diff --git a/docs/release_process.md b/docs/release_process.md
index 0432df0d..6de49521 100644
--- a/docs/release_process.md
+++ b/docs/release_process.md
@@ -20,35 +20,36 @@ Follow these steps to create a release.
 
 1.  Preparation:
     - Define the release version number, using [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/)
-    - Write the release title and release notes
+    - Write the release title and release notes and add to 
+    [release notes document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KnHwkYfhyWO5H8BDcMu7y3ogjvq5Yi4OwpmZ8DB6w0Y/edit)
 2.  Create a release branch, eg, `release-version`
 3.  In the release branch:
-    - run `bumpversion --config-file .bumpversion.cfg [major | minor | patch]`
-    - clean up existing environment using `bin/clean`
-    - build the JS asserts using `bin/build-client`
+    - Run `bumpversion --config-file .bumpversion.cfg [major | minor | patch]`
+    - Clean up existing environment using `bin/clean`
+    - Build the JS asserts using `bin/build-client`
 4.  Commit and push the new branch
 5.  Create a PR for the release.
     - [optional] As needed, conduct PR review.
 6.  Merge to master
-7.  Create Github release using the version number and release notes ([instructions](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-releases/)).
+7.  Create Github release using the version number and release notes 
+([instructions](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-releases/)).
     - Draft new release
     - Type version name matching release version number from (1)
     - Select `master` as release branch (ensure you merged the release PR)
     - Type title `Release {version num}`
-    - [optional] check pre-release if this release is not ready for production
+    - [optional] Check pre-release if this release is not ready for production
     - Publish Release
- 8.  Publish to pypi by performing the following steps
-    (assumes you have `setuptools` and `twine` installed and that you have
-    registered for pypi and have write access to the cellxgene pypi package)
-    - build the distribution by calling
-      `python setup.py sdist`
+8.  Publish to pypi by performing the following steps (assumes you have `setuptools` and `twine` installed and that you 
+have registered for pypi and have write access to the cellxgene pypi package)
+    - Build the distribution by calling
+    `python setup.py sdist`
       inside the top-level directory
-    - [optional] upload the package to test pypi
+    - [optional] Upload the package to test pypi
       `twine upload --repository-url https://test.pypi.org/legacy/ dist/*`
-    - [optional] test the test installation in a fresh virtual environment using
+    - [optional] Test the test installation in a fresh virtual environment using
       `pip install --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ --extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple cellxgene`
-    - upload the package to real pypi using `twine upload dist/*`
-    - [optional] test the installation in a fresh virtual environment using
+    - Upload the package to real pypi using `twine upload dist/*`
+    - [optional] Test the installation in a fresh virtual environment using
       `pip install cellxgene`
 
 The optional steps are for testing purposes, and are recommended