doc: make the NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE revert clear

PR-URL: #49114 Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Yagiz Nizipli <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Chemi Atlow <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <[email protected]>
nodejs · Nov 26, 2023 · 79c0497 · 79c0497
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diff --git a/doc/contributing/releases.md b/doc/contributing/releases.md
@@ -813,7 +813,9 @@ $ git commit --amend
 </details>
 
 Even if there are no conflicts, ensure that you revert all the changes that were
-made to `src/node_version.h`.
+made to `src/node_version.h`. `NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` must be `0`.
+
+<sup>Edit `src/node_version.h`, revert `NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` back to `0`, and `git commit --amend`</sup>
 
 If there are conflicts in `doc` due to updated `REPLACEME`
 placeholders (that happens when a change previously landed on another release