release process: fix process for maintenance release

bitcoin-core · May 12, 2023 · 7b43ed7 · 7b43ed7
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diff --git a/doc/release-process.md b/doc/release-process.md
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ gcc -o ecdsa examples/ecdsa.c -I $dir/include -L $dir/lib*/ -l secp256k1 && ./ec
 
 Note that bugfixes only need to be backported to releases for which no compatible release without the bug exists.
 
-1. If `$PATCH = 1`, create maintenance branch `$MAJOR.$MINOR`:
+1. If there's no maintenance branch `$MAJOR.$MINOR`, create one:
    ```
-   git checkout -b $MAJOR.$MINOR v$MAJOR.$MINOR.0
+   git checkout -b $MAJOR.$MINOR v$MAJOR.$MINOR.$((PATCH - 1))
    git push [email protected]:bitcoin-core/secp256k1.git $MAJOR.$MINOR
    ```
 2. Open a pull request to the `$MAJOR.$MINOR` branch that