diff --git a/release_instructions.txt b/release_instructions.txt
index 4874329..f002b5f 100644
--- a/release_instructions.txt
+++ b/release_instructions.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - increment version in snapcraft.yaml
 - increment version in github-action/Dockerfile
 - make sure local build passes
+- commit version update changes
 - tag git with same version number
 - commit vX tag - this will trigger github actions
 - use github actions to publish docker and make github release