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diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
index ffd02a4..f104b47 100644
--- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
+++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
@@ -947,14 +947,18 @@ all the C<d> (deferred) flags to C<.> (needs review).
 
 I<You MUST SKIP this step for RC, BLEAD>
 
-If this was a major release (5.x.0), then create a new maint branch 
-based on the commit tagged as the current release and bump the version 
-in the blead branch in git, e.g. 5.12.0 to 5.13.0.
+If this was the first release of a new maint series, (5.x.0 where x is
+even), then create a new maint branch based on the commit tagged as
+the current release and bump the version in the blead branch in git,
+e.g. 5.12.0 to 5.13.0.
 
 [ XXX probably lots more stuff to do, including perldelta,
 C<lib/feature.pm> ]
 
-XXX need a git recipe
+Assuming you're using git 1.7.x or newer:
+
+    $ git checkout -b maint-5.12
+    $ git push origin -u maint-5.12
 
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