diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
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--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -11,8 +11,5 @@ order.
    run on `feat/tauri-port` and work through the checklist in
    [the final port review](plans/reports/code-reviewer-261021-1028-tauri-port-final.md).
    Check toast notifications first: a freshly downloaded exe may not show them.
-3. **Run the release dry run.** Follow the dry-run steps in
-   [docs/release-process.md](docs/release-process.md). It creates a draft
-   release and deletes it afterwards.
-4. **Merge into `main`.** This reaches production: the next tag publishes the
+3. **Merge into `main`.** This reaches production: the next tag publishes the
    Tauri build to existing users through self-update.