diff --git a/docs/releasing.rst b/docs/releasing.rst
index ae78228d..9afe600d 100644
--- a/docs/releasing.rst
+++ b/docs/releasing.rst
@@ -4,19 +4,16 @@ Releasing
 
 The process for releasing should follow these steps:
 
-#. Test that docs build and render properly by running ``tox -e docs,spell``.
+#. Test that docs build and render properly by running ``tox -e docs``.
 
    If there are bogus spelling issues add the words in ``spelling_wordlist.txt``.
 #. Update ``CHANGELOG.rst`` and ``AUTHORS.rst`` to be up to date.
 #. Bump the version by running ``bumpversion [ major | minor | patch ]``. This will automatically add a tag.
-
-   Alternatively, you can manually edit the files and run ``git tag v1.2.3`` yourself.
 #. Push changes and tags with::
 
     git push
     git push --tags
-#. Wait for `AppVeyor <https://ci.appveyor.com/project/pytestbot/pytest-cov>`_
-   and `GitHub Actions <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-cov/actions>`_ to give the green builds.
+#. Wait `GitHub Actions <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-cov/actions>`_ to give the green builds.
 #. Check that the docs on `ReadTheDocs <https://readthedocs.org/projects/pytest-cov>`_ are built.
 #. Make sure you have a clean checkout, run ``git status`` to verify.
 #. Manually clean temporary files (that are ignored and won't show up in ``git status``)::