diff --git a/ReleaseInstructions b/ReleaseInstructions
index c669e2bf9..d3b81a728 100644
--- a/ReleaseInstructions
+++ b/ReleaseInstructions
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ Note: This document was updated in the context of releasing Ant 1.7.
       /www/www.apache.org/dist/ant/[source|binaries].
       This includes the old release notes.
 
+    (+)
+
 22. Now and perhaps during previous betas any changes on the branch must
     be merged back into the tree.
 
@@ -256,7 +258,9 @@ Note: This document was updated in the context of releasing Ant 1.7.
     Announce release in the usenet groups comp.lang.java.softwaretools
     and comp.lang.java.announce.
 
-24. You can now reacquaint yourself with your family and friends.
+24. Add a new release tag to doap_Ant.rdf in Ant's trunk.
+
+25. You can now reacquaint yourself with your family and friends.
 
 (*)  the xdocs need to be updated on both the branch and the HEAD revision
      because traditionally the ant.apache.org web site reflects the HEAD
@@ -270,6 +274,12 @@ Note: This document was updated in the context of releasing Ant 1.7.
      mirrors had it on Dec 19th at 8 am. The srcdownload/bindownload pages both
      contain a note advising users to be patient immediately after the release.
 
+(+)  Don't expect the old releases to disappear from
+     www.apache.org/dist as soon as the new releases are there.
+     The rsync process from people.a.o to www.a.o adds files once per
+     hour but only deletes once per day.
+
+
 Related Information
 
 http://www.apache.org/dev/#releases