diff --git a/HOWTO_RELEASE b/HOWTO_RELEASE
index 582e3f5..8f639ba 100644
--- a/HOWTO_RELEASE
+++ b/HOWTO_RELEASE
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
-1. Test (make clean all check), fix if broken before proceeding
-2. Ensure proper version in package.json 
-3. Ensure NEWS section exists for the new version, review it, add release date
-4. Commit package.json, NEWS
-5. git tag -a Major.Minor.Patch # use NEWS section as content
-6. Announce on cartodb@googlegroups.com
-7. Stub NEWS/package for next version
-
-Versions:
-
-Bugfix releases increment Patch component of version.
-Feature releases increment Minor and set Patch to zero.
-If backward compatibility is broken, increment Major and
-set to zero Minor and Patch.
-
-Branches named 'b<Major>.<Minor>' are kept for any critical
-fix that might need to be shipped before next feature release
-is ready.
-
+# How to release
+
+1. Test (`npm test`), fix if broken before proceeding.
+2. Merge patch, feature to master.
+3. Ensure proper version in `package.json` and `package-lock.json`.
+4. Ensure `NEWS.md` section exists for the new version, review it, add release date.
+5. Commit `package.json`, `package-lock.json`, NEWS.
+6. Run `git tag -a Major.Minor.Patch`. Use NEWS section as content.
+7. `npm publish` to registry.
+8. Stub NEWS/package for next version.
+
+Versions should follow http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html.