diff --git a/utils/release-checklist b/utils/release-checklist
index ab859487e..ff290471b 100644
--- a/utils/release-checklist
+++ b/utils/release-checklist
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 Release checklist
 =================
 
-* Check git status
-* Run make style-check
+* Check `git status`
+* Run `make style-check`
+* Run `tx pull -a -f` in sphinx/locale if final major release
 * Update version info in sphinx/__init__.py
 * Update release date in CHANGES
-* git commit
-* make clean
-* python setup.py release bdist_wheel sdist upload
+* `git commit`
+* `make clean`
+* `python setup.py release bdist_wheel sdist upload`
 * Check PyPI release page for obvious errors
-* git tag
+* `git tag` with version number
 * Merge default into stable if final major release
 * Update homepage (release info), regenerate docs (+printable!)
 * Add new version/milestone to tracker categories
 * Write announcement and send to mailing list/python-announce
 * Update version info, add new CHANGES entry for next version
-* git commit
-* git push
+* `git commit`
+* `git push`