diff --git a/doc/developer/frr-release-procedure.rst b/doc/developer/frr-release-procedure.rst
index 6088b52da4..9378637ded 100644
--- a/doc/developer/frr-release-procedure.rst
+++ b/doc/developer/frr-release-procedure.rst
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ Stage 2 - Staging
    3. Suppose we are releasing 8.5.0, then ``X.Y.Z`` is ``8.5.0``. Run this:
 
       .. code-block:: console
-         
+
          cd /home/builduser/frr
          TAG=X.Y.Z
          git fetch --all
-         git checkout frr-<version>
+         git checkout frr-$TAG
          docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/ppc64le,linux/s390x,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm/v6 -f docker/alpine/Dockerfile -t quay.io/frrouting/frr:$TAG --push .
          git tag docker/$TAG
          git push origin docker/$TAG
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Stage 2 - Staging
       create a git tag corresponding to the commit that the image was built
       from and upload that to Github. It's important that the git tag point to
       the exact codebase that was used to build the docker image, so if any
-      changes need to be made on top of the ``frr-<version>`` release tag, make
+      changes need to be made on top of the ``frr-$TAG`` release tag, make
       sure these changes are committed and pointed at by the ``docker/X.Y.Z``
       tag.