diff --git a/docs/release-instruction.md b/docs/release-instruction.md
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--- a/docs/release-instruction.md
+++ b/docs/release-instruction.md
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ changes between releases.
 ## Tag the release
 
 Use `vX.Y.Z` tag for releases and `vX.Y.Z-rc.N` for release candidates
-following the [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/) standard.
+following the [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/) standard. Tag must be
+created from the latest commit of the master branch.
 
 ## Push changes and release tag to github