-build machine), use the commands below to switch to the release
-branch, get changes and prepare the release
-announcement. This requires a system which has the release/unstable
+build machine), use the commands below to do the following:
+
+@itemize
+@item
+switch to the release branch
+
+@item
+update the release branch from origin/master
+
+@item
+update the translation files
+
+@item
+create the release announcement
+
+@item
+update the build versions.
+
+@itemize
+@item
+VERSION_DEVEL = the current development version (previous VERSION_DEVEL + 0.01)
+
+@item
+VERSION_STABLE = the current stable version (probably no change here)
+
+@end itemize
+
+@item
+update the @qq{Welcome to LilyPond} version numbers to the version about to be
+released
+
+@end itemize
+
+This requires a system which has the release/unstable