diff --git a/HOWTO_RELEASE b/HOWTO_RELEASE
index 2701a545..bf956ca4 100644
--- a/HOWTO_RELEASE
+++ b/HOWTO_RELEASE
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 1. Test (make clean all check), fix if broken before proceeding
 2. Ensure proper version in package.json and package-lock.json
 3. Ensure NEWS section exists for the new version, review it, add release date
-4. Commit package.json, npm-shrinwrap.json, NEWS
+4. Commit package.json, package.json and, NEWS
 5. git tag -a Major.Minor.Patch # use NEWS section as content
 6. Stub NEWS/package for next version