diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index f2cb68e6d..ce3b9dba9 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -116,5 +116,5 @@ info "   - git tag v${RELEASE}.0-rc ${RELEASE}-stable"
 info "   - git push --tags"
 info "   - Once the change propagates to JCenter:"
 info "     - npm set registry https://registry.npmjs.org/"
-info "     - npm publish"
-info "     - Only when doing a non-rc release: npm dist-tag add react-native@${RELEASE}.0 latest"
+info "     - When doing a RC release: npm publish --tag next"
+info "     - When doing a non-RC release: npm publish  # Sets the latest tag automatically"