diff --git a/release_instructions.txt b/release_instructions.txt
index 1123d44f..abf0bbc5 100644
--- a/release_instructions.txt
+++ b/release_instructions.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - increment version in github-action/Dockerfile
 - make sure local build passes
 - run ./scripts/secure.sh (manual because docker platforms)
+- run ./scripts/copy-docs.sh (and commit the changed in the yq-book branch)
 - commit version update changes
 - tag git with same version number
 - commit vX tag - this will trigger github actions