diff --git a/HOWTO-RELEASE b/HOWTO-RELEASE
index 1f3fb946..fc75cebc 100644
--- a/HOWTO-RELEASE
+++ b/HOWTO-RELEASE
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ Check-list OpenJPEG Release
 * update release description if needed
 * update openjpeg.json with latest release
 * update OPJ_LATEST_VERSION in abi-check.sh, uncomment and update OPJ_PREVIOUS_VERSION in abi-check.sh, and push
+* locally run: OPJ_CI_ABI_CHECK=1 ./tools/travis-ci/abi-check.sh
+* cd ~/abi-check/work/abi-check/
+* put the sources of the new version in src/openjpeg/2.X.0/version.-2.X.0.tar.gz
+* PATH=$PWD/../../tools/abi-tracker/bin:$PWD/../../tools/wdiff/bin:$PWD/../../tools:$PATH abi-monitor -v 2.X.0  -build ./openjpeg.json
+* PATH=$PWD/../../tools/abi-tracker/bin:$PWD/../../tools/wdiff/bin:$PWD/../../tools:$PATH abi-tracker  -build ./openjpeg.json 
+* rm -rf src/openjpeg/current
+* rm -rf build_logs
+* git add --all .
+* git commit -m "Update ABI/API compatibility reports after 2.X.0 release"
+* git push
+* cd ~/openjpeg/openjpeg
 * comment back OPJ_PREVIOUS_VERSION and push
 * build doc and update Doxygen on website
 * manual build on Windows: