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@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Push your branch to your `terraform-provider-docker` fork and open a
 pull request against the master branch.
 
 ## Releasing
-- Update the `CHANGELOG.md` by hand by [comparing](https://github.com/kreuzwerker/terraform-provider-docker/compare/v2.11.0...master) with the latest release, e.g. `v2.11.0`
+- Update the `CHANGELOG.md` by hand by [comparing](https://github.com/kreuzwerker/terraform-provider-docker/compare/v2.11.0...master) with the latest release, e.g. `v2.11.0` or via the `cli` with the command `git log v2.11.0..HEAD --oneline`
 - Replace all occurrences of the latest release, e.g. `v2.11.0` with the new one, e.g. `v2.12.2`, except in the files `CHANGELOG.md`, `CONTRIBUTING.md`, `docs/**/*`
 - regenerate the website: `make website-generation`
 - run `git tag v2.12.2 && git push origin master v2.12.2`
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