diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 7287a318..90663bad 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -3,21 +3,6 @@ current_version = 0.2.0
 message = Bump version to {new_version}
 commit = True
 tag = True
-parse = ^
-	(?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)
-	(?:
-	(?P<release>rc)
-	(?:(?P<rc>\d+(?:\.\d+)*))?
-	)?
-serialize = 
-	{major}.{minor}.{patch}{release}{rc}
-	{major}.{minor}.{patch}
-
-[bumpversion:part:release]
-optional_value = final
-values = 
-	rc
-	final
 
 [bumpversion:file:setup.py]
 search = version='{current_version}'
@@ -30,3 +15,7 @@ replace = release = '{new_version}'
 [bumpversion:file:src/compas_fd/__init__.py]
 search = __version__ = '{current_version}'
 replace = __version__ = '{new_version}'
+
+[bumpversion:file:CHANGELOG.md]
+search = Unreleased
+replace = [{new_version}] {now:%Y-%m-%d}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index a0aa5760..5afe7303 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - uses: compas-dev/compas-actions.docs@v1.3.0
+      - uses: compas-dev/compas-actions.docs@v1.4.1
         id: docs
         with:
           dest: deploy
           build_to_subfolder: true
+          test_docs: true
 
       - name: Deploy docs
         if: success() && steps.docs.outputs.commit_type != 'pull'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa70e312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: verify-pr-checklist
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [assigned, opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled, unlabeled]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Check Actions
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - name: Changelog check
+        uses: Zomzog/changelog-checker@v1.2.0
+        with:
+          fileName: CHANGELOG.md
+          checkNotification: Simple
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e69de29b..1c520aad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## Unreleased
+
+### Added
+- Workflow for changelog check.
+
+### Changed
+
+### Removed
+- Release candidate option.
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index eb3fb140..e7bc7731 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -193,26 +193,20 @@ def prepare_changelog(ctx):
 
 
 @task(help={
-      'release_type': 'Type of release follows semver rules. Must be one of: major, minor, patch, major-rc, minor-rc, patch-rc, rc, release.'})
+      'release_type': 'Type of release follows semver rules. Must be one of: major, minor, patch.'})
 def release(ctx, release_type):
     """Releases the project in one swift command!"""
-    if release_type not in ('patch', 'minor', 'major', 'major-rc', 'minor-rc', 'patch-rc', 'rc', 'release'):
-        raise Exit('The release type parameter is invalid.\nMust be one of: major, minor, patch, major-rc, minor-rc, patch-rc, rc, release')
-
-    is_rc = release_type.find('rc') >= 0
-    release_type = release_type.split('-')[0]
+    if release_type not in ('patch', 'minor', 'major'):
+        raise Exit('The release type parameter is invalid.\nMust be one of: major, minor, patch.')
 
     # Run checks
     ctx.run('invoke check')
 
     # Bump version and git tag it
-    if is_rc:
-        ctx.run('bump2version %s --verbose' % release_type)
-    elif release_type == 'release':
-        ctx.run('bump2version release --verbose')
-    else:
-        ctx.run('bump2version %s --verbose --no-tag' % release_type)
-        ctx.run('bump2version release --verbose')
+    ctx.run('bump2version %s --verbose' % release_type)
+
+    # Prepare the change log for the next release
+    prepare_changelog(ctx)
 
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager