diff --git a/lib/markdown/readme_moodle.txt b/lib/markdown/readme_moodle.txt
index 21f24954d19..c8016b082be 100644
--- a/lib/markdown/readme_moodle.txt
+++ b/lib/markdown/readme_moodle.txt
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ Procedure:
 * copy the classes and readme file to lib/markdown/* , Note .inc files need not be copied.
 * update function markdown_to_html() in weblib.php if necessary,
   note that we require the php files manually for performance reasons
-* pull commits https://github.com/michelf/php-markdown/commit/0c1337a4d483b1e0b66bfdc3ffa644eafd40aa27
-  and https://github.com/michelf/php-markdown/commit/251ffcce7582d4b26936679e340abca973d55220
-  if they are not included in the next release (or remove this step)
-* run phpunit tests
+* reapply the following commit if it's not present in the release we are upgrading to:
+      https://github.com/michelf/php-markdown/commit/a35858f0409e5f01474f5cd562d17289fe8e5435
+      (if there is any problem you can, alternatively, reapply MDL-66964 php fix commit itself))
+  (revove this step once the release includes the commit)
+
+* run phpunit tests (all PHP versions)
 
 Petr Skoda
 
-* Referenced commits are now in the 1.8.0 release.
+* Currently using the 1.8.0 release + (php74 fixup commit)
 
 Mathew May