diff --git a/RELEASE.rst b/RELEASE.rst
index a52149cde..7746fc87e 100644
--- a/RELEASE.rst
+++ b/RELEASE.rst
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ Verify all current changes in develop run correctly on nightly tests.
    that matches the version in pyproject.toml
 6. Follow step 2 but uncheck Allow specified actors to bypass and don't forget save
 7. Log into your PYPI account and get a token for hpc-beeflow.
-8. Finally, on the command line:
-
-    ```
-    git checkout main  
-    git pull  
-    poetry build  
-    poetry publish -u __token__ -p pypi-<long-token>  
-    ```
+8. Finally, on the command line: checkout the main branch and make sure you pull it
+   Then ``poetry build``, ``poetry publish -u __token__ -p pypi-<long-token>``
 
 
 Check the documentation at: `https://lanl.github.io/BEE/ <https://lanl.github.io/BEE/>`_