diff --git a/release/doc/README b/release/doc/README
index 8a8165ae086..6ed0291f225 100644
--- a/release/doc/README
+++ b/release/doc/README
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ share/sgml/release.dsl
 	an arch= attribute are only included in the output if their
 	value is equal to the value of the &arch; entity.  In the
 	future, arch= could be a list of possible &arch; entity values
-	that match, such as "i386,alpha".
+	that match, such as "i386,sparc64".
 share/sgml/release.ent
 	Release information.  Need to update the entry definitions in
 	this file when rolling new revisions; these should take effect
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ particular machine architecture.  The value of this attribute should
 be a single word that indicates for which architecture the current
 element will be included.  For example:
 
-	<para arch="alpha">Alpha-specific text</para>
+	<para arch="sparc64">SPARC64-specific text</para>
 
-The currently-supported architectures are i386, alpha, sparc64, and
+The currently-supported architectures are i386, sparc64, and
 ia64.  An element may appear for multiple architectures by specifying
-a comma-separated list of architectures (i.e. arch="alpha,ia64").
+a comma-separated list of architectures (i.e. arch="sparc64,ia64").
 
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