diff --git a/release/README.md b/release/README.md
index 74acc571b..aa770e6e2 100644
--- a/release/README.md
+++ b/release/README.md
@@ -21,5 +21,9 @@ Make sure run all these steps on the correct branch you want to create a new rel
     * Creating a fresh venv, pip-installing the new wheel in there, and then export all packages:
     * `virtualenv -ppython3.5 venv && source venv/bin/activate && pip install mitmproxy && pip freeze`
 - Update `latest` tag [here](https://hub.docker.com/r/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/~/settings/automated-builds/)
+- Tag the commit with the correct version
+    * `2.0.0` for new major versions
+    * `2.0.2` for new patch versions
+    * `2.0` always points to the latest patch version of the `2.0.x` series (update tag + force push)
 
 After everything is done, you might want to bump the version on master in [https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/blob/master/mitmproxy/version.py](mitmproxy/version.py) if you just created a major release.