diff --git a/doc/contributing/releases.md b/doc/contributing/releases.md
index a1c53bbf749359..e9f4a59a0875cd 100644
--- a/doc/contributing/releases.md
+++ b/doc/contributing/releases.md
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ repository.
 ```console
 $ git checkout main
 $ git pull upstream main
-$ git cherry-pick v1.x^
+$ git cherry-pick --strategy-option=diff-algorithm=patience v1.x^
 ```
 
 Git should stop to let you fix conflicts.