diff --git a/RELEASE TODO.md b/RELEASE TODO.md
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--- a/RELEASE TODO.md	
+++ b/RELEASE TODO.md	
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-Be sure to remember to do the following for releases
+Be sure to remember to do the following for releases. (Copy into a GitHub issue)
 
 [ ] CHANGELOG is written for all new changes
 [ ] README is updated
+[ ] Samples are updated
+[ ] Check that sample regression tests are updated
 [ ] Bump version.rb
 [ ] Do a full rake locally
 [ ] Travis is passing on dev branch