diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index fd60f5b..6e235f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -34,14 +34,29 @@ jobs:
       run: dotnet test --no-build --verbosity normal
     - name: Pack
       run: dotnet pack -c Release /p:BuildNumber=${{ github.run_number }}
+    - name: Ensure package and template versions match
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ls ./artifacts/*.nupkg
+        version=$(unzip -p ./artifacts/*SDK*.nupkg '*.nuspec' | grep -oE "<version>[^<]+" | sed 's/<version>//' | grep -oE "^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-preview")
+        template_version=$(grep -oE "Version=\"[^\"]+" ./templates/content/wasi-cli/wasi-cli.csproj | sed 's/Version="//' | grep -oE "^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-preview")
+        echo "Package Version: $version | Template version: $template_version"
+        if [ "$version" != "$template_version" ]; then 
+          echo "Version mismatch: Package version ($version) does not match template version ($template_version)";
+          exit 1; 
+        fi
     - name: Test Template
+      shell: bash
       run: |
+        artifact_dir=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts
         dotnet new install ./artifacts/BytecodeAlliance.Componentize.DotNet.Templates.*.nupkg
-        mkdir ${{ runner.temp }}/projects
-        pushd ${{ runner.temp }}/projects
+        mkdir $RUNNER_TEMP/projects
+        pushd $RUNNER_TEMP/projects
         dotnet new componentize.wasi.cli -o test
         cd test
+        dotnet nuget add source $artifact_dir
         dotnet build
+        dotnet list package
         popd
     # must use windows to generate package https://github.com/bytecodealliance/componentize-dotnet/issues/41
     # only need one package published https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact?tab=readme-ov-file#not-uploading-to-the-same-artifact
@@ -51,5 +66,5 @@ jobs:
         name: nuget-packages
         path: artifacts/*.nupkg
         if-no-files-found: error
-      if: ${{ matrix.dotnet  == '10.x' && matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }} 
+      if: ${{ matrix.dotnet  == '10.x' && matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52ff48d..88453d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ By default the project will find all wit files and execute wit-bindgen against e
 </ItemGroup>
 ```
 
-### Configuring location of generaged wit files
+### Configuring location of generated wit files
 
 By default the wit files are generated under the itermediate path `$(IntermediateOutputPath)wit_bindgen` which is by default at a location like `\obj\Debug\net10.0\wit_bindgen`.  This means you can't really see the files and they will be ignored and not checked in to source by default (assuming you have a standard .net `.gitignore`) but intillisense will work. 
 
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 4471123..7f3250e 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # Releasing the package
 
 1. Update all the tool versions in [Directory.Build.Props](./Directory.Build.props)
-1. Open a PR to update the `<VersionPrefix>` tag in [Directory.Build.Props](./Directory.Build.props)
+1. Open a PR to update:
+    - the `<VersionPrefix>` tag in [Directory.Build.Props](./Directory.Build.props)
+    - the `BytecodeAlliance.Componentize.DotNet.Wasm.SDK` package `version` to match the `<VersionPrefix>` in the [template](./templates/content/wasi-cli/wasi-cli.csproj). For example the template version might look like `Version="0.6.0-preview*"`. This ensures the templates use the latest package.
 1. Maintainers approve and merge PR
 1. After the PR merges a maintainer triggers the Release workflow on the main branch via the github Actions UI or runs:
 
@@ -13,9 +15,14 @@ gh workflow run build -f test-run=false
 5. Maintainer updates release notes with package info:
 
 ```
+# https://www.nuget.org/packages/BytecodeAlliance.Componentize.DotNet.Templates
+dotnet new install BytecodeAlliance.Componentize.DotNet.Templates
+
 # https://www.nuget.org/packages/BytecodeAlliance.Componentize.DotNet.Wasm.SDK
 dotnet add package BytecodeAlliance.Componentize.DotNet.Wasm.SDK
 
 # https://www.nuget.org/packages/BytecodeAlliance.Componentize.DotNet.WitBindgen
 dotnet add package BytecodeAlliance.Componentize.DotNet.WitBindgen
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+
+6. Post message about release [c# collaboration Zulip channel](https://bytecodealliance.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/407028-C.23.2F.2Enet-collaboration)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/content/wasi-cli/wasi-cli.csproj b/templates/content/wasi-cli/wasi-cli.csproj
index 77fabe3..189aa8e 100644
--- a/templates/content/wasi-cli/wasi-cli.csproj
+++ b/templates/content/wasi-cli/wasi-cli.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="BytecodeAlliance.Componentize.DotNet.Wasm.SDK" Version="0.6.0-preview00009" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BytecodeAlliance.Componentize.DotNet.Wasm.SDK" Version="0.6.0-preview*" />
     <PackageReference Condition="'$(platform)' == 'Windows_NT'" Include="runtime.win-x64.microsoft.dotnet.ilcompiler.llvm" Version="10.0.0-alpha.1.25162.1" />
     <PackageReference Condition="'$(platform)' == 'linux'" Include="runtime.linux-x64.microsoft.dotnet.ilcompiler.llvm" Version="10.0.0-alpha.1.25162.1" />
   </ItemGroup>