From 8409422ca6e81deaad36b45dcd9a11e959f6b924 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Li <li.davidm96@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:16:57 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add R packages to post-release checklist (#1614)

Fixes #1601.
---
 docs/source/development/releasing.rst | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/source/development/releasing.rst b/docs/source/development/releasing.rst
index bac560da22..0bf27a1821 100644
--- a/docs/source/development/releasing.rst
+++ b/docs/source/development/releasing.rst
@@ -338,6 +338,13 @@ Be sure to go through on the following checklist:
       # dev/release/post-05-linux.sh ../arrow 10.0.0 0
       dev/release/post-05-linux.sh <arrow-dir> <version> <rc-number>
 
+.. dropdown:: Update R packages
+   :class-title: sd-fs-5
+   :class-container: sd-shadow-md
+
+   This is a manual process.  See the process for the `Arrow R packages
+   <https://arrow.apache.org/docs/dev/developers/release.html#post-release-tasks>`_.
+
 .. dropdown:: Upload Ruby packages to RubyGems
    :class-title: sd-fs-5
    :class-container: sd-shadow-md