diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 590e8a340cc..63804f3db9f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ spotless {
   //  > Could not create task ':checker-qual:spotlessJavaCheck'.
   //     > Could not create task ':checker-qual:spotlessJava'.
   //        > File signature can only be created for existing regular files, given:
-  //          /Users/smillst/jsr308/checker-framework/checker-qual/build/libs/checker-qual-3.25.1-SNAPSHOT.jar
+  //          .../checker-framework/checker-qual/build/libs/checker-qual-3.25.1-SNAPSHOT.jar
   predeclareDepsFromBuildscript()
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/developer/release/README-release-process.html b/docs/developer/release/README-release-process.html
index 7a0bc0995a9..78c505d0a7b 100644
--- a/docs/developer/release/README-release-process.html
+++ b/docs/developer/release/README-release-process.html
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ <h2 id="snapshot_release">Snapshot release</h2>
       and <code>SONATYPE_NEXUS_PASSWORD</code>.
     </li>
     <li>
-      Ensure that the version number in <code>checker-framework/build.gradle</code> ends in <code>-SNAPSHOT</code>.
+      Ensure that the version number in <code>checker-framework/build.gradle</code> (in <code>allprojects { version ... }</code>) ends in <code>-SNAPSHOT</code>.
     </li>
     <li>
       Run <code>./gradlew publish</code> in <code>checker-framework</code>.