diff --git a/scripts/create-release.sh b/scripts/create-release.sh
index f324c27f3..dc7af5b72 100755
--- a/scripts/create-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-release.sh
@@ -174,8 +174,9 @@ Todo now:
     version 2.7.0 gets two tags: RELEASE_2_7_0 and STABLE
     version 2.7.1-rc1 gets RELEASE_2_7_1RC1 and TESTING
 
- 2. upload the files to SF (procedure explained on the sf.net Admin/File Releases page)
- 3. add files to SF files page (cut and paste changelog since last release)
+ 2. prepare a phpMyAdmin-xxx-notes.html explaining in short the goal of
+    this release and paste into it the ChangeLog for this release
+ 3. upload the files and the notes file to SF (procedure explained on the sf.net Project Admin/File Manager help page)
  4. add SF news item to phpMyAdmin project
  5. update web page:
         - add MD5s to website/data/md5sums.py in SVN