diff --git a/doc/release-process.md b/doc/release-process.md
--- a/doc/release-process.md
+++ b/doc/release-process.md
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     b. Push the tag to Github: `git push <github remote> vM.m.r`
 
 5. Increment version number for the next release in:
-    - `doc/release-notes.md` (and copy existing one to versioned `doc/release-notes/*.md`)
     - `CMakeLists.txt`
     - `contrib/seeds/makeseeds.py` (only after a new major release)