diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
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--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 > - opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure
 > - opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws
 > - opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-v2
+>
 > These libraries are also excluded from the general release.
 
 Package release preparation is handled by the [`[Package] Prepare release`](./.github/workflows/package-prepare-release.yml) workflow that allows
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ to pick a specific package to release. It follows the same versioning strategy a
 
 Long-term package release branch follows `package-release/{package-name}/v{major}.{minor}.x` (or `package-release/{package-name}/v{major}.{minor}bx`) naming pattern.
 
+The workflow will create two pull requests, one against the `main` and one against the `package-release/` branch; both should be merged in order to proceed with the release.
+
 ## Preparing a new patch release
 
 * Backport pull request(s) to the release branch.
@@ -54,6 +57,8 @@ to pick a specific package to release.
 
 The workflow can only be run against long-term release branch such as `package-release/{package-name}/v{major}.{minor}.x` or `package-release/{package-name}/v{major}.{minor}bx`.
 
+The workflow will create a pull request that should be merged in order to proceed with the release.
+
 ## Making the release
 
 * Run the [Release workflow](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/actions/workflows/release.yml).