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@@ -161,13 +161,33 @@ git push upstream v11.2.0
 
 - [ ] Verify that this triggers a run of the
       [Release Workflow](https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon/actions/workflows/release.yml)
-- [ ] Review and approve the Pull Request generated from this action on the
-      [gatsby-theme-carbon](https://github.com/carbon-design-system/gatsby-theme-carbon)
+- [ ] Review and approve the Pull Request generated from this action in
+      [gatsby-theme-carbon](https://github.com/carbon-design-system/gatsby-theme-carbon/pulls)
       to verify no breaking changes have occurred in this release. If the PR
       from the previous release was not merged, the existing PR will be updated.
 
 **Friday**
 
+After the PR to the Carbon Gatsby theme is merged it will trigger an automated
+release of the theme. To then update the Carbon website to the latest version of
+Carbon and gatsby-theme-carbon you will need to:
+
+- [ ] Check that the
+      [chore(release): update carbon deps](https://github.com/carbon-design-system/gatsby-theme-carbon/pulls)
+      PR has been merged in the gatsby-theme-carbon repo.
+- [ ] Check that
+      [gatsby-theme-carbon](https://github.com/carbon-design-system/gatsby-theme-carbon)
+      has been released and is on the
+      [latest version](https://github.com/carbon-design-system/gatsby-theme-carbon/blob/main/packages/gatsby-theme-carbon/package.json)
+      of Carbon
+- [ ] Run the
+      [Update Carbon and gatsby-theme-carbon deps workflow](https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon-website/actions/workflows/update-carbon-gatsby-deps.yml)
+      to automatically open a PR in the Carbon website to update to latest
+      Carbon and gatsby-theme-carbon versions.
+- [ ] Review and approve the
+      [pull request](https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon-website/pulls)
+      generate by the workflow.
+
 The packages that have been published will be switched to latest on the first
 Friday of a sprint. To make the switch, you will need to: