diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9aea35..579b2ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ Package Release
 -------------------
 Please see [RELEASE.md](https://github.com/microsoft/genalog/blob/main/RELEASE.md) for more details on the release process.
 
+Development with the Repo
+--------------------------
+We use [tox](https://tox.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html) to orchestrate most of the CI procedure. This will ensure the maximum environment parity between local dev boxes and remote CI pipelines.
+
+1. `git clone https://github.com/microsoft/genalog.git`
+2. `pip install tox`
+3. To run static analysis: `tox -e flake8`
+4. To run the test suites: `tox -e -- -m "not azure"`
 
 Repo Structure
 -------------------
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 75c8792..ea6c93f 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -1,28 +1,32 @@
-# Toucan Release Procedure
+# Genalog Release Procedure
 
 Checklist for the release process of `genalog`:
 
 ### Preparation
-- [x] Ensure `main` branch contains all relevant changes and PRs relating to the specific release is merged
-- [x] Create and switch to a new release branch (i.e. release-X.Y.Z)
+- [ ] Ensure `main` branch contains all relevant changes and PRs relating to the specific release is merged
+- [ ] Create and switch to a new release branch (i.e. release-X.Y.Z)
 
 ### Package Metadata Update
-- [x] Update VERSION.txt with version bump. Please reference [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
-- [x] Update [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md)
-- [x] Commit the above changes with title "Release vX.Y.Z" 
-- [x] Generate a new git tag for the new version (e.g. `git tag -a v0.1.0 -m "Initial Release"`)
-- [x] Push the new tag to remote `git push origin v0.1.0`
-- [x] Create a new PR with the above changes into `main` branch. 
+- [ ] Update VERSION.txt with version bump. Please reference [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
+- [ ] Update [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md)
+- [ ] Commit the above changes with title "Release vX.Y.Z" 
+- [ ] Generate a new git tag for the new version (e.g. `git tag -a v0.1.0 -m "Initial Release"`)
+- [ ] Push the new tag to remote `git push origin v0.1.0`
+- [ ] Create a new PR with the above changes into `main` branch. 
+
+### Run the Full Test Suites
+- [ ] If you haven't, `pip install tox`
+- [ ] Run the test suites with `tox -e py -- -m "not azure"` (we will skip the azure related tests as they will be deprecated)
 
 ### Release to PyPI
-- [x] Manually trigger the [release pipeline](https://dev.azure.com/genalog-dev/genalog/_build?definitionId=2) in DevOps on the release branch, this will publish latest version of `genalog` to PyPI.
-    - [x] Select `releaseType` to `Test` to test out the release in [TestPyPI](https://test.pypi.org/project/genalog/)
-    - [x] Rerun and switch `releaseType` to production if looks good.
-- [x] If the pipeline ran successfully, check and publish the draft of this release on [Github Release](https://github.com/microsoft/genalog/releases)
-- [x] Latest version is pip-installable with:
+- [ ] Manually trigger the [release pipeline](https://dev.azure.com/genalog-dev/genalog/_build?definitionId=2) in DevOps on the release branch, this will publish latest version of `genalog` to PyPI.
+    - [ ] Select `releaseType` to `Test` to test out the release in [TestPyPI](https://test.pypi.org/project/genalog/)
+    - [ ] Rerun and switch `releaseType` to production if looks good.
+- [ ] If the pipeline ran successfully, check and publish the draft of this release on [Github Release](https://github.com/microsoft/genalog/releases)
+- [ ] Latest version is pip-installable with:
     - `pip install genalog`
 
 ### Update Documentation on Github Page
-- [x] Staying on the release branch, `cd docs && pip install -r requirements-doc.txt`
-- [x] Build the jupyter-book with `jupyter-book build --all genalog_docs`
-- [x] Preview the HTML files, if looks good [publish to Github Page](https://jupyterbook.org/start/publish.html#publish-your-book-online-with-github-pages): `ghp-import -n -p -f genalog_docs/_build/html` 
+- [ ] Staying on the release branch, `cd docs && pip install -r requirements-doc.txt`
+- [ ] Build the jupyter-book with `jupyter-book build --all genalog_docs`
+- [ ] Preview the HTML files, if looks good [publish to Github Page](https://jupyterbook.org/start/publish.html#publish-your-book-online-with-github-pages): `ghp-import -n -p -f genalog_docs/_build/html`