diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index f43c5f21..eba7ff5e 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
     - translators at work
     - `make tx_pull` to retrieve new translations from transifex
     - `make compilemessages` to create regular `.mo` + `umap/static/umap/locale/*.js`
-    - commit new translations
+    - commit new translations `git commit -am "i18n"`
 2. Bump version: `make patch|minor`
 3. `git commit -am "1.X.Y"`
 4. `git tag 1.X.Y`
 5. `git push && git push --tag`
 6. Go to [Github release page](https://github.com/umap-project/umap/releases/new) and Generate release notes + paste it in `docs/changelog.md` + finish Github process for a new release
-7. Commit the changelog
+7. Commit the changelog `git commit -am "changelog"`
 8. `make build`
 9. `make publish`
 10. `make docker`