diff --git a/docs/contributors/releasing_minikube.md b/docs/contributors/releasing_minikube.md
index 3146f3bbb8..fa7d4e35d4 100644
--- a/docs/contributors/releasing_minikube.md
+++ b/docs/contributors/releasing_minikube.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ The build will take roughly 50 minutes.
 Edit the minikube `Makefile`, updating the version number values at the top:
 
 * `VERSION_MINOR`
-* `ISO_VERSION`
+* `ISO_VERSION` (only update this if there is a new ISO release)
 
 ## Run Local Integration Test