diff --git a/docs/release.md b/docs/release.md
index df8aaa9b..2f3413ce 100644
--- a/docs/release.md
+++ b/docs/release.md
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ Release checklist
  2. Tag the commit
  3. `git push --tags origin master` to push the commit and tag at the
     same time.
- 5. Go to [the docs admin][rtd] and verify that it's building the new
+ 4. Go to [the docs admin][rtd] and verify that it's building the new
     version as 'stable' and under its tag name.
+ 5. Check out the `libretro` branch.
+ 6. Merge changes from master.
+ 7. `git push` to make the new changes available.
  
  [rtd]: https://readthedocs.org/projects/higan/builds/