fix: update readme

Author: JeremyRH

README.md

@@ -112,11 +112,9 @@ For more information about Conventional Commits, see the [official documentation
 
 ### Merging changes
 
-Open a pull request, get it approved by the relevant code owners, manually trigger the GitHub workflows, and merge your pull request.
+Open a pull request, get it approved by the relevant code owners, ensure it passes workflow checks, and merge your pull request.
 
-GitHub workflows must be manually triggered. Only AppFolio members can trigger them (and yes, they can trigger their own PR's workflows).
-
-**IMPORTANT**: Make sure your pull request is rebased when merged. The merge button has dropdown options. Choose "Rebase and merge".
+Only AppFolio members can trigger workflows.
 
 ### Creating a prerelease
 
@@ -126,7 +124,7 @@ GitHub workflows must be manually triggered. Only AppFolio members can trigger t
 
 ### Creating an official release
 
-After merging your pull request to the default branch, [trigger the release-please workflow](https://github.com/appfolio/react-gears/actions/workflows/release-please.yml) to create or update a special "release pull request".
+After merging your pull request to the default branch, [the release-please workflow](https://github.com/appfolio/react-gears/actions/workflows/release-please.yml) will create or update a special "release pull request".
 
 - Find this "release pull request" under the "Pull requests" tab for this repo. The title will be something like, **chore(master): release 8.0.2**.
-- Approve and merge this "release pull request" then [trigger the release-please workflow](https://github.com/appfolio/react-gears/actions/workflows/release-please.yml) again to create an official release (e.g. 8.0.2).
+- Approve and merge this "release pull request" then [the release-please workflow](https://github.com/appfolio/react-gears/actions/workflows/release-please.yml) will create an official release (e.g. 8.0.2).