diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 802ca57a..9dc048b0 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Please make sure to document all user-facing changes in the
 If support for a new escape sequence was added, it should be documented
 in `./docs/escape_support.md`.
 
+Since `alacritty_terminal`'s version always tracks the next release, make sure
+that the version is bumped according to semver when necessary.
+
 Draft PRs are always welcome, though unless otherwise requested PRs will
 not be reviewed until all required and optional CI steps are successful
 and they have left the draft stage.
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 6e426513..d87a23e7 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ issues.
 Please note that the minimum supported version of Alacritty is Rust 1.41.0. All patches are expected
 to work with the minimum supported version.
 
+Since `alacritty_terminal`'s version always tracks the next release, make sure that the version is
+bumped according to semver when necessary.
+
 ### Testing
 
 To make sure no regressions were introduced, all tests should be run before sending a pull request.
@@ -128,10 +131,11 @@ The exact steps for an exemplary `0.2.0` release might look like this:
      major issues are found in the release candidates
   9. In the branch, the version is bumped to `0.2.0`
  10. The new commit in the branch is tagged as `v0.2.0`
- 11. A GitHub release is created for the `v0.2.0` tag
- 12. The changelog since the last stable release (**not** RC) is added to the GitHub release
+ 11. The new version is published to crates.io
+ 12. A GitHub release is created for the `v0.2.0` tag
+ 13. The changelog since the last stable release (**not** RC) is added to the GitHub release
      description
- 13. The `-dev` is stripped from the `0.2.0-dev` changelog entries on master
+ 14. The `-dev` is stripped from the `0.2.0-dev` changelog entries on master
 
 On master and with new planned releases, only the minor version is bumped. This makes it possible to
 create bug fix releases by incrementing the patch version of a previous minor release, without
@@ -145,6 +149,12 @@ The exact steps for an exemplary `0.2.3` release might look like this:
  6. Follow Steps 5-12 of the regular release's example
  7. The release's changelog is ported back to master, removing fixes from the `0.2.3` release
 
+The `alacritty_terminal` crate is released in synchronization with `alacritty`, keeping the `-dev`
+and `-rcX` version suffix identical across the two crates. As soon as the new Alacritty stable
+release is made, releases are tagged as `alacritty_terminal_vX.Y.Z` and pushed to crates.io. During
+a release, only the patch version is bumped on master, since there haven't been any changes since
+the last release yet.
+
 # Contact
 
 If there are any outstanding questions about contributing to Alacritty, they can be asked on the
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index aeb4f68a..99ef9ddd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "alacritty"
 version = "0.5.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
- "alacritty_terminal 0.5.0-dev",
+ "alacritty_terminal 0.10.0-dev",
  "clap 2.33.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "copypasta 0.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "crossfont 0.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alacritty_terminal"
-version = "0.5.0-dev"
+version = "0.10.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.12.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "bitflags 1.2.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/alacritty/Cargo.toml b/alacritty/Cargo.toml
index 1bd3ab82..d2323d00 100644
--- a/alacritty/Cargo.toml
+++ b/alacritty/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ readme = "../README.md"
 homepage = "https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty"
 edition = "2018"
 
+[dependencies.alacritty_terminal]
+path = "../alacritty_terminal"
+version = "0.10.0-dev"
+default-features = false
+
 [dependencies]
-alacritty_terminal = { path = "../alacritty_terminal", default-features = false }
 clap = "2"
 log = { version = "0.4", features = ["std"] }
 time = "0.1.40"
diff --git a/alacritty_terminal/Cargo.toml b/alacritty_terminal/Cargo.toml
index 15edec3f..eb927e99 100644
--- a/alacritty_terminal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/alacritty_terminal/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "alacritty_terminal"
-version = "0.5.0-dev"
+version = "0.10.0-dev"
 authors = ["Christian Duerr <contact@christianduerr.com>", "Joe Wilm <joe@jwilm.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 description = "Library for writing terminal emulators"