diff --git a/docs/release.md b/docs/release.md
index f89114f2..83c0db4a 100644
--- a/docs/release.md
+++ b/docs/release.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     - `make tx_pull` to retrieve new translations from transifex
     - `make compilemessages` to create regular `.mo` + `umap/static/umap/locale/*.js`
     - commit new translations `git commit -am "i18n"`
+2. Test collectstatic: `umap collectstatic --no-input`
 2. Bump version: `make patch|minor`
 3. `git commit -am "1.X.Y"`
 4. `git tag 1.X.Y`