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 ### At the beginning of the cycle
 
 - [ ] Obtain the Release coordinator's contact from the `@k6-browser` team and co-assign the issue to them.
-- [ ] Create a new `release-notes-v0.4x.0` long-lived branch and add a new release notes file using the available [template](/grafana/k6/tree/master/release%20notes/template.md) to the [repository's `release notes` folder](/grafana/k6/tree/master/release%20notes).
+- [ ] Create a new `release-v0.4x.0` long-lived branch and add a new release notes file using the available [template](/grafana/k6/tree/master/release%20notes/template.md) to the [repository's `release notes` folder](/grafana/k6/tree/master/release%20notes).
 - [ ] Go through the potential [dependencies updates](Dependencies.md) and create a dedicated PR if any of them is relevant to this release.
 - [ ] Create a new `release-v0.4x.0` long-lived branch on the [k6-docs](https://github.com/grafana/k6-docs) repository. Try to keep it synchronized with `main` throughout the development cycle to prevent it from becoming outdated and to avoid numerous conflicts.
 - [ ] Create a new `release-v0.4x.0` long-lived branch on the [grafana/k6-DefinitelyTyped](https://github.com/grafana/k6-DefinitelyTyped) fork repository.