diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df99ff39..3fa326f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -223,13 +223,13 @@ minor changes (e.g., updating docs) directly on the `main` branch.
 
 ```bash
 set -ex
-git checkout main
+git checkout go1.17
 git remote add golang git@github.com:golang/go.git || git fetch golang
 git branch -D golang-upstream golang-http-upstream merged-main || true
 git fetch golang
-git checkout -b golang-upstream go1.17.10
+git checkout -b golang-upstream go1.17.11
 git subtree split -P src/net/http/ -b golang-http-upstream
-git checkout main
+git checkout go1.17
 git checkout -b merged-main
 git merge golang-http-upstream
 ```