diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
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--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ Now wait until all artifacts have been properly propagated. Then:
   * Tweet about it
   * Post about it on Discuss
   * Post about it on Gitter
+  * Create a GitHub 'release' for the tag via https://github.com/akka/akka/releases with a link to the release notes
 
 ## Update references