diff --git a/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md b/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md
index 136db5b845f6d14ae3df5517ddb70d888887fdf5..819db35cb2e8c1a360fdec278ed4618fa81ab00f 100644
--- a/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ guidelines of the CaosDB Project
 
 2. Check all general prerequisites.
 
-3. Update `src/doc/conf.py` version
+3. Update `src/doc/conf.py` version and check that the correct caosdb-servre
+   version is listed in `DEPENDENCIES.md`.
 
 4. Merge the release branch into the main branch.