diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ The maven release plugin has issues with releasing subfolders of git repositorie
 ```
 # release plugin's pushChanges option is set to false!
 mvn release:prepare
-git push
 git push --all
+git push --tags
 # now fix scm.url in release.properties manually! then run:
 mvn release:perform
-```
+
+When the last step hangs (happends often after the first 4 files have been uploaded), interrupt it and
+restart with "mvn clean && mvn release:perform".