Fixed #428 -- added a changelog
diff --git a/docs/doing-a-release.rst b/docs/doing-a-release.rst
index 0f38206..194e82f 100644
--- a/docs/doing-a-release.rst
+++ b/docs/doing-a-release.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 software.
 
 * Update the version number in ``cryptography/__about__.py``.
+* Set the release date in the :doc:`/changelog`.
 * Do a commit indicating this.
 * Send a pull request with this.
 * Wait for it to be merged.