diff --git a/doc/release/monthly.md b/doc/release/monthly.md
index ec96be27f3f118078ce8c4c826845fbb6d0b5b26..cfe01896d8fac30905a7ea7cf301aa8df793d39e 100644
--- a/doc/release/monthly.md
+++ b/doc/release/monthly.md
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ Update [installation.md](/doc/install/installation.md) to the newest version in
 Follow the [release doc in the Omnibus repository](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/blob/master/doc/release.md).
 This can happen before tagging because Omnibus uses tags in its own repo and SHA1's to refer to the GitLab codebase.
 
+## Update GitLab.com with the stable version
+
+- Deploy the package (should not need downtime because of the small difference with RC1)
+- Deploy the package for ci.gitlab.com
 
 ## Release CE, EE and CI
 
@@ -199,10 +203,10 @@ Proposed tweet "Release of GitLab X.X & CI Y.Y! FEATURE, FEATURE and FEATURE &lt
 
 Consider creating a post on Hacker News.
 
-## Update GitLab.com with the stable version
-
-- Deploy the package (should not need downtime because of the small difference with RC1)
-
 ## Release new AMIs
 
 [Follow this guide](https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/AMI/blob/master/README.md)
+
+## Create a WIP blogpost for the next release
+
+Create a WIP blogpost using [release blog template](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/blob/master/doc/release_blog_template.md).