diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 06012287..0e909864 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ pre-release-commit-message = "chore: Release {{crate_name}}-v{{version}}"
 # crates in a workspace.
 consolidate-commits = false
 
+# When cargo release is run, udates the Hipcheck version number in the two 
+# instances in the READMDE where it explicitly appears in docker commands
+pre-release-replacements = [
+  {file="../README.md", search="hipcheck:[a-z0-9\\.-]+", replace="hipcheck:{{version}}"},
+]
+
 
 #============================================================================
 # `git-cliff` Configuration
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 15e2d728..4b254d29 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Hipcheck `Containerfile`.
 
 ```sh
 $ # Run the following from the root of the Hipcheck repository.
-$ docker build -t hipcheck:3.1.0 -f ./Containerfile
+$ docker build -t hipcheck:3.2.1 -f ./Containerfile
 ```
 
 ### Local Install
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ $ cargo install --path hipcheck
 You can run Hipcheck in a container like so:
 
 ```sh
-$ docker run --env "HC_GITHUB_TOKEN=<GITHUB_TOKEN>" hipheck:3.1.0 [<HIPCHECK_ARGS>]...
+$ docker run --env "HC_GITHUB_TOKEN=<GITHUB_TOKEN>" hipcheck:3.2.1 [<HIPCHECK_ARGS>]...
 ```
 
 ### Direct Usage