diff --git a/howto_release.txt b/howto_release.txt
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--- a/howto_release.txt
+++ b/howto_release.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ This note serves as developer documentation for the JuMP release process, which
 Steps for a new major (0.xx) release:
 
 - Update NEWS.md
-- Update version and release in doc/conf.py
 - Create release-0.xx branch
-- Run "make html" in doc/. Copy doc/_build/html to new directory in gh-pages branch
-- Update version link in doc/warn.rst.
-- Update version and branches in README
+- Update version and branches in README.md
 - Check that CI passes on release branch