diff --git a/doc/release.txt b/doc/release.txt
index f51f9b9c..2e05f85d 100644
--- a/doc/release.txt
+++ b/doc/release.txt
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ Release check list
 When releasing a new version
 ----------------------------
 
-1. Tasks in the elinks module:
+1. Tasks in the elinks module (part 1):
 
  - Go over the changes since the last release. Use git-shortlog as a template.
    Write a small changelog highlighting the most important changes. Changes
    by new contributors are always important!
  - Update NEWS file and commit. Remember to add the new version number!
-   Don't add the release date yet though; it will be added after the release,
-   from the date in the mailing list archives. 
+   Don't add the release date yet though; you will add it in a later step.
  - Change VERSION in the top of configure.in to hold the new version number.
  - Update the manpages so the will have the new release number by first
    building the source, followed by making the `update-man' target in doc/.
@@ -22,58 +21,73 @@ When releasing a new version
 
 	$ git tag -s -F changelog.file elinks-X.X.X
 
+ - Run script to create new tarballs (both .gz and .bz2).
+
+	$ contrib/mkdist -g "$PWD/.git" -r elinks-X.X.X -l X.X.X
+
+   This step also builds the elinks binary and documentation based on
+   the label, and that might fail because of some bug, so it's best to
+   do this before pushing anything.
+
+ - Create ASCII armored signature files.
+
+	$ gpg -b --armor elinks-X.X.X.tar.bz2
+	$ gpg -b --armor elinks-X.X.X.tar.gz
+
  - Append ".GIT" to the VERSION variable in the top of configure.in.
  - Commit only this change.
  - Push these changes plus tag using:
 
 	$ git push
-	$ git push --tags
+	$ git push tag elinks-X.X.X
 
 2. Tasks on http://elinks.cz/ (part 1):
 
  - Wait until the tag etc. has been synced or force a sync of the repository
    at http://elinks.cz/elinks.git/.
- - Run script to create new tarballs (both .gz and .bz2).
-
-	$ mkdist elinks-X.X.X X.X.X -r
 
 3. Tasks on localhost:
 
- - Download new tarballs and create ASCII armored signature files.
+ - Copy the elinks-X.X.X.tar.* files to http://elinks.cz/download/.
+ - Send announcement to elinks-users mailing list.  Do not format it
+   as multipart/signed because the linuxfromscratch archive does not
+   display such messages properly.
+ - Wait for the announcement to hit the elinks-users mailing list archive.
 
-	$ gpg -b --armor elinks-X.X.X.tar.bz2
-	$ gpg -b --armor elinks-X.X.X.tar.gz
+4. Tasks in the elinks module (part 2):
 
- - Copy the elinks-X.X.X.tar.*.asc files to http://elinks.cz/download/.
- - Send announcement to elinks-users mailing list.
+ - Add the release date from the mailing list archive to NEWS.
+ - Commit and push that change.
 
-4. Tasks in the elinks-web module:
+5. Tasks in the elinks-web module:
 
  - Change the version and release data in the start of website.conf.
- - Wait for the announcement to hit the elinks-users mailing list archive.
+   Also change download.txt if necessary.
  - Add paraphrased version of the first paragraph of the release announcement
    as a news entry in news/latest.txt. Make the entry link to both the
    archived announcement from linuxfromscratch.org and gmane.org using the
    "magic numbers" expanded by the macro. Possibly, move the cut-off markers
    that control which news entries to display on the front page.
- - Rebuild index.html, download.html, news.html, and news.rss.
+ - Rebuild index.html, download.html, news.html, news.rss, and release.html.
+ - Update bugzilla/milestones/elinks.html if the release corresponds
+   to a reached milestone.
  - Commit the updates HTML and asciidoc files.
  - Push the commits.
 
-5. Tasks on http://elinks.cz/ (part 2):
+6. Tasks on http://elinks.cz/ (part 2):
 
  - Wait until the elinks-web module has been synced or force a sync of the
    repository.
  - Checkout the new updated webpages.
 
-6. Tasks on http://bugzilla.elinks.cz/:
+7. Tasks on http://bugzilla.elinks.cz/:
 
  - Add the new version.
  - Add a comment to each bug fixed in this version.  If some of them
    are already VERIFIED, change them to CLOSED, unless they are also
    waiting for a release in another branch.
 
-7. Tasks external sites and resources:
+8. Tasks external sites and resources:
 
  - Add a new release to the freshmeat.net page.
  - Change topic of #elinks