diff --git a/scripts/release/__tests__/steps/publish-to-npm.spec.js b/scripts/release/__tests__/steps/publish-to-npm.spec.js
index d663e0e7e..ced6df5ef 100644
--- a/scripts/release/__tests__/steps/publish-to-npm.spec.js
+++ b/scripts/release/__tests__/steps/publish-to-npm.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getReleaseUrl } from "../../steps/publish-to-npm.js";
+import { getReleaseUrl } from "../../steps/show-instructions-after-npm-publish.js";
 
 describe("publish-to-npm", () => {
   describe("getReleaseUrl", () => {
diff --git a/scripts/release/__tests__/steps/version-check.spec.js b/scripts/release/__tests__/steps/version-check.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..478f3a532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release/__tests__/steps/version-check.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { isVersionReleased } from "../../steps/wait-for-bot-release.js";
+
+describe("isVersionReleased", () => {
+  test("returns true for existing version", async () => {
+    const result = await isVersionReleased("1.0.0");
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
+  });
+  test("rejects true for non-existing version", async () => {
+    await expect(
+      isVersionReleased("999.0.0")
+    ).rejects.toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
+      '"prettier@999.0.0 doesn\'t exit."'
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/scripts/release/release.js b/scripts/release/release.js
index 56bec2599..9f78aeda8 100644
--- a/scripts/release/release.js
+++ b/scripts/release/release.js
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ async function run() {
 
   const params = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), {
     string: ["version"],
-    boolean: ["dry"],
+    boolean: ["dry", "manual"],
     alias: { v: "version" },
+    default: { manual: false },
   });
 
   const { stdout: previousVersion } = await runGit([
@@ -39,16 +40,21 @@ async function run() {
       "./steps/validate-new-version.js",
       "./steps/check-git-status.js",
       "./steps/install-dependencies.js",
-      "./steps/run-tests.js",
+      params.manual && "./steps/run-tests.js",
       "./steps/update-version.js",
-      "./steps/generate-bundles.js",
+      params.manual && "./steps/generate-bundles.js",
       "./steps/update-changelog.js",
       "./steps/push-to-git.js",
-      "./steps/publish-to-npm.js",
+      params.manual
+        ? "./steps/publish-to-npm.js"
+        : "./steps/wait-for-bot-release.js",
+      "./steps/show-instructions-after-npm-publish.js",
       "./steps/update-dependents-count.js",
       "./steps/bump-prettier.js",
       "./steps/post-publish-steps.js",
-    ].map((step) => importDefault(step))
+    ]
+      .filter(Boolean)
+      .map((step) => importDefault(step))
   );
 
   try {
diff --git a/scripts/release/steps/publish-to-npm.js b/scripts/release/steps/publish-to-npm.js
index 59fbd90d2..775c0e439 100644
--- a/scripts/release/steps/publish-to-npm.js
+++ b/scripts/release/steps/publish-to-npm.js
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
-import chalk from "chalk";
-import outdent from "outdent";
 import { execa } from "execa";
-import semver from "semver";
 import enquirer from "enquirer";
-import {
-  getBlogPostInfo,
-  getChangelogContent,
-  logPromise,
-  waitForEnter,
-} from "../utils.js";
-
-const outdentString = outdent.string;
+import { logPromise } from "../utils.js";
 
 /**
  * Retry "npm publish" when to enter OTP is failed.
@@ -37,53 +27,10 @@ async function retryNpmPublish() {
   }
 }
 
-export function getReleaseUrl(version, previousVersion) {
-  const semverDiff = semver.diff(version, previousVersion);
-  const isPatch = semverDiff === "patch";
-  let body;
-  if (isPatch) {
-    const urlToChangelog =
-      "https://github.com/prettier/prettier/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#" +
-      version.split(".").join("");
-    body = `🔗 [Changelog](${urlToChangelog})`;
-  } else {
-    const blogPostInfo = getBlogPostInfo(version);
-    body = getChangelogContent({
-      version,
-      previousVersion,
-      body: `🔗 [Release note](https://prettier.io/${blogPostInfo.path})`,
-    });
-  }
-  body = encodeURIComponent(body);
-  return `https://github.com/prettier/prettier/releases/new?tag=${version}&title=${version}&body=${body}`;
-}
-
-export default async function publishToNpm({ dry, version, previousVersion }) {
+export default async function publishToNpm({ dry }) {
   if (dry) {
     return;
   }
 
   await logPromise("Publishing to npm", retryNpmPublish());
-
-  const releaseUrl = getReleaseUrl(version, previousVersion);
-
-  console.log(
-    outdentString(chalk`
-      {green.bold Prettier ${version} published!}
-
-      {yellow.bold Some manual steps are necessary.}
-
-      {bold.underline Create a GitHub Release}
-      - Go to {cyan.underline ${releaseUrl}}
-      - Press {bgGreen.black  Publish release }
-
-      {bold.underline Test the new release}
-      - In a new session, run {yellow npm i prettier@latest} in another directory
-      - Test the API and CLI
-
-      After that, we can proceed to bump this repo's Prettier dependency.
-      Press ENTER to continue.
-    `)
-  );
-  await waitForEnter();
 }
diff --git a/scripts/release/steps/show-instructions-after-npm-publish.js b/scripts/release/steps/show-instructions-after-npm-publish.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a015ca5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release/steps/show-instructions-after-npm-publish.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import chalk from "chalk";
+import outdent from "outdent";
+import semver from "semver";
+import {
+  getBlogPostInfo,
+  getChangelogContent,
+  waitForEnter,
+} from "../utils.js";
+
+const outdentString = outdent.string;
+
+export function getReleaseUrl(version, previousVersion) {
+  const semverDiff = semver.diff(version, previousVersion);
+  const isPatch = semverDiff === "patch";
+  let body;
+  if (isPatch) {
+    const urlToChangelog =
+      "https://github.com/prettier/prettier/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#" +
+      version.split(".").join("");
+    body = `🔗 [Changelog](${urlToChangelog})`;
+  } else {
+    const blogPostInfo = getBlogPostInfo(version);
+    body = getChangelogContent({
+      version,
+      previousVersion,
+      body: `🔗 [Release note](https://prettier.io/${blogPostInfo.path})`,
+    });
+  }
+  body = encodeURIComponent(body);
+  return `https://github.com/prettier/prettier/releases/new?tag=${version}&title=${version}&body=${body}`;
+}
+
+export default async function showInstructionsAfterNpmPublish({
+  version,
+  previousVersion,
+}) {
+  const releaseUrl = getReleaseUrl(version, previousVersion);
+
+  console.log(
+    outdentString(chalk`
+      {green.bold Prettier ${version} published!}
+
+      {yellow.bold Some manual steps are necessary.}
+
+      {bold.underline Create a GitHub Release}
+      - Go to {cyan.underline ${releaseUrl}}
+      - Press {bgGreen.black  Publish release }
+
+      {bold.underline Test the new release}
+      - In a new session, run {yellow npm i prettier@latest} in another directory
+      - Test the API and CLI
+
+      After that, we can proceed to bump this repo's Prettier dependency.
+      Press ENTER to continue.
+    `)
+  );
+  await waitForEnter();
+}
diff --git a/scripts/release/steps/wait-for-bot-release.js b/scripts/release/steps/wait-for-bot-release.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c17a97338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release/steps/wait-for-bot-release.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import chalk from "chalk";
+import outdent from "outdent";
+import fetch from "node-fetch";
+import { waitForEnter, logPromise } from "../utils.js";
+
+const outdentString = outdent.string;
+
+export async function isVersionReleased(version) {
+  const response = await fetch("https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/");
+  const result = await response.json();
+  const versionExists = version in result.time;
+
+  if (!versionExists) {
+    throw new Error(`prettier@${version} doesn't exit.`);
+  }
+
+  return versionExists;
+}
+
+async function checkBotPermission() {
+  const response = await fetch("https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/");
+  const { maintainers } = await response.json();
+
+  return maintainers.some(({ name }) => name === "prettier-bot");
+}
+
+checkBotPermission();
+
+const sleep = () =>
+  new Promise((resolve) => {
+    setTimeout(resolve, 30_000);
+  });
+
+export default async function waitForBotRelease({ dry, version }) {
+  if (dry) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!(await checkBotPermission())) {
+    console.log(
+      outdentString(chalk/* indent */ `
+        1. Go to {green.underline https://www.npmjs.com/package/prettier/access}
+        2. Add "{yellow prettier-bot}" as prettier package maintainer.
+
+        Press ENTER to continue.
+      `)
+    );
+
+    await waitForEnter();
+  }
+
+  console.log(
+    outdentString(chalk/* indent */ `
+      1. Go to {green.underline https://github.com/prettier/release-workflow/actions/workflows/release.yml}
+      2. Click "{green Run workflow}" button, type "{yellow.underline ${version}}" in "Version to release", uncheck all checkboxes, hit the "{bgGreen Run workflow}" button.
+
+      Press ENTER to continue.
+    `)
+  );
+
+  await waitForEnter();
+
+  let released = false;
+  while (!released) {
+    try {
+      released = await logPromise(
+        "Checking release status",
+        isVersionReleased(version)
+      );
+    } catch {
+      // No op
+    }
+
+    if (!released) {
+      await logPromise("Wait for 30s", sleep());
+    }
+  }
+}