diff --git a/doc/RELEASE.md b/doc/RELEASE.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..988169cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/RELEASE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# Release Build Instructions
+
+## Generate Coverage Report
+
+These instructions are temporary until a fully automated report is implemented.
+
+- In `test/src/lcov.conf` remove:
+```
+ # Specify the regular expression of lines to exclude
+ lcov_excl_line=\{\+*uncovered|\{\+*uncoverable
+
+ # Coverage rate limits
+ genhtml_hi_limit = 100
+ genhtml_med_limit = 90
+```
+
+- In `test/lib/pgBackRestTest/Common/JobTest.pm` modify:
+```
+if (!$bTest || $iTotalLines != $iCoveredLines || $iTotalBranches != $iCoveredBranches)
+```
+to:
+```
+if (!$bTest)
+```
+
+- Run:
+```
+/backrest/test/test.pl --dev-test --vm=u18 --c-only
+```
+
+- Copy coverage report:
+```
+cd doc/site
+cp -r ../../test/coverage/c coverage
+```
+
+- In `doc/site/coverage` replace:
+```
+ LCOV - all.lcov
+```
+with:
+```
+ pgBackRest vX.XX C Code Coverage
+```
+
+- In `doc/site/coverage` replace:
+```
+ | LCOV - code coverage report |
+```
+with:
+```
+ | pgBackRest vX.XX C Code Coverage |
+```
+
+- In `doc/site/coverage` replace:
+```
+ LCOV - all.lcov -
+```
+with:
+```
+ <title>pgBackRest vX.XX C Code Coverage -
+```
+
+- In `doc/site/coverage` replace:
+```
+ <td class="headerValue">all C unit</td>
+```
+with:
+```
+ <td class="headerValue">all C unit</td>
+```
+
+- Switch to prior dir and copy coverage:
+```
+doc/site/prior/X.XX
+cp -r ../../coverage .
+```
diff --git a/doc/xml/release.xml b/doc/xml/release.xml
index b4ec407dc..2129cfde6 100644
--- a/doc/xml/release.xml
+++ b/doc/xml/release.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@
</release-item>
</release-development-list>
</release-core-list>
+
+ <release-doc-list>
+ <release-development-list>
+ <release-item>
+ <p>Add instructions for building the coverage report.</p>
+ </release-item>
+ </release-development-list>
+ </release-doc-list>
</release>
<release date="2019-02-09" version="2.10" title="Bug Fixes">