diff --git a/etc/CRAN_submission_checklist.md b/etc/CRAN_submission_checklist.md
index 3075406..7a31f6c 100644
--- a/etc/CRAN_submission_checklist.md
+++ b/etc/CRAN_submission_checklist.md
@@ -3,38 +3,48 @@
 ## Local Windows
 
 - [ ] Run `bclib` tests
+  - `cd ../bclib`
   - `sh cmakeshell.sh Release`
 - [ ] Run `oa` tests
-  - ensure any recent changes to `bclib` are `git pull`ed
-  - `sh cmakeshe1l.sh Release`
+  - ensure any recent changes to `bclib` are `git pull`ed as a submodule in `oa`
+  - `cd ../oa`
+  - `git submodule update`
+  - `sh cmakeshell.sh Release`
 - [ ] Run `lhslib` tests
-  - ensure any recent change to `bclib` are `git pull`ed
+  - ensure any recent change to `bclib` are `git pull`ed as a submodule in `lhslib`
+  - `cd ../lhslib`
+  - `git submodule update`
   - `sh cmakeshell.sh Release`
-- [ ] Increment `lhs` version up from CRAN
-- [ ] Check the `ChangeLog` entry
-- [ ] `sh developmentBuild.sh`
-- [ ] `sh cmakeshell.sh` to build Visual Studio project (does not compile)
-- [ ] Doxygen
+- [ ] Increment `lhs` version up from CRAN if not already done
+- [ ] Check the `ChangeLog` entry for the version to be released
+- [ ] Copy the sub-project code in to `src`
+  - `sh developmentBuild.sh`
+- [ ] Build the Visual Studio project (does not compile, but is useful for debugging and C++ development)
+  - `sh cmakeshell.sh`
+- [ ] Doxygen deployment to `docs` (output directory specified in the `Doxyfile`)
+  - `doxygen Doxyfile`
 - RStudio
-  - [ ] Document with `roxygen2`
-  - [ ] Run `testthat` tests
-  - [ ] `R CMD build`
-  - [ ] `R CMD check --as-cran`
-  - [ ] `pkgdown::build_site()`
-- [ ] push all updates to `github`
+  - [ ] Document with `roxygen2` by running `Document` in the UI
+  - [ ] Run `testthat` tests by running `Test` in the UI
+  - [ ] Build the `.tar.gz` or `R CMD build`
+  - [ ] Run `check` or `R CMD check --as-cran`
+  - [ ] In R, create the `pkgdown` site with `pkgdown::build_site()`
+- [ ] `commit` and `push` all updates to `github`
 
 #### rhub
 
 - from R or RStudio
-  - [ ] rhub::check_for_cran(path="path-to-package.tar.gz")
-  - [ ] rhub::check_with_valgrind(path="path-to-package.tar.gz")
-  - [ ] rhub::check_with_sanitizers(path="path-to-package.tar.gz")
+  - [ ] `rhub::check_for_cran(path="path-to-package/lhs-<version>.tar.gz")`
+  - [ ] `rhub::check_with_valgrind(path="path-to-package/lhs-<version>.tar.gz")`
+  - [ ] `rhub::check_with_sanitizers(path="path-to-package/lhs-<version>.tar.gz")`
 
 #### win-builder
+
 - https://win-builder.r-project.org/upload.aspx
-- [ ] upload the <package>.tar.gz
+- [ ] upload the `lhs-<version>.tar.gz` from the step above
 
 ## Travis and Appveyor
+
 - check travis and appveyor results once built
   - [ ] https://travis-ci.org/bertcarnell/lhs
   - [ ] https://ci.appveyor.com/project/bertcarnell/lhs/branch/master
@@ -43,14 +53,20 @@
 
 - [ ] `git pull`
 - [ ] Run `bclib` tests
+  - `cd ../bclib`
   - `sh cmakeshell.sh Release`
 - [ ] Run `oa` tests
   - ensure any recent changes to `bclib` are `git pull`ed
-  - `sh cmakeshe1l.sh Release`
+  - `cd ../oa`
+  - `git submodule update`
+  - `sh cmakeshell.sh Release`
 - [ ] Run `lhslib` tests
   - ensure any recent change to `bclib` are `git pull`ed
+  - `cd ../lhslib`
+  - `git submodule update`
   - `sh cmakeshell.sh Release`
-- [ ] `sh cmakeshell.sh` to build Visual Studio project (does not compile)
+- [ ] `sh developmentBuild.sh`
+- [ ] `sh cmakeshell.sh`
 - [ ] `R CMD build lhs`
 - [ ] `R CMD check --as-cran --use-valgrind`