diff --git a/docs/release-process.md b/docs/release-process.md
index bf23f5f3c8d..eb2520ec383 100644
--- a/docs/release-process.md
+++ b/docs/release-process.md
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ explained at the end of this document in
     `web-php`:
 
     ```sh
+    git pull
     git submodule init
     git submodule update
     cd distributions