diff --git a/doc/ledger3.texi b/doc/ledger3.texi
index 4f6cc6fe..f89bf3c2 100644
--- a/doc/ledger3.texi
+++ b/doc/ledger3.texi
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 @setfilename ledger3.info
 @settitle Ledger: Command-Line Accounting
 
+@c Before release, run C-u C-c C-u C-a (texinfo-all-menus-update with
+@c a prefix arg).  This updates the node pointers, which texinfmt.el
+@c needs.
+
 @dircategory User Applications
 @copying
 Copyright (c) 2003-2013, John Wiegley.  All rights reserved.