diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-book.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-book.yml
index 8bb071726..ca87b0c30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-book.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-book.yml
@@ -1,36 +1,37 @@
 name: Deploy book
 on:
   push:
-    tags:
-      - '*-?v[0-9]+*'
+    paths: ["docs/book/**"]
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      contents: write  # To push a branch 
-      pull-requests: write  # To create a PR from that branch
+      contents: write # To push a branch
+      pull-requests: write # To create a PR from that branch
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - name: Install mdbook
-      run: |
-        mkdir mdbook
-        curl -sSL https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/releases/download/v0.4.27/mdbook-v0.4.27-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz | tar -xz --directory=./mdbook
-        echo `pwd`/mdbook >> $GITHUB_PATH
-    - name: Deploy GitHub Pages
-      run: |
-        cd docs/book
-        mdbook build
-        git worktree add gh-pages
-        git config user.name "Deploy book from CI"
-        git config user.email ""
-        cd gh-pages
-        # Delete the ref to avoid keeping history.
-        git update-ref -d refs/heads/gh-pages
-        rm -rf *
-        mv ../book/* .
-        git add .
-        git commit -m "Deploy book $GITHUB_SHA to gh-pages"
-        git push --force --set-upstream origin gh-pages
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Install mdbook
+        run: |
+          mkdir mdbook
+          curl -sSL https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/releases/download/v0.4.27/mdbook-v0.4.27-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz | tar -xz --directory=./mdbook
+          echo `pwd`/mdbook >> $GITHUB_PATH
+      - name: Deploy GitHub Pages
+        run: |
+          cd docs/book
+          mdbook build
+          git worktree add gh-pages
+          git config user.name "Deploy book from CI"
+          git config user.email ""
+          cd gh-pages
+          # Delete the ref to avoid keeping history.
+          git update-ref -d refs/heads/gh-pages
+          rm -rf *
+          mv ../book/* .
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Deploy book $GITHUB_SHA to gh-pages"
+          git push --force --set-upstream origin gh-pages
diff --git a/docs/book/src/01_introduction.md b/docs/book/src/01_introduction.md
index ce09ef4b1..1d46673aa 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/01_introduction.md
+++ b/docs/book/src/01_introduction.md
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 # Introduction
 
-This book is intended as an introduction to the [Leptos](https://github.com/leptos-rs/leptos) Web framework. 
-It will walk through the fundamental concepts you need to build applications, 
+This book is intended as an introduction to the [Leptos](https://github.com/leptos-rs/leptos) Web framework.
+It will walk through the fundamental concepts you need to build applications,
 beginning with a simple application rendered in the browser, and building toward a
 full-stack application with server-side rendering and hydration.
 
-The guide doesn’t assume you know anything about fine-grained reactivity or the 
-details of modern Web frameworks. It does assume you are familiar with the Rust 
+The guide doesn’t assume you know anything about fine-grained reactivity or the
+details of modern Web frameworks. It does assume you are familiar with the Rust
 programming language, HTML, CSS, and the DOM and basic Web APIs.
 
-Leptos is most similar to frameworks like [Solid](https://www.solidjs.com) (JavaScript) 
-and [Sycamore](https://sycamore-rs.netlify.app/) (Rust). There are some similarities 
-to other frameworks like React (JavaScript), Svelte (JavaScript), Yew (Rust), and 
-Dioxus (Rust), so knowledge of one of those frameworks may also make it easier to 
+Leptos is most similar to frameworks like [Solid](https://www.solidjs.com) (JavaScript)
+and [Sycamore](https://sycamore-rs.netlify.app/) (Rust). There are some similarities
+to other frameworks like React (JavaScript), Svelte (JavaScript), Yew (Rust), and
+Dioxus (Rust), so knowledge of one of those frameworks may also make it easier to
 understand Leptos.
 
 You can find more detailed docs for each part of the API at [Docs.rs](https://docs.rs/leptos/latest/leptos/).
 
+**Important Note**: This current version of the book reflects the upcoming `0.5.0` release, which you can install as version `0.5.0-rc1`. The CodeSandbox versions of the examples still reflect `0.4` and earlier APIs and are in the process of being updated.
+
 > The source code for the book is available [here](https://github.com/leptos-rs/leptos/tree/main/docs/book). PRs for typos or clarification are always welcome.
diff --git a/docs/book/src/02_getting_started.md b/docs/book/src/02_getting_started.md
index bed798ad8..50ab6c26f 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/02_getting_started.md
+++ b/docs/book/src/02_getting_started.md
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@ cargo init leptos-tutorial
 `cd` into your new `leptos-tutorial` project and add `leptos` as a dependency
 
 ```bash
-cargo add leptos --features=csr,nightly
+cargo add leptos@0.5.0-rc1 --features=csr,nightly
 ```
 
+> **Note**: This version of the book reflects the upcoming Leptos 0.5.0 release. The CodeSandbox examples have not yet been updated from 0.4 and earlier versions.
+
 Or you can leave off `nightly` if you're using stable Rust
 
 ```bash
-cargo add leptos --features=csr
+cargo add leptos@0.5.0-rc1 --features=csr
 ```
 
 > Using `nightly` Rust, and the `nightly` feature in Leptos enables the function-call syntax for signal getters and setters that is used in most of this book.