diff --git a/dependencymanager/release/README.release b/dependencymanager/release/README.release
index bfc4434..b51a640 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/release/README.release
+++ b/dependencymanager/release/README.release
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 Before you can start staging a release candidate, you must:
 
+* increment the ext.dmRelease parameter in release/build.gradle, if not already done.
 * make sure there are no dependencies on snapshots/unreleased versions;
 * create a tagged version of the sources in preparation of the release candidate.