diff --git a/RELEASE.txt b/RELEASE.txt
index 63de588f..836d2222 100644
--- a/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/RELEASE.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ How to make a new release of ``skimage``
     place.  Double check ``random.js``, otherwise the skimage.org front
     page gets broken!
   - Build using ``make gh-pages``.
+  - Update the symlink to ``stable``.
   - Push upstream: ``git push origin gh-pages`` in ``doc/gh-pages``.
 
 - Add the version number as a tag in git::
@@ -38,7 +39,10 @@ How to make a new release of ``skimage``
   "Current" tab, and click (on the right) on the "Restart Build" icon.  After
   the wheels become available at http://wheels.scikit-image.org/ (approx 15
   mins), execute ``tools/osx_wheel_upload.sh``.  Note that, if you rebuild the
-  same wheels, the Rackspace server may only update in another 15 minutes.
+  same wheels, it can take up to 15 minutes for the the files in the http
+  directory to update to the versions that Travis-CI uploaded. You may want to
+  check the timestamps in the http directory listing to check that you will get
+  the latest version.
 
 - Increase the version number