diff --git a/pre-commit_semantic-release.sh b/pre-commit_semantic-release.sh
index 9d34d74..4f4b24a 100755
--- a/pre-commit_semantic-release.sh
+++ b/pre-commit_semantic-release.sh
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ sed -i -e "s_^\(version:\).*_\1 ${1}_" FORMULA
 sudo -H pip install m2r
 
 # Copy and then convert the `.md` docs
-cp *.md docs/
-cd docs/
-m2r --overwrite *.md
+cp ./*.md docs/
+cd docs/ || exit
+m2r --overwrite ./*.md
 
 # Change excess `H1` headings to `H2` in converted `CHANGELOG.rst`
 sed -i -e '/^=.*$/s/=/-/g' CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -28,3 +28,15 @@ sed -i -e '1,4s/-/=/g' CHANGELOG.rst
 
 # Return back to the main directory
 cd ..
+
+
+###############################################################################
+# (C) Update last version before `v1.0.0` with `${nextRelease.version}`
+###############################################################################
+# Only apply this while the version number is below `v1.0.0`!
+V_REPR=v${1}
+MAJOR=$(echo "${V_REPR}" | cut -c-2)
+if [ "${MAJOR}" = "v0" ]; then
+    sed -i -e "s@^\(\s\+\`\).*\(\s<https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/fail2ban-formula/releases/tag/\).*\(>\`_\.\)@\1${V_REPR}\2${V_REPR}\3@" docs/README.rst
+    sed -i -e "s@^\(\s\+# the final release tag before \`v1.0.0\`, which is expected to be \`\).*\(\`.\s\+#\)@\1${V_REPR}\2@" fail2ban/deprecated.sls
+fi
diff --git a/release.config.js b/release.config.js
index 6af7aa8..cb42175 100644
--- a/release.config.js
+++ b/release.config.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = {
         prepareCmd: 'sh ./pre-commit_semantic-release.sh ${nextRelease.version}',
       }],
       ['@semantic-release/git', {
-        assets: ['*.md', 'docs/*.rst', 'FORMULA'],
+        assets: ['*.md', 'docs/*.rst', 'FORMULA', 'fail2ban/deprecated.sls'],
       }],
       '@semantic-release/github',
   ],