diff --git a/doc/release/patch.md b/doc/release/patch.md
index 3ee55028b1f..5d2fa053cac 100644
--- a/doc/release/patch.md
+++ b/doc/release/patch.md
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ Otherwise include it in the monthly release and note there was a regression fix
 1. Apply the patch to GitLab Cloud and the private GitLab development server
 1. [Build new packages with the latest version](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/blob/master/doc/release.md)
 1. Cherry-pick the changelog update back into master
-1. Create blog post
-1. Send tweets about the release from `@gitlabhq`, tweet should include the most important feature that the release is addressing as well as the link to the changelog
+1. Create and publish a blog post
+1. Send tweets about the release from `@gitlabhq`, tweet should include the most important feature that the release is addressing and link to the blog post
 1. Note in the 'GitLab X.X regressions' issue that the patch was published (CE only)