diff --git a/RELEASING.rst b/RELEASING.rst
index c81a46be4..31624c4df 100644
--- a/RELEASING.rst
+++ b/RELEASING.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Major releases
 7. Tag X.0 in the release-X branch, build it, and copy its packages to ``main`` channel.
 8. Mint a new DOI from Zenodo and update the README/introduction.
 9. Update the m-labs.hk/artiq/manual redirect to point to m-labs.hk/artiq/manual-release-X (edit /artiq/.htaccess).
+10. "Draft a new release" on GitHub.
 
 Minor (bugfix) releases
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@@ -22,3 +23,4 @@ Minor (bugfix) releases
 1. Backport bugfixes from the master branch or fix bugs specific to old releases into the currently maintained release-X branch(es).
 2. When significant bugs have been fixed, tag X.Y+1.
 3. To help dealing with regressions, no new features or refactorings should be implemented in release-X branches. Those happen in the master branch, and then a new release-X+1 branch is created.
+4. "Draft a new release" on GitHub.