diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 972d16c..96f4178 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ This document describes the steps needed to release a new version of LNC binarie
 1. Android Studio with Android SDK (API level 16 or newer)
 2. Xcode (latest version)
 3. Go v1.21.0 or newer
+4. gomobile (https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/mobile/cmd/gomobile)
+5. javac version 1.7 or higher (Included in Java Development Kit 7+)
+
+#### Android Studio SDK tools requirements
+
+Ensure that NDK is installed for the Android Studio SDK tools.
+To install NDK in Android Studio, navigate to Preferences (or Settings) |
+Appearance & Behavior | System Settings | Android SDK. Navigate to the SDK Tools
+tab, mark `NDK (Side by side)` and then click the "Apply" button.
 
 ### Build Release Binaries
 
@@ -26,6 +35,14 @@ When this completes, a `build` dir will be created with four files:
 
 ### Sign the manifest and rename the signature file
 
+For the signing commands below to work without modifying the path, you first
+need navigate `build` dir that was created with the `make release` command
+above.
+
+```sh
+$ cd build
+```
+
 #### Sign the manifest file using your PGP key.
 
 - Replace `{PGP_EMAIL}` with your email address associated with your PGP key
@@ -35,8 +52,18 @@ When this completes, a `build` dir will be created with four files:
 $ gpg --default-key {PGP_EMAIL} --output manifest-{GITHUB_USERNAME}-vX.Y.Z-alpha.sig --detach-sign manifest-vX.Y.Z-alpha.txt
 ```
 
+#### Create an Open Timestamp for the signed manifest
+
+Go to https://opentimestamps.org. Upload the newly generated
+`manifest-{GITHUB_USERNAME}-vX.Y.Z-alpha.sig` signature file, and download the
+resulting `ots` file.
+
 ### Create a tag and push to Github
 
+First, double check that the release you just created, was based on the latest
+upstream master branch commit. Also verify that you are currently based on the
+on the latest master branch commit when creating any tags!
+
 Using the `-s` option signs the tag with your PGP key
 
 ```sh
@@ -52,13 +79,14 @@ On Github create a new release. Select the tag you just pushed, then click the
 Take the rest of the content from a previous release. Be sure to update the
 version number and update the verification examples to use your own PGP key.
 
-In the assets, include these five files:
+In the assets, include these six files:
 
 - lnc-vX.Y.Z-alpha.wasm
 - lnc-vX.Y.Z-alpha-android.zip
 - lnc-vX.Y.Z-alpha-ios.zip
 - manifest-vX.Y.Z-alpha.txt
 - manifest-{GITHUB_USERNAME}-vX.Y.Z-alpha.sig
+- manifest-{GITHUB_USERNAME}-vX.Y.Z-alpha.sig.ots
 
 ### Deploy the WASM binary to CDN