diff --git a/howto/release/components/index.rst b/howto/release/components/index.rst
index f13b276..b859afe 100644
--- a/howto/release/components/index.rst
+++ b/howto/release/components/index.rst
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 .. toctree::
 
    onos_dependencies
+   voltha-protos
 
    voltctl/index
    voltctl/install
diff --git a/howto/release/components/onos_dependencies.rst b/howto/release/components/onos_dependencies.rst
index 2d0d8c8..5068cd3 100644
--- a/howto/release/components/onos_dependencies.rst
+++ b/howto/release/components/onos_dependencies.rst
@@ -151,3 +151,12 @@
 .. code:: XML
 
    <sadis.api.version>5.10.0</sadis.api.version>
+
+maclearner
+^^^^^^^^^^
+
+pppoeagent
+^^^^^^^^^^
+
+segmentrouting
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/howto/release/components/voltha-lib-go.rst b/howto/release/components/voltha-lib-go.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da1b057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/howto/release/components/voltha-lib-go.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+VOLTHA Components: voltha-protos
+================================
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+- update go.mod
+
+  - voltha-protos
+
+
+Validate
+--------
+
+Versioning
+----------
+
+- Based on VERSION file contents in root directory of the repository.
+
+Release
+-------
+
+- Bump VERSION file to a non-dev semantic version.
+- See Validate above
+- Commit and approve to trigger a build
diff --git a/howto/release/components/voltha-protos.rst b/howto/release/components/voltha-protos.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9de5270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/howto/release/components/voltha-protos.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+VOLTHA Components: voltha-protos
+================================
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+- google-api library version
+
+Validate
+--------
+
+- make lint
+- make test
+
+Versioning
+----------
+
+- Based on VERSION file contents in root directory of the repository.
+
+Release
+-------
+
+- Bump VERSION file to a non-dev semantic version.
+- See Validate above
+- Commit and approve to trigger a build
diff --git a/howto/release/hierarchy/index.rst b/howto/release/hierarchy/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f901eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/howto/release/hierarchy/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+VOLTHA Components
+=================
+
+voltha-onos
+^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+- `dependencies.xml <https://github.com/opencord/voltha-onos/blob/master/dependencies.xml>`_
+
+Dependencies.xml is the last step of the release of ONOS + APPS, it's in
+the voltha-onos repo and it's the last element you need to update so that
+the voltha-onos docker image can be built with all the released apps on top
+of the selected ONOS image.
+
+Use dependencies.xml to populate the release notes version grid for ONOS.
+
+ofagent-go
+^^^^^^^^^^
+- `deps: go.mod <https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/ofagent-go/+/refs/heads/master/go.mod>`_
+
+  - voltha-lib-go
+  - voltha-protos
+
+Relase: voltctl
+
+   - update: repo:ci-management:vars/installVoltctl.groovy
+
+voltha-protos
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+- `deps: go.mod <https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/ofagent-go/+/refs/heads/master/go.mod>`_
+
+  - voltha-lib-go
+  - voltha-protos
+
+Relase: voltctl
+
+   - update: repo:ci-management:vars/installVoltctl.groovy
+
+See Also
+========
+- `VOLTHA Release Process <https://docs.voltha.org/master/overview/release_process.html?highlight=charts%20yaml>`_
+- `release_notes: Release Process <https://docs.voltha.org/master/release_notes/release_process.html>`_
+- `VOLTHA and ONOS Software Update Procedure <https://docs.voltha.org/master/operations/software-upgrade.html?highlight=set%20global%20image>`_
+- `Helm Chart Deployment <https://docs.voltha.org/master/voltha-helm-charts/README.html?highlight=voltctl>`_
diff --git a/howto/release/index.rst b/howto/release/index.rst
index da347a5..db164b3 100644
--- a/howto/release/index.rst
+++ b/howto/release/index.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
    :maxdepth: 2
 
    components/index
+   hierarchy/index
 
    voltctl/index
    voltctl/install