diff --git a/doc/RELEASING b/doc/RELEASING
index 7b78c6b59..d753eb811 100644
--- a/doc/RELEASING
+++ b/doc/RELEASING
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ When making a new release;
 
    and this:
 
-     $ git log master..origin/master
+     $ git diff --stat master origin/master
 
    should be empty. Commit and push before the next step.