usage:
-# hack/prepare-minor-release.sh ic-version helm-chart-version
-#
-# Example:
-# hack/prepare-minor-release.sh 1.5.5 0.3.5
-
-DOCS_TO_UPDATE_FOLDER=docs/content
-
-if [ $# != 2 ]; then
-    echo "Invalid number of arguments" 1>&2
-    echo "Usage: $0 ic-version helm-chart-version" 1>&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-ic_version=$1
-helm_chart_version=$2
-
-todays_date=$(date '+%d %b %Y')
-
-prev_ic_version=$(echo $ic_version | awk -F. '{ printf("%s\\.%s\\.%d", $1, $2, $3-1) }')
-prev_helm_chart_version=$(echo $helm_chart_version | awk -F. '{ printf("%s\\.%s\\.%d", $1, $2, $3-1) }')
-
-# update docs
-hack/common-release-prep.sh $prev_ic_version $ic_version $prev_helm_chart_version $helm_chart_version
-
-# update docs CHANGELOG for minor release
-sed -i "" "8r hack/minor-changelog-template.txt" $DOCS_TO_UPDATE_FOLDER/releases.md
-sed -i "" -e "s/%%TITLE%%/## NGINX Ingress Controller $ic_version/g" -e "s/%%IC_VERSION%%/$ic_version/g" -e "s/%%HELM_CHART_VERSION%%/$helm_chart_version/g" -e "s/%%DATE%%/$todays_date/g" $DOCS_TO_UPDATE_FOLDER/releases.md
diff --git a/hack/common-release-prep.sh b/hack/prepare-release.sh
similarity index 58%
rename from hack/common-release-prep.sh
rename to hack/prepare-release.sh
index 8c006b615d..a7212a84bc 100755
--- a/hack/common-release-prep.sh
+++ b/hack/prepare-release.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# Updates the files required for a new release. Run this script in the release branch. Use it from
-# hack/prepare-major-release.sh or hack/prepare-minor-release.sh
+# Updates the files required for a new release. Run this script in the release branch.
 #
 # Usage:
-# hack/common-release-prep.sh prev_ic_version ic-version prev_helm_chart_version helm-chart-version
+# hack/prepare-release.sh ic-version helm-chart-version
 #
 # Example:
-# hack/prepare-major-release.sh 1.12.1 1.13.0 0.10.1 0.11.0
+# hack/prepare-release.sh 3.3.0 1.0.0
+
+DOCS_TO_UPDATE_FOLDER=docs/content
 
 FILES_TO_UPDATE_IC_VERSION=(
-    Makefile
     README.md
     deployments/daemon-set/nginx-ingress.yaml
     deployments/daemon-set/nginx-plus-ingress.yaml
@@ -29,15 +29,26 @@ FILE_TO_UPDATE_HELM_CHART_VERSION=(
     charts/nginx-ingress/README.md
 )
 
-DOCS_TO_UPDATE_FOLDER=docs/content
+if [ $# != 2 ]; then
+    echo "Invalid number of arguments" 1>&2
+    echo "Usage: $0 ic-version helm-chart-version" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+ic_version=$1
+helm_chart_version=$2
+
+current_ic_version=$(yq '.appVersion' <deployments/helm-chart/Chart.yaml)
+current_helm_chart_version=$(yq '.version' <deployments/helm-chart/Chart.yaml)
 
-prev_ic_version=$1
-ic_version=$2
-prev_helm_chart_version=$3
-helm_chart_version=$4
+sed -i "" "s/$current_ic_version/$ic_version/g" ${FILES_TO_UPDATE_IC_VERSION[*]}
+sed -i "" "s/$current_helm_chart_version/$helm_chart_version/g" ${FILE_TO_UPDATE_HELM_CHART_VERSION[*]}
+find $DOCS_TO_UPDATE_FOLDER -type f -name "*.md" ! -name releases.md ! -name CHANGELOG.md -exec sed -i "" "s/$current_ic_version/$ic_version/g" {} +
 
-sed -i "" "s/$prev_ic_version/$ic_version/g" ${FILES_TO_UPDATE_IC_VERSION[*]}
-sed -i "" "s/$prev_helm_chart_version/$helm_chart_version/g" ${FILE_TO_UPDATE_HELM_CHART_VERSION[*]}
+# update CHANGELOGs
+sed -i "" "8r hack/changelog-template.txt" $DOCS_TO_UPDATE_FOLDER/releases.md
+sed -i "" "1r hack/repo-changelog-template.txt" CHANGELOG.md
+sed -i "" -e "s/%%TITLE%%/## $ic_version/g" -e "s/%%IC_VERSION%%/$ic_version/g" -e "s/%%HELM_CHART_VERSION%%/$helm_chart_version/g" $DOCS_TO_UPDATE_FOLDER/releases.md CHANGELOG.md
 
 # copy the helm chart README to the docs
 {
@@ -54,15 +65,3 @@ line_number=$(grep -n -e "|" docs/content/installation/installation-with-helm.md
 sed -i '' "${line_number}a\\
 {{% /table %}}
 " docs/content/installation/installation-with-helm.md
-
-# update repo CHANGELOG
-sed -i "" "1r hack/repo-changelog-template.txt" CHANGELOG.md
-sed -i "" -e "s/%%TITLE%%/## $ic_version/g" -e "s/%%IC_VERSION%%/$ic_version/g" -e "s/%%HELM_CHART_VERSION%%/$helm_chart_version/g" CHANGELOG.md
-
-# update docs
-find $DOCS_TO_UPDATE_FOLDER -type f -name "*.md" -exec sed -i "" "s/v$prev_ic_version/v$ic_version/g" {} +
-find $DOCS_TO_UPDATE_FOLDER/installation -type f -name "*.md" -exec sed -i "" "s/$prev_ic_version/$ic_version/g" {} +
-find $DOCS_TO_UPDATE_FOLDER/app-protect-* -type f -name "*.md" -exec sed -i "" "s/$prev_ic_version/$ic_version/g" {} +
-
-# update IC version in the technical-specification doc
-sed -i "" "s/$prev_ic_version/$ic_version/g" $DOCS_TO_UPDATE_FOLDER/technical-specifications.md