diff --git a/docs/contributors/releasing_minikube.md b/docs/contributors/releasing_minikube.md
index c7c88165bdface021c0a70dec3984a557c748a41..182aa7ba06b413f5aeccd478671e534c529650dc 100644
--- a/docs/contributors/releasing_minikube.md
+++ b/docs/contributors/releasing_minikube.md
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ This will update users of HEAD to the new ISO.
 
 Please pay attention to test failures, as this is our integration test across platforms. If there are known acceptable failures, please add a PR comment linking to the appropriate issue.
 
-## Update Release Notes and `releases.json`
-
-Add the checksums for the release to the top of `deploy/minikube/releases.json`. This file is  used for auto-update notifications. The notifications are not activated until this file is copied to GCS.
+## Update Release Notes 
 
 Then run the following script to update the release notes:
 
@@ -73,6 +71,10 @@ Create a new release based on your tag, like [this one](https://github.com/kuber
 
 Upload the files, and calculated checksums.
 
+## Update releases.json
+
+Send out a PR to update the release checksums at the top of `deploy/minikube/releases.json`. This file is used for auto-update notifications, but is not active until releases.json is copied to GCS.
+
 ## Upload releases.json to GCS
 
 This step makes the new release trigger update notifications in old versions of Minikube.