diff --git a/Scrapy-release-procedure.md b/Scrapy-release-procedure.md
index a7d380c..9798c2b 100644
--- a/Scrapy-release-procedure.md
+++ b/Scrapy-release-procedure.md
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ Alternatively, you can wait for https://github.com/regro-cf-autotick-bot to crea
 such a pull request, and just edit it as needed (you should be able to commit directly to
 it, even though the GitHub online editor).
 
-## Cherry-pick into master
+## Merge into the main branch
 
-If you’ve released a patch version, you should cherry-pick the required commits into master (exclude version-bumping changes).
+If you’ve released a patch version, you should merge its branch into the main branch, making sure you exclude version-bumping changes (`git merge --no-commit`).
 
 ## Upgrade CI packages