diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
index 1ee56d304..b29e158b6 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ assignees: ''
 - [ ] Create and push a signed tag for the version
 - [ ] Build and release DEB and RPM packages
 - [ ] Build and release Windows packages
-- [ ] Merge dependency updates in https://github.com/Icinga/docker-icinga2/pulls
+- [ ] Only for releases of versions older than v2.16: Merge dependency updates in https://github.com/Icinga/docker-icinga2/pulls
 - [ ] Create release on GitHub
 - [ ] Update public docs
 - [ ] Announce release