diff --git a/Release-Procedure.md b/Release-Procedure.md
index 94b5335..a4bfdb6 100644
--- a/Release-Procedure.md
+++ b/Release-Procedure.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ You need a local clone of the [openlayers.github.io](https://github.com/openlaye
 First of all make sure your `build` branch is up to date.  Note that the deploy step requires that the remote is named `origin`.
  
     git fetch origin
-    git merge --ff-only origin/build
+    git reset --hard origin/build
 
 Edit the `package.json` page to include the version number for the latest release (e.g. `"version": "3.1.0"`). Commit and push the change: