diff --git a/release/README.md b/release/README.md
index a6b49511f..f2b798977 100644
--- a/release/README.md
+++ b/release/README.md
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
 - Upload wheel to pypi
 - Update docker-releases repo
 - Update `latest` tag on https://hub.docker.com/r/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/~/settings/automated-builds/
+- Bump the version immediately afterwards