diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
index b6bffed8..1adc0a08 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ In order to issue a new release, follow the following steps:
 - Switch to the master branch;
 - Update :file:`CHANGELOG.rst` with the last changes;
 - Update :file:`CONTRIBUTORS` (instructions inside the file);
-- Update known good versions of dependencies in ``setup.cfg`` manually;
 - If needed, recompress assets. It requires zopflipng::
 
     make compress-assets