From 9985de7c78ca41a9f860fc6b87dd32460ab9cdb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adam Spiers <stow@adamspiers.org>
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2024 18:34:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] HOWTO-RELEASE: THANKS is no longer being updated

---
 doc/HOWTO-RELEASE | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/HOWTO-RELEASE b/doc/HOWTO-RELEASE
index e4a23af..fb72cec 100644
--- a/doc/HOWTO-RELEASE
+++ b/doc/HOWTO-RELEASE
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ Release procedure
 
     version=$( tools/get-version ) && echo $version
 
-- Ensure NEWS contains the latest changes, and that any new
-  contributors have been added to THANKS.  If necessary, commit
+- Ensure NEWS contains the latest changes.  If necessary, commit
   any additions:
 
-    git commit -m "Prepare NEWS and THANKS for $version release"
+    git commit -m "Prepare NEWS for $version release"
 
 - Check CPAN distribution will work via Module::Build: