diff --git a/RELEASE-CHECKLIST b/RELEASE-CHECKLIST
index 178d514b8..4d7a720de 100644
--- a/RELEASE-CHECKLIST
+++ b/RELEASE-CHECKLIST
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 [ ] make man/pandoc.1 and commit if needed
 [ ] Finalize changelog
     tools/changelog-helper.sh
-[ ] make packages
+[ ] push release candidate and download artifacts
+[ ] Use 'make' in macos and windows artifacts to sign code
 [ ] make update-website
 [ ] make trypandoc
 [ ] Tag release in git