diff --git a/docs/random/release b/docs/random/release
index 090948a8e5..ed8631bafc 100644
--- a/docs/random/release
+++ b/docs/random/release
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ 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)
+    - 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
     - Run bin/data-put in www/ to sync the new tarballs to the website
@@ -60,8 +61,6 @@ RELEASE PROCEDURE:
       coordinator@translationproject.org, eg:
         Subject: gst-plugins-bad-0.10.5.2.pot available
         Tarball is at http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-plugins-bad/pre/gst-plugins-bad-0.10.5.2.tar.bz2 
-      FIXME: Not sure if the translation project bot parses version strings 
-      with a nano correctly.
 
 - prepare the release:
   - Make sure your www is up to date: Run bin/data-get in www/