Updated release documentation
diff --git a/doc/release.txt b/doc/release.txt
index 072e071..5a41564 100644
--- a/doc/release.txt
+++ b/doc/release.txt
@@ -39,14 +39,17 @@
at the examples from doc/whatsnew.
Pre-release
------------
+-----------
1. Preparation
1. Check if the dependencies of the package are correct
2. Update the version number in __pkginfo__
3. Put the version number and the release date into the changelog
4. Put the release date into the ``What's new`` section.
- 5. Submit your changes.
+ 5. If releasing a major or minor version, generate the new copyright notices for this release:
+ $ copyrite --contribution-threshold 1 --change-threshold 3 --backend-type git --aliases=.copyrite_aliases . --jobs=8
+
+ 6. Submit your changes.
2. Make sure the tests are passing on Travis:
https://travis-ci.org/PyCQA/pylint/
@@ -59,11 +62,6 @@
Release by running the following:
- For generating the new copyright notices for this release
- $ copyrite --contribution-threshold 1 --change-threshold 3 --backend-type git --aliases=.copyrite_aliases . --jobs=8
-
$ git clean -fdx && find . -name '*.pyc' -delete
$ python setup.py sdist --formats=gztar bdist_wheel
$ twine upload dist/*
-
-
