diff --git a/hints/release-policy.txt b/hints/release-policy.txt
index 1dee5a6..38b5498 100644
--- a/hints/release-policy.txt
+++ b/hints/release-policy.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	- for a compressed image: 'scripts/cbox-build.sh isoz'
 
 3) upload to codecoop
-	- type "scp FILE shell.codecoop.org:."
+	- type "scp $FILE $USERNAME@shell.codecoop.org:."
 	- upload a dummy file with the same name via upload-web-interface to codecoop
 	- ask Jan Kanzleiter <idfx@codecoop.org> to replace the dummy by the the scp-file