diff --git a/docs/developer.md b/docs/developer.md
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--- a/docs/developer.md
+++ b/docs/developer.md
@@ -419,6 +419,9 @@ This part of the documentation is aimed at maintainers, and shows how to create
 
 ### Create release branch
 
+!!! Note
+    Make sure that the `stable` branch is up-to-date!
+
 First, pick a commit that's about one week old (to not include latest additions to releases).
 
 ``` bash
@@ -431,14 +434,11 @@ Determine if crucial bugfixes have been made between this commit and the current
 * Merge the release branch (stable) into this branch.
 * Edit `freqtrade/__init__.py` and add the version matching the current date (for example `2019.7` for July 2019). Minor versions can be `2019.7.1` should we need to do a second release that month. Version numbers must follow allowed versions from PEP0440 to avoid failures pushing to pypi.
 * Commit this part.
-* push that branch to the remote and create a PR against the stable branch.
+* Push that branch to the remote and create a PR against the **stable branch**.
 * Update develop version to next version following the pattern `2019.8-dev`.
 
 ### Create changelog from git commits
 
-!!! Note
-    Make sure that the `stable` branch is up-to-date!
-
 ``` bash
 # Needs to be done before merging / pulling that branch.
 git log --oneline --no-decorate --no-merges stable..new_release