diff --git a/RELEASING.TXT b/RELEASING.TXT
index 15806f6ef..32394df06 100644
--- a/RELEASING.TXT
+++ b/RELEASING.TXT
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ This document details the steps necessary to package a release of Bullet.
 
 1) Preparing for release:
 
-update VERSION in several places
+update VERSION in several places (/VERSION file, /CMakeLists.txt, /configure.ac, /src/LinearMath/btScalar.h)
+re-generate serialization structures, if they changed (/src/LinearMath/btSerializer.cpp using makesdna)
 update ChangeLog with larger/important changes
 regenerate MSVC project files using build/vs_all.bat
 create a Subversion tag revision in bullet.googlecode.com/svn/tags/bullet-<VERSION>