diff --git a/RELEASING b/RELEASING
index 4bc042998..e71bc07e7 100644
--- a/RELEASING
+++ b/RELEASING
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ Here are the steps to follow to create a new cairo release:
 6) Run "make release-publish" which will perform the following steps
    for you:
 
+	* Generate ChangeLog files out of git repository
+	* Check that ChangeLog files were generated properly
 	* Check that the version number ends with an even micro component
 	* Check that no release exists with the current version
 	* Verify that make distcheck completes successfully