diff --git a/admin/make-tarball.txt b/admin/make-tarball.txt
index 8f8b031..2fe3b69 100644
--- a/admin/make-tarball.txt
+++ b/admin/make-tarball.txt
@@ -31,28 +31,30 @@ General steps (for each step, check for possible errors):
       M-x authors RET
 
     If there is an "*Authors Errors*" buffer, address the issues.
-    If there was a ChangeLog typo, fix it.  If a file was deleted or
-    renamed, consider adding an appropriate entry to authors-ignored-files,
+    If there was a ChangeLog typo, run "make change-history" and then
+    fix ChangeLog.1.  If a file was deleted or renamed, consider
+    adding an appropriate entry to authors-ignored-files,
     authors-valid-file-names, or authors-renamed-files-alist.
 
     If necessary, repeat M-x authors after making those changes.
     Save the "*Authors*" buffer as etc/AUTHORS.
     Check the diff looks reasonable.  Maybe add entries to
     authors-ambiguous-files or authors-aliases, and repeat.
-    Commit any fixes to ChangeLogs or authors.el.
+    Commit any fixes to authors.el.
 
 3.  Set the version number (M-x load-file RET admin/admin.el RET, then
     M-x set-version RET).  For a release, add released ChangeLog
-    entries (M-x add-release-logs RET).
+    entries (create a ChangeLog symlink a la vc-dwim, then run M-x
+    add-release-logs RET, then run the shell command 'vc-dwim --commit').
 
     For a pretest, start at version .90.  After .99, use .990 (so that
     it sorts).
 
     The final pretest should be a release candidate.  Set the version
     number to that of the actual release.  Pick a date about a week
-    from now when you intend to make the release.  Use M-x add-release-logs
-    to add the ChangeLog entries for that date to the tar file (but
-    not yet to the repository).  Name the tar file as
+    from now when you intend to make the release.  Use vc-dwim and
+    M-x add-release-logs as described above to add the ChangeLog
+    entries for that date to the tar file.  Name the tar file as
     emacs-XX.Y-rc1.tar.  If all goes well in the following week, you
     can simply rename the file and use it for the actual release.