diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index 34f6e0e7..2b7fbfd1 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ and at least one
      `maiko-`releasename`.`osname`.`arch`.tgz`
    
 e.g.,
-	 `maiko-v3.5.1.6.linux.x86_64.tgz`
+	 `maiko-$tag.linux.x86_64.tgz`
 
 for each os/arch pair for which we have GitHub "action" runners.
 
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ To use (from a shell/terminal window):
 
 1. Unpack the medley tar file
   ```
-  tar -xvfz medley-v3.5.1.6.tgz
+  tar -xvfz medley-$tag.tgz
   ```
   and the maiko file for your os.arch
   ```
-  tar -xvfz maiko-v3.5.1.6.linux.x86_64.tgz
+  tar -xvfz maiko-$tag.linux.x86_64.tgz
   ```
   this should leave you with two new directories, `medley` and `maiko`.
   Then you can 
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ To use (from a shell/terminal window):
    cd medley
    ./run-medley -full
    ```
+