diff --git a/docs/contributing/how-to-release.md b/docs/contributing/how-to-release.md
index 914bc1cc8d..3fc834ef9d 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/how-to-release.md
+++ b/docs/contributing/how-to-release.md
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ least mention the new release there (the text of this page lives in
 wxWidgets/website repository).
 
 * Run `misc/scripts/inc_release` to increment micro version,
-i.e. replace x.y.z with x.y.z+1.
+i.e. replace x.y.z with x.y.z+1. When changing another version component,
+all the files updated by this script need to be changed manually.
 
 * Update the C:R:A settings in `build/bakefiles/version.bkl` to C:R+1:A.
 Then from the build/bakesfiles directory run