diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
index d08769b..49ebe8f 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ about: "Create a new release [for release managers only]"
 title: "Release MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH"
 ---
 
-- [ ] Bump the bdk-ffi submodule to the release tag in bdk-ffi and merge that to `master`.
+- [ ] Bump the bdk-ffi submodule to the release tag in bdk-ffi.
 - [ ] Delete the `target` directory in bdk-ffi and the `build` directory in `lib` to make sure you're building the library from scratch without any caches.
 - [ ] Build the library.
 - [ ] Run the tests and adjust them if necessary.
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ git push upstream v2.3.0
 ```
 
 - [ ] Build release artifacts through the workflow dispatch with the new tag (`build.yml`)
+- [ ] Add the platform-specific binaries to the `resources/` directory
 - [ ] Publish the release to Maven Central.
 - [ ] Bump the version on `master` while keeping the `SNAPSHOT` suffix, e.g., from `1.1.0-SNAPSHOT` to `1.2.0-SNAPSHOT`.
 - [ ] Update this release workflow if necessary.
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 80f5549..ced56e1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ build/
 .gradle/
 bdk.kt
 libbdkffi.dylib
+libbdkffi.so
+bdkffi.dll
 /.idea
 .DS_Store
 /examples/data/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a7aa351..0f3bc62 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ You can also list the application tasks. (All examples grouped under application
 ## Publish to your local Maven repo
 
 ```shell
-./gradlew publishToMavenLocal
+./gradlew publishToMavenLocal -P skipSigning
 ```
 
 ## Known issues