diff --git a/doc/ReleaseManagement.md b/doc/ReleaseManagement.md
index e06c9b4..51ecead 100644
--- a/doc/ReleaseManagement.md
+++ b/doc/ReleaseManagement.md
@@ -275,9 +275,10 @@
     The CHANGES list for this release is available at:
     https://github.com/apache/thrift/blob/release/1.0.0/CHANGES.md
 
-
     Please download, verify sig/sum, install and test the libraries and languages of your choice.
 
+    I start this voting thread with my own +1 vote.
+
     This vote will close in 72 hours on 2019-07-06 21:00 UTC
 
     [ ] +1 Release this as Apache Thrift 1.0.0