diff --git a/release b/release
index aaaa54fb78f3fdef84883b28545a46fac27570eb..3236717d5adcf3eb9f71ae89a87fa292df2b9f73 100755
--- a/release
+++ b/release
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ export DEBEMAIL="${AMNESIA_DEV_EMAIL}"
 echo "Updating debian/changelog from Git history..."
 gbp dch \
    `if [ ${SNAPSHOT} = yes ]; then echo '--snapshot --auto' ; fi` \
-   `if [ ${SNAPSHOT} = no -a -n ${SINCE} ]; then echo "--release --since=${SINCE}" ; fi` \
-   `if [ ${SNAPSHOT} = no -a -z ${SINCE} ]; then echo "--release --auto" ; fi` \
+   `if [ ${SNAPSHOT} = no -a -n ${SINCE} ]; then echo "--since=${SINCE}" ; fi` \
+   `if [ ${SNAPSHOT} = no -a -z ${SINCE} ]; then echo "--auto" ; fi` \
    --new-version="${NEW_VERSION}" \
    --ignore-branch \
    -- '*' ':!wiki' \
diff --git a/wiki/src/contribute/release_process.mdwn b/wiki/src/contribute/release_process.mdwn
index 92ebf24876e9c9ebb777347d612ce8ebf29e3f25..c8464258c7d1739d8836d7c3ea3d79f345635291 100644
--- a/wiki/src/contribute/release_process.mdwn
+++ b/wiki/src/contribute/release_process.mdwn
@@ -492,6 +492,11 @@ Build the final image
 Then all included files should be up-to-date and the versioned APT
 suite should be ready, so it is time to:
 
+* Mark the version as "released" in the changelog:
+
+      dch --release --no-force-save-on-release --maintmaint
+      git commit -m "Mark Tails ${VERSION} as released." debian/changelog
+
 * tag the release *again*, with all included files in:
   
       git tag -f -u "$TAILS_SIGNATURE_KEY" \