diff --git a/tools/licenses/README b/tools/licenses/README
index 99e4a18008751f502ca619c61b016853374b958e..7982d3e6e53eb6fd1caf48cd443ad20d10e73b0e 100644
--- a/tools/licenses/README
+++ b/tools/licenses/README
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
-To update the sky_engine LICENSE file, run the following in this directory:
+To update the golden license files, run the following in this directory:
 
 ```
 pub get
 gclient sync
-dart lib/main.dart ../../.. > ../../sky/packages/sky_engine/LICENSE
-dart --checked lib/main.dart ../../.. > ../../travis/licenses.golden
+dart lib/main.dart --src ../../.. --out ../../../out/licenses --golden ../../travis/licenses_golden
+```
+
+Then copy any affected files from `../../../out/licenses` to `../../travis/licenses_golden` and add them to your change.
+
+The `sky/packages/sky_engine/LICENSE` file is included in product releases and should be updated any time the golden file changes in a way that involves changes to anything other than the FILE lines.  To update this file, run:
+
+```
+pub get
+gclient sync
+dart lib/main.dart --release --src ../../.. --out ../../../out/licenses > ../../sky/packages/sky_engine/LICENSE
 ```