diff --git a/doc/release/branch.tex b/doc/release/branch.tex
index beeaa20432327b7b9b49ad520b903dd472972473..fd34e925db45630e77577ef2cdc758dc7293051f 100644
--- a/doc/release/branch.tex
+++ b/doc/release/branch.tex
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ On the new \texttt{stable} branch, execute the script:
 \begin{verbatim}
 ./dev/set-version.sh NN.M # to be replaced with actual major/minor version
 \end{verbatim}
+
+\textbf{Do not add \texttt{\textasciitilde{}beta} here, this will be done
+manually in section~\ref{sec:validation:version}.}
+
 This will:
 \begin{itemize}
   \item update the \texttt{Changelog}s
diff --git a/doc/release/validation.tex b/doc/release/validation.tex
index b09995dbf48d1b4d68c13b988a927fa8af4fe4bb..22097b2ca6f0831e866f1f90bfb30b7b8c7ff05d 100644
--- a/doc/release/validation.tex
+++ b/doc/release/validation.tex
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ If you don't know them, ask plug-in developers to verify them.
 \end{itemize}
 
 \section{Fix version}
+\label{sec:validation:version}
 
 The tasks listed in this section are performed by the Release Manager.