diff --git a/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md b/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md
index e8ca40c630d04f9dd0b0276d5f63beb06504a558..59c2fabc816a4527cff52e5dda032ba81ee03632 100644
--- a/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ guidelines of the CaosDB Project
 
 8. Delete the release branch.
 
-9. TODO...
+9. Release cppinttests with updated cpplib version
+
+10. Merge `main` back into `dev` and increase patch version by one to begin next release cycle.