diff --git a/source/Reviewers/curaterelease.rst b/source/Reviewers/curaterelease.rst
index c8c75ce0..fc2e39b5 100644
--- a/source/Reviewers/curaterelease.rst
+++ b/source/Reviewers/curaterelease.rst
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ and the other will review it (**developer** and **reviewer** below).
 
     * Disable the ``Require Linear History`` setting
     * Set the only allowed merge method as ``merge`` (remove ``squash``)
+    * Disable the ``Require branches to be up to date before merging`` setting
+      (if commits have been pushed to ``main`` since the release, this would
+      require ``stable`` to be updated with those, which isn't desired).
 
 * The **developer** will make the hotfix change, making sure the branch has been
   created from ``stable``. Open a PR for this change targetting ``stable`` and
diff --git a/source/Reviewers/releases/milestones.rst b/source/Reviewers/releases/milestones.rst
index 88dfd367..eeab805e 100644
--- a/source/Reviewers/releases/milestones.rst
+++ b/source/Reviewers/releases/milestones.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 Milestones and Projects
 =======================
 
+
 #. Tidy up all pull requests and issues for the completed milestone in the
    Simulation Systems Review and Issues Trackers.
 
diff --git a/source/Reviewers/releases/other_repos.rst b/source/Reviewers/releases/other_repos.rst
index f1f7c113..ccaa1ef9 100644
--- a/source/Reviewers/releases/other_repos.rst
+++ b/source/Reviewers/releases/other_repos.rst
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ Other Repositories
    * moci
    * um_aux
    * socrates-spectral
+   * gcom
+   * rose_picker
    * mule (if not already done as part of a release)
    * shumlib (if not already done as part of a release)
 
diff --git a/source/Reviewers/releases/umdp_release.rst b/source/Reviewers/releases/umdp_release.rst
index 4ae17037..e068eba5 100644
--- a/source/Reviewers/releases/umdp_release.rst
+++ b/source/Reviewers/releases/umdp_release.rst
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ UMDP Release
       URL.
 
 * It is also worth checking no URLs are out of date.
-* With a reviewer, follow the :ref:`release process <github-releases>`.
+* Open a PR for this branch, targetting ``main`` and get this reviewed and
+  committed.
+* Once on, follow the :ref:`release process <github-releases>` with a reviewer.
 * Ensure the action to publish the documentation has successfully completed and
   the `new documentation is available <https://metoffice.github.io/um_doc/>`_.