diff --git a/doc/5.x-patch.md b/doc/5.x-patch.md
index 16111576257f96f65876c38f799a27d66fcd4c40..323852f73d024fa86457957560fba35fedd9ade4 100644
--- a/doc/5.x-patch.md
+++ b/doc/5.x-patch.md
@@ -33,15 +33,9 @@ git push origin 5.X
     * https://test.civicrm.org/job/CiviCRM-Core-Matrix/
     * https://test.civicrm.org/job/CiviCRM-Ext-Matrix/
     * https://test.civicrm.org/job/CiviCRM-E2E-Matrix/
-* Compare the git revisions
-    * https://download.civicrm.org/latest/branch/5.X/LATEST/civicrm-X.Y.Z-drupal-LATEST.tar.gz/inspect
-    * https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/commits/5.X
-    * https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-backdrop/commits/1.x-5.X
-    * https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-drupal/commits/6.x-5.X
-    * https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-drupal/commits/7.x-5.X
-    * https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-joomla/commits/5.X
-    * https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-packages/commits/5.X
-    * https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-wordpress/commits/5.X
+* Compare the git revisions from:
+    * Current git repos: `civi-git-table --fetch 5.X`
+    * Draft tarball: https://download.civicrm.org/latest/branch/5.X/LATEST/civicrm-X.Y.Z-drupal-LATEST.tar.gz/inspect
 
 ## 4: Prepare and identify the final tarballs
 
@@ -90,16 +84,11 @@ releaser gs://civicrm-build/5.2/civicrm-5.2.1-201705030600.json --tag -f
 releaser gs://civicrm-build/5.2/civicrm-5.2.1-201705030600.json --publish
 ```
 
-You might want to spot-check a few URLs to ensure the tags were published, e.g.
+To ensure the tags were published, use `civi-git-table`:
 
-* https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-backdrop/tree/1.x-5.X.1
-* https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/tree/5.X.1
-* https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-drupal/tree/6.x-5.X.1
-* https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-drupal/tree/7.x-5.X.1
-* https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-drupal-8/tree/5.X.1
-* https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-joomla/tree/5.X.1
-* https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-packages/tree/5.X.1
-* https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-wordpress/tree/5.X.1
+```
+civi-git-table --fetch 5.16.0 5.16.1 5.16
+```
 
 ## 6: Update `versions.json`