diff --git a/doc/contributing/releases.md b/doc/contributing/releases.md
index 8699c7e832302c..8ca866cb595c9f 100644
--- a/doc/contributing/releases.md
+++ b/doc/contributing/releases.md
@@ -617,6 +617,8 @@ Create a tag using the following command:
 $ git secure-tag <vx.y.z> <commit-sha> -sm "YYYY-MM-DD Node.js vx.y.z (<release-type>) Release"
 ```
 
+<sup>The commit-sha is the release commit. You can get it easily by running `git rev-parse HEAD`</sup>
+
 `release-type` is either "Current" or "LTS". For LTS releases, you should also
 include the release code name.