diff --git a/docs/doing-a-release.rst b/docs/doing-a-release.rst
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 The commit which merged the version number bump is now the official release
-commit for this release. Once this has happened:
+commit for this release. You will need to have ``gpg`` installed and a ``gpg``
+key in order to do a release. Once this has happened:
 
 * Run ``invoke release {version}``.