diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2517d684..c88c4a29 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.7.4
+
+- More cleanly support isConnected usage with a bool return value #1018 with review from @MaximBelov
+
 ## 1.7.3
 
 - Android: Expose Promise version of `requestMtu` for async/await
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a82adebd..662fd083 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1634,9 +1634,7 @@ Run the app on your phone
 ## Release
 
 1.  `npm version patch`
-2.  Align `plugin.xml` version with npm version
-3.  Update release notes based on `git log --oneline --no-merges <last release>...master`
-4.  `npm publish`
+2.  `npm publish`
 
 ## Release (slim)