@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ labels: task
 * [ ] Cherry-pick items from the X.Y.Z milestone into a PR.
 * [ ] Update the "version support table" in the documentation with the final
   release date (FINAL ONLY).
-  * [ ] Make, approve and merge PR against the X.Y release branch.
-  * [ ] Create a cherry-pick PR of the above against `main`.
+  * [ ] Make, approve and merge a PR against the `main` branch.
+  * [ ] Create a cherry-pick from the merge and include in the cherry-pick-PR
+    for the `releaseX.Y` branch.
 * [ ] Approve change log modifications and cherry-pick.
 * [ ] Merge change log modifications and cherry-picks to X.Y release branch.
   * [ ] https://github.com/numba/numba/pull/XXXX