diff --git a/Manifest.txt b/Manifest.txt
index fe909962..02066b8e 100644
--- a/Manifest.txt
+++ b/Manifest.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ LICENSE
 Manifest.txt
 README.md
 Rakefile
+Release.md
 bin/puma
 bin/puma-wild
 bin/pumactl
diff --git a/Release.md b/Release.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d413d52a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Release.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Release process
+
+Using "3.7.1" as a version string example.
+
+1. `be rake release_sanity VERSION=3.7.1`
+2. `be rake release VERSION=3.7.1`
+3. Switch to latest JRuby version
+4. `rake java gem`
+5. `gem push pkg/puma-3.7.1-java.gem`