diff --git a/docs/internals/howto-release-django.txt b/docs/internals/howto-release-django.txt
index b8c41daace..415a3d2001 100644
--- a/docs/internals/howto-release-django.txt
+++ b/docs/internals/howto-release-django.txt
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ Now you're ready to actually put the release out there. To do this:
    correct (proper version numbers, no stray ``.pyc`` or other undesirable
    files).
 
-#. Upload the release packages to PyPI::
+#. Upload the release packages to PyPI (for prereleases, only upload the wheel
+   file)::
 
        $ twine upload -s dist/*