diff --git a/howto/release/repositories/voltha-lib-go/release.rst b/howto/release/repositories/voltha-lib-go/release.rst
index dd91ad8..83cf628 100644
--- a/howto/release/repositories/voltha-lib-go/release.rst
+++ b/howto/release/repositories/voltha-lib-go/release.rst
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
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 - Tag and branch repositories (order is important)
-- Update .gitreview, set defaultbranch=voltha-2.12-beta for commits
-- Update VERSION file to prevent future conflicts.
+- Update .gitreview, set defaultbranch=voltha-2.12 for commits
+- Update VERSION file to prevent future conflicts: {major}.{minor+1}.0
 
 
 Release branching and tagging