updated release instructions
diff --git a/docs/release.rst b/docs/release.rst
index a15504e..b01f705 100644
--- a/docs/release.rst
+++ b/docs/release.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
To release a new version of pybind11:
- Update the version number and push to pypi
- - Update ``pybind11/_version.py`` (set release version, remove 'dev')
- - Update version in ``docs/conf.py``
+ - Update ``pybind11/_version.py`` (set release version, remove 'dev').
+ - Update ``PYBIND11_VERSION_MAJOR`` etc. in ``include/pybind11/common.h``.
+ - Update version in ``docs/conf.py``.
- Tag release date in ``docs/changelog.rst``.
- ``git add`` and ``git commit``.
- if new minor version: ``git checkout -b vX.Y``, ``git push -u origin vX.Y``