diff --git a/maintainers/release-process.md b/maintainers/release-process.md
index 75c1470b8..b52d218f5 100644
--- a/maintainers/release-process.md
+++ b/maintainers/release-process.md
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ release:
   from the previous milestone, and close the previous milestone. Set
   the date for the next milestone 6 weeks from now.
 
+* Create a backport label
+
 * Post an [announcement on Discourse](https://discourse.nixos.org/c/announcements/8), including the contents of
   `rl-$VERSION.md`.