diff --git a/release_instructions.txt b/release_instructions.txt
index aebf0e2..fb6e54d 100644
--- a/release_instructions.txt
+++ b/release_instructions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - increment version in version.go
 - increment version in snapcraft.yaml
-- tag git with same version number
+- tag git with same version number, be sure to start with 'v' for gopkg.in
 - make sure local build passes
 - push tag to git
 - make local xcompile (builds binaries for all platforms)