diff --git a/docs/developer.md b/docs/developer.md
index a5cf837e4..716148788 100644
--- a/docs/developer.md
+++ b/docs/developer.md
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ git checkout develop
 git checkout -b new_release
 ```
 
-* Edit `freqtrade/__init__.py` and add the desired version (for example `0.18.0`)
+* Edit `freqtrade/__init__.py` and add the version matching the current date (for example `2019.7` for June 2019). Minor versions can be `2019.7-1` should we need to do a second release that month.
 * Commit this part
 * push that branch to the remote and create a PR against the master branch
 
@@ -163,5 +163,5 @@ git log --oneline --no-decorate --no-merges master..develop
 
 ### After-release
 
-* Update version in develop to next valid version and postfix that with `-dev` (`0.18.0 -> 0.18.1-dev`).
+* Update version in develop by postfixing that with `-dev` (`2019.6 -> 2019.6-dev`).
 * Create a PR against develop to update that branch.