diff --git a/MAINTAIN.md b/MAINTAIN.md
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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ via `VERSION=x.y.z make release-src`
 11. Update APISIX rpm package
     > Go to [apisix-build-tools](https://github.com/api7/apisix-build-tools) repository and create a new tag named `apisix-${x.y.z}` to automatically submit the
     package to yum repo
-12. Update [APISIX docker](https://github.com/apache/apisix-docker/commit/829d45559c303bea7edde5bebe9fcf4938071601) in [APISIX docker repository](https://github.com/apache/apisix-docker), and create new branch from master, named as `release/apisix-${version}`, e.g. `release/apisix-2.10.2`
+12. First, update [APISIX docker](https://github.com/apache/apisix-docker/commit/829d45559c303bea7edde5bebe9fcf4938071601) in [APISIX docker repository](https://github.com/apache/apisix-docker), after PR merged, then create a new branch from master, named as `release/apisix-${version}`, e.g. `release/apisix-2.10.2`
 13. Update [APISIX helm chart](https://github.com/apache/apisix-helm-chart/pull/234) if the version number is the largest
 14. Send the [ANNOUNCE email](https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ree7b06e6eac854fd42ba4f302079661a172f514a92aca2ef2f1aa7bb%40%3Cdev.apisix.apache.org%3E) to dev@apisix.apache.org & announce@apache.org
 
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ via `VERSION=x.y.z make release-src`
 9. Update [APISIX's website](https://github.com/apache/apisix-website/commit/7bf0ab5a1bbd795e6571c4bb89a6e646115e7ca3)
 10. Update APISIX rpm package.
     > Go to [apisix-build-tools](https://github.com/api7/apisix-build-tools) repository and create a new tag named `apisix-${x.y.z}` to automatically submit the rpm package to yum repo
-11. Update [APISIX docker](https://github.com/apache/apisix-docker/commit/829d45559c303bea7edde5bebe9fcf4938071601) in [APISIX docker repository](https://github.com/apache/apisix-docker), and create new branch from master, named as `release/apisix-${version}`, e.g. `release/apisix-2.10.2`
+11. First, Update [APISIX docker](https://github.com/apache/apisix-docker/commit/829d45559c303bea7edde5bebe9fcf4938071601) in [APISIX docker repository](https://github.com/apache/apisix-docker), after PR merged, then create a new branch from master, named as `release/apisix-${version}`, e.g. `release/apisix-2.10.2`
 12. Update [APISIX helm chart](https://github.com/apache/apisix-helm-chart/pull/234)
 13. Send the [ANNOUNCE email](https://lists.apache.org/thread/4s4msqwl1tq13p9dnv3hx7skbgpkozw1) to dev@apisix.apache.org & announce@apache.org