Fixes to release instructions.

Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/apex-site/repo
Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/apex-site/commit/9bb95245
Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/apex-site/tree/9bb95245
Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/apex-site/diff/9bb95245

Branch: refs/heads/master
Commit: 9bb952452df11d94c4d01828045a96d153c8b7d2
Parents: 5901232
Author: Thomas Weise <[email protected]>
Authored: Fri Mar 31 23:24:55 2017 -0700
Committer: Thomas Weise <[email protected]>
Committed: Fri Mar 31 23:44:13 2017 -0700

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 src/md/release.md | 14 +++++++-------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/apex-site/blob/9bb95245/src/md/release.md
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diff --git a/src/md/release.md b/src/md/release.md
index 04a2c6f..4d43325 100644
--- a/src/md/release.md
+++ b/src/md/release.md
@@ -263,13 +263,13 @@ Commit all changes and push them to the remote git 
repository:
 git commit --author "Apex Dev <[email protected]>" -am "Preparing for 3.4.1 
development"
 git push apache
 ```
-Merge `@since` tag and change log changes to `master`.
+Cherry-pick `@since` tag and change log changes from release tag to `master`.
 
 ### Documentation
 
-There two steps in promotion. The documentation built during the build step 
above is made available on the website and then any changes to the rest of the 
website are deployed.
+If this is a minor or a major release, link the release documentation as 
latest on the web site. Otherwise it is a patch release and this step can be 
skipped (documentation is already reflected in the website).
 
-1. If this is a new minor or a major release, under the `apex-site` folder, 
run the following commands to point the website to the release documentation 
folder, otherwise it is a patch release and this step can be skipped as the 
documentation is already reflected in the website.
+Under the `apex-site` folder (`asf-site` branch):
 
 ```bash
 # docv major.minor version calculated in the build step
@@ -281,13 +281,13 @@ git commit --author "Apex Dev <[email protected]>" -m 
"Promoting ${DOC_NAME}-$
 git push
 ```
 
-2. Refer to the documentation in [apex-site 
repository](https://github.com/apache/apex-site#contributing) to add any new 
links to the 
[docs.md](https://github.com/apache/apex-site/blob/master/src/md/docs.md) page, 
follow the committer steps to commit and push these changes, and deploy the 
site.
+### Update Web Site
 
-## Announce Release
+Update the download page to reflect the new release: 
https://github.com/apache/apex-site#updating-downloads-page
 
-For minor or major release, publish the documentation to the web site prior to 
updating download page (which will automatically link the documentation). See 
https://github.com/apache/apex-core/tree/master/docs#deployment
+Publish the web site, see [apex-site 
repository](https://github.com/apache/apex-site#contributing) for instructions.
 
-Update the download page to reflect the new release: 
https://github.com/apache/apex-site#updating-downloads-page
+## Announce Release
 
 Send the announcement email, example:
 
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201605.mbox/%3CCA%2B5xAo1ZYso6azUBJOkpVtJqM%3DAnJFr_RtjKk9_VusBwgYNS8A%40mail.gmail.com%3E

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