diff --git a/doc/developers/release_checklist b/doc/developers/release_checklist
index bab3db89..11ddbc86 100644
--- a/doc/developers/release_checklist
+++ b/doc/developers/release_checklist
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ Release steps:
 - Update version.h
 - Commit
 - Tag the release using SVN:
-  svn copy http://lm-sensors.org/svn/lm-sensors/trunk \
-      http://lm-sensors.org/svn/lm-sensors/tags/V2-x-x \
-      -m "Create tag 'V2-x-x'."
+  svn copy http://lm-sensors.org/svn/lm-sensors/branches/lm-sensors-3.0.0 \
+      http://lm-sensors.org/svn/lm-sensors/tags/V3-x-x \
+      -m "3.x.x release"
 - Remove 'SVN' related files/directories (e.g. rm -fR `find . -name .svn`)
-- Rename lm_sensors2 to lm_sensors-#.#.#
+- Rename the base directory to lm_sensors-3.x.x
 - Tar it up and post it (sign it)
 - Make sure the file permissions on both the archive and the signature
   are correct (664)