diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 53e11ed9a04..65c86ad9902 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ allprojects { currentProj ->
   // level (third number) if:
   //   * any new checkers have been added, or
   //   * backward-incompatible changes have been made to APIs or elsewhere.
-  // To make a snapshot release: ./gradlew publish
+  // To make a snapshot release, version should end in "-SNAPSHOT", then: ./gradlew publish
   version '3.45.1-SNAPSHOT'
 
   tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {