diff --git a/HOW-TO-RELEASE b/HOW-TO-RELEASE
index 966306f..fbcbbad 100644
--- a/HOW-TO-RELEASE
+++ b/HOW-TO-RELEASE
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 - Compile and commit CHANGELOG
+- update version.txt
 - Commit message follows the pattern "rX.Y released ISO8601DATE"
 - Tag:
   git tag -a -m '<CHANGELOG ENTRY>' rX.Y --sign