diff --git a/docs/random/release b/docs/random/release
index ed8631bafc..473bbcf494 100644
--- a/docs/random/release
+++ b/docs/random/release
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ RELEASE PROCEDURE:
       to-be-released -base module in sync with the core version that is to
       be released at the same time
     - Re-autogen if not in maintainer-mode (which you should be)
+    - Update the changelog
+        python common/gen-changelog.py > ChangeLog
     - Check (and fix if necessary) make distcheck
     - run 'make release' to build the tarballs
     - copy tarballs+md5 sums to the data/src/$module/pre/ dir