From c13bf608b8270444627c575be4b87ac3db1e46d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kevin Liu <kevin.jq.liu@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 12:20:59 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] use * for path expansion instead of hardcoding version

---
 site/docs/how-to-release.md | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/site/docs/how-to-release.md b/site/docs/how-to-release.md
index 4f412323cace..eae8590191d5 100644
--- a/site/docs/how-to-release.md
+++ b/site/docs/how-to-release.md
@@ -399,20 +399,24 @@ gpg --import KEYS
 
 Next, verify the `.asc` file.
 ```bash
-gpg --verify apache-iceberg-{{ icebergVersion }}.tar.gz.asc
+gpg --verify apache-iceberg-*.tar.gz.asc
 ```
 
 ### Verifying Checksums
 
 ```bash
-shasum -a 512 --check apache-iceberg-{{ icebergVersion }}.tar.gz.sha512
+shasum -a 512 --check apache-iceberg-*.tar.gz.sha512
 ```
 
 ### Verifying License Documentation
 
-Untar the archive and change into the source directory.
+Untar the archive.
+```bash
+tar xzf apache-iceberg-*.tar.gz
+```
+
+Navigate into the source directory.
 ```bash
-tar xzf apache-iceberg-{{ icebergVersion }}.tar.gz
 cd apache-iceberg-{{ icebergVersion }}
 ```
 

From 37571ba5e30b9a9c769d8dcc784df1628db58a6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kevin Liu <kevin.jq.liu@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2025 09:00:05 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] add cd

---
 site/docs/how-to-release.md | 8 ++------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/site/docs/how-to-release.md b/site/docs/how-to-release.md
index eae8590191d5..015160a6997b 100644
--- a/site/docs/how-to-release.md
+++ b/site/docs/how-to-release.md
@@ -410,14 +410,10 @@ shasum -a 512 --check apache-iceberg-*.tar.gz.sha512
 
 ### Verifying License Documentation
 
-Untar the archive.
+Untar the archive and change into the source directory.
 ```bash
 tar xzf apache-iceberg-*.tar.gz
-```
-
-Navigate into the source directory.
-```bash
-cd apache-iceberg-{{ icebergVersion }}
+cd apache-iceberg-*/
 ```
 
 Run RAT checks to validate license headers.