diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index fb274056..caf8557e 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -200,8 +200,17 @@ pipeline {
         }
         stage("debian packages for apt") {
             agent {label "aptly"}
-            // do not publish packages for any branches except these
-            when { anyOf { branch 'master'; branch 'development' } }
+            // publish packages for branch development automatically
+            when { branch 'development' }
+
+            // Releases are not automatically uploaded to apt because
+            // we still need to check that all installers function
+            // after they have been created. When this verification has
+            // been done, then start a Replay build of master on Jenkins,
+            // and change this Jenkinsfile as follows: comment-out the "when"
+            // line above, remove the comment before the following "when"
+            // line, and then Run the replay build.
+            // when { anyOf { branch 'master'; branch 'development' } }
             steps {
                 // receive all deb packages from openmha build
                 unstash "x86_64_bionic"
diff --git a/mha/tools/release.sh b/mha/tools/release.sh
index 590665e1..36baa006 100755
--- a/mha/tools/release.sh
+++ b/mha/tools/release.sh
@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ fi
 echo "Now the mac and windows installers need to be attached to the github release."
 echo "Answer yes when finished."
 ask_yes_no
+echo "Now the Linux installers need to be published to our apt repository."
+echo "Open Jenkins in webbrowser, navigate to the last openMHA master branch build,"
+echo "select replay, then search in the Jenkinsfile for the comment containing"
+echo '"Releases are not automatically" ... and follow the instructions in this comment.'
+echo "Answer yes when finished."
+ask_yes_no
 
 if $dry_run
 then