diff --git a/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md b/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md
index 238d39ea2efab7793582d2fbaa3321fee91bdaab..e71234b8e2bc95f954ffbebdc26acf6edd8e0b2d 100644
--- a/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ guidelines of the CaosDB Project
 3. Check all general prerequisites.
 
 4. Update the version:
-   - `version` variables in `docs/conf.py`
+   - `version` variables in `src/doc/conf.py`
    - Version on [setup.py](./setup.py): Check the `MAJOR`, `MINOR`, `MICRO`, `PRE` variables and set
      `ISRELEASED` to `True`. Use the possibility to issue pre-release versions for testing.