diff --git a/ReleaseInstructions b/ReleaseInstructions
index 1f905ed6c..842557453 100644
--- a/ReleaseInstructions
+++ b/ReleaseInstructions
@@ -187,10 +187,13 @@ Note: This document was updated in the context of releasing Ant 1.6.
 
     * remove the remaining files of the previous release from
       /www/www.apache.org/dist/ant/[source|binary].
+      This includes the old release notes.
 
     * remove all *tar* files of the old release from
       /www/archive.apache.org/dist/ant/[source|binary] on minotaur,
       leave the *zip* files alone.
+      Also remove the old release notes from 
+      /www/archive.apache.org/dist/ant/
 
 20. Now and perhaps during previous betas any changes on the branch must
     be merged back into the tree.