diff --git a/doc/steps_to_prepare_release.md b/doc/steps_to_prepare_release.md
index a883391e5..e4e60564c 100644
--- a/doc/steps_to_prepare_release.md
+++ b/doc/steps_to_prepare_release.md
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 
  1. Tag corresponding commit of RapMap so that it can be stably pulled in for source builds.
  2. Alter `fetchRapMap.sh` to fetch the corresponding tagged version (and update the sha256 sum).
- 3. Ensure that everything builds cleanly on Linux (taken care of by CI) and OSX.
- 4. Merge the develop branch changes into master.
- 5. Tag the Salmon release with a new version number.
- 6. Update the docker tag and build an image for docker hub.
- 7. Bump the Bioconda version and build a new Bioconda release.
- 8. Add release notes for the tagged master version.
- 9. Upload the pre-compiled linux binary (from the CI server) to GitHub.
- 10. (not technically part of release) Reset the relevant changes (steps 1,2) on the develop branch so they now point to a non-tagged RapMap.
+ 3. Bump salmon version in `include/SalmonConfig.hpp`, then rebuild and run the `bump_version.sh` script.
+ 4. Ensure that everything builds cleanly on Linux (taken care of by CI) and OSX.
+ 5. Merge the develop branch changes into master.
+ 6. Tag the Salmon release with a new version number.
+ 7. Update the docker tag and build an image for docker hub.
+ 8. Bump the Bioconda version and build a new Bioconda release.
+ 9. Add release notes for the tagged master version.
+ 10. Upload the pre-compiled linux binary (from the CI server) to GitHub.
+ 11. (not technically part of release) Reset the relevant changes (steps 1,2) on the develop branch so they now point to a non-tagged RapMap.