diff --git a/MAINTAINING.md b/MAINTAINING.md
index 9b71b787d0..95fbfe19e8 100644
--- a/MAINTAINING.md
+++ b/MAINTAINING.md
@@ -2,29 +2,26 @@
 
 (For maintainers only)
 
-- [P1 Inbox Queue](https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+-label%3Afeature-request+-label%3Aquestion+-label%3Aupstream+-label%3A%22help+wanted%22+-label%3A%22info-needed%22+-label%3A%22as-designed%22+-label%3Abug+-label%3A*question+)
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+Make sure every unassigned issue is labeled properly:
 
-## Updating TypeScript
+- [Inbox Queue](https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+no%3Aassignee+-label%3Afeature-request+-label%3Aupstream+-label%3A%22info-needed%22++-label%3Abug+)
 
-- change typescript's version in `package.json`.
-- execute `npm install .`
-- execute `npm run import-typescript`
-- adopt new APIs
-
-## Shipping a new monaco-editor npm module
+## Publishing a stable build monaco-editor build
 
-- update `package.json` and bump `"version"` as necessary
-- update `package.json` and edit `"vscode"` to point to the vscode repo commit that should be shipped at `monaco-editor-core` (both `monaco-editor-core` and `monaco-editor` will be published under the same version defined in `package.json`).
-- write entry in `CHANGELOG.md`
-  - API Changes / Breaking Changes / New and noteworthy
-  - Thank you ([use this tool](https://vscode-tools.azurewebsites.net/acknowledgement/))
-- trigger a build using [`Publish to npm`](https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/actions/workflows/publish.yml) and type false when asked "is nightly?"
-- if the publish succeeded, run `git tag 0.x.y` and `git push origin 0.x.y`
-- edit `package.json` and update the `"monaco-editor-core"` dev dependency.
-- run `npm install`
+- Make sure there exists a nightly build from the VS Code commit the stable build should be built from
+- [Compare Last Stable With Nightly](https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/playground.html?source=v0.39.0-dev.20230606#XQAAAAKzBQAAAAAAAABBqQkHQ5NjdMjwa-jY7SIQ9S7DNlzs5W-mwj0fe1ZCDRFc9ws9XQE0SJE1jc2VKxhaLFIw9vEWSxW3yscw9ajfg2SGxNmVfIdymzfNMmpU96miXJZvs8c7gcyo98bKVzbks7HoMVAZiOQjzsGSo4vYRPplxTKh4qJ5_s9m1RB0u1a8RPwJXtmqrYtToAekuwuDQ2im8_QvtfSt1HbJIiHVd2zPiTBSeoC03JVOCBfBsHUM0AOblitxr0yoEKp5yCNj9Xx68iP2xX6l7R-oQQP0QegyE5JU_S6OAtnV--nu4J_lwqYHYrlBXuqsqRU-cKhSqrbrcWCxKMEmQyZkUHmM75vxSD8qepWmGk7BA4eU4YQI7tZ6g74Y0LXfIckS_2A-xIQYChatES1wLXoLosL4FhDqugt7bJg6Lelf09SdwM_NgJuVqmU8jOyMkHaKZ4nkZt61mFhR3Wa4KUfFUTCro6cKL3tIHInvgOfg8gpWdNOKy19pICfKSDYlWkn6rPgZxR0b-KCbY8K3_B6h8_TU8JfXlva5OmzfgvNBQcN_UE95r5zuBUua8JDaVLTOUKDRsOj5DYNx9KGGgicA2qjH3IlyyuOfgPTmNssWQv496rVgpqm4Zpt3DGSDY-1vxbGQe7m135DxLbACD70fgH8-C-ou2umXUKDrJbZJI2EFFMvzvZVBZVEp7Fa2j7161WJ_oyFj1HvHtTMvvrE_0P2g-u--1zh_9OHJ_ybwLAA)
+  - Update [package.json](./package.json)
+    - set `version` to next stable
+    - set `vscodeRef` to _vscodeCommitId_
+    - update `devDependencies.monaco-editor-core` to _version_
+  - Run `npm install` to update lockfile
+  - Update [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md)
+    - API Changes / Breaking Changes / New and noteworthy
+    - Thank you ([use this tool](https://vscode-tools.azurewebsites.net/acknowledgement/))
+  - Commit
+  - [Trigger build](https://dev.azure.com/monacotools/Monaco/_build?definitionId=416)
 
-#### 8. Publish new webpack plugin
+#### Publish new webpack plugin
 
 - **TBD**
 - https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/tree/main/webpack-plugin
@@ -41,3 +38,10 @@
   - use `npm version major`
   - publish using `npm publish`
 - remember to push tags upstream
+
+## Updating TypeScript
+
+- change typescript's version in `package.json`.
+- execute `npm install .`
+- execute `npm run import-typescript`
+- adopt new APIs