diff --git a/doc/release/security.md b/doc/release/security.md
index 1575fcf2708513042b703b8ae93c544cf377fd4a..6ed25264498050b26b4e1548aaf025b18ac1c625 100644
--- a/doc/release/security.md
+++ b/doc/release/security.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Please report suspected security vulnerabilities in private to <support@gitlab.c
 1. Do the steps from [patch release document](doc/release/patch.md), starting with "Create an issue on private GitLab development server"
 1. The MR with the security fix should get a 'security' label and be assigned to the release manager
 1. Build the package for GitLab.com and do a deploy
+1. [Create new AMIs](https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/AMI/blob/master/README.md)
 1. Create feature branches for the blog post on GitLab.com and link them from the code branch
 1. Merge and publish the blog posts
 1. Send tweets about the release from `@gitlabhq`