diff --git a/ReleaseInstructions b/ReleaseInstructions
index dd63ec76f..c19436266 100644
--- a/ReleaseInstructions
+++ b/ReleaseInstructions
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Instructions for making a Release:
 
-Author: Conor MacNeill
+Authors: Conor MacNeill
+         Stefan Bodewig
+         Magesh Umasankar
 
 Note: This document was created in the context of releasing Ant 1.5.
       Please interpret the branch names, tags, etc. according to
@@ -60,6 +62,9 @@ Note: This document was created in the context of releasing Ant 1.5.
     Before you do that, ensure that the key you use is inside the KEYS
     file in Ant's CVS repository - and that you perform a cvs update on
     the KEYS file in /www/jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-ant/release/
+    
+    Also make sure you have sent the key that you use to a public 
+    keyserver.
 
 8.  The beta distribution is now ready to go. Bundle it up into a tar.gz file and 
     scp to your apache account.
@@ -81,10 +86,26 @@ Note: This document was created in the context of releasing Ant 1.5.
     and a 1.6alpha. Assign all existing 1.5 alpha bugs to one of these release 
     labels.
     
-12. Once that is done, do a test download to make sure everything is OK. If it 
-    looks OK, announce it on ant-dev and ant-user. After a few days pass and 
-    there are no major problems, a wider announcement is made (main jakarta 
-    website, general and announce lists, etc).
+12. Once that is done, do a test download to make sure everything is OK. A 
+    common problem may be:
+    * the file's mime type is not recognized and is interpreted as 
+      text/plain.  Fix it by using some .htaccess magic (AddEncoding stuff)
+    * Your gz.asc files are not being displayed properly (RemoveEncoing stuff)
+    
+    If it looks OK, announce it on ant-dev and ant-user. After a few days pass 
+    and there are no major problems, a wider announcement is made (main jakarta 
+    website, announcements@jakarta.apache.org, etc).
+    
+    Also ensure you:
+    * Update antnews.xml (Announcement)
+    * Update faq.xml (Ant's history details)
+    * Update index.xml (Announcement, latest release details)
+    * Update problems.xml (Debug Output details)
+    Generate the html files by invoking ant on docs.xml - you need jakarta-site2
+    checked out for this and velocity.jar somewhere in your classpath -
+    you might choose to put it under lib/optional for auto pick-up.
+    Commit the modified/generated files and also perform a 
+    cvs update on files in daedalus' www/jakarta.apache.org/ant.
 
 13. As problems in the beta are discovered, there may be a need for one or more 
     subsequent betas. The release manager makes this call. Each time, the