diff --git a/docs/release-checklist.md b/docs/release-checklist.md
index a314e6c70d..f533255cca 100644
--- a/docs/release-checklist.md
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@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Day of Release:
 - Create a new tag called `vX.Y.Z` and push it to the repo.
 - Create a new release on the `wgpu` repo with the changelog from this version, targeting that tag
 - Create a branch with the with the new version `vX` and push it to the repo.
+  - On this branch, remove the [!NOTE] at the top of [wgpu/examples/README.md].
 - Complete the release's milestone on GitHub.
 - Create a new milestone for the next release, in 12 weeks time.
 - Update the release checklist with any needed changes.