diff --git a/doc/release-process.md b/doc/release-process.md
index 9a41b71a9..adc88c02c 100644
--- a/doc/release-process.md
+++ b/doc/release-process.md
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Install deps on Linux:
    - A `CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD` of 50 means "actual non-beta release"
    - Make sure to keep the values in configure.ac and src/clientversion.h the same. The variables are prefixed wth an underscore in configure.ac
  - Run ./contrib/devtools/gen-manpages.sh, commit + push results
+   - PROTIP: Man page creation must be done after updating the version number and recompiling and before Debian package creation
  - Update checkpoints in src/chainparams.cpp via contrib/checkpoints.pl
    - checkpoints.pl will just generate the data you need, it must be manually copied into the correct place
    - Checkpoint are a list of block heights and block hashes that tell a full node the correct block history of the blockchain