diff --git a/ReleaseInstructions b/ReleaseInstructions
index 04b8daebb..959091e5c 100644
--- a/ReleaseInstructions
+++ b/ReleaseInstructions
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ Note: This document was updated in the context of releasing Ant 1.7.
             * docs/manual/credits.html
             * build.xml properties : project-version & manifest-version 
             * POM files under src/etc/poms and subdirectories
+            * ivy.xml in release subdirectory
 
         Commit your changes.
 
@@ -232,13 +233,25 @@ Note: This document was updated in the context of releasing Ant 1.7.
       to   /www/www.apache.org/dist/ant/[source|binaries].
 
       
-      and 
-
-      from java-repository/org/apache/ant
+    * upload the maven artifacts located under java-repository/org/apache/ant
+      these artifacts comprise currently for each ant jar of one POM file, the corresponding jar file
+      and the corresponding GPG signatures (x.pom, x.jar, x.pom.asc, x.jar.asc)
+      MD5 and SHA1 are generated by ivy during the upload
 
       to  
 
-      /www/people.apache.org/repo/m2-ibiblio-rsync-repository/org/apache/ant
+      https://repository.apache.org (nexus repository)
+
+      using the build file release/upload.xml
+      
+      ant -Dupload.user=foo -Dupload.password=secret -lib location_of_ivy_jar -f upload.xml      
+
+    *  after the upload, you need to access the web interface of nexus under https://repository.apache.org
+       login using your Apache credentials
+       select the Staging enterprise repository
+       expand org.apache.ant 
+       right click the upload that you just did
+       select the context menu entry "Close"
       
 
     * remove the symbolic links from /www/www.apache.org/dist/ant.