diff --git a/doc/dev/releasechecklist b/doc/dev/releasechecklist
index 098ead06..5568ee35 100755
--- a/doc/dev/releasechecklist
+++ b/doc/dev/releasechecklist
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ git tag "$version" "$tagmessage"
 # Import into current version branch
 git checkout $branch
 git merge master
+git checkout master
 
 # Publish manpages and sourcecode
 ./build.sh web