diff --git a/docs/devel/dns01-providers.rst b/docs/devel/dns01-providers.rst
index e489f20bc..5b7c53a83 100644
--- a/docs/devel/dns01-providers.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/dns01-providers.rst
@@ -19,14 +19,22 @@ Steps to add a ``FooDNS`` DNS-01 provider:
      cert-manager does not use environment variables for internal configuration, so calls to this package should not be required.
 
 3. Add unit test coverage for this package.
-4. Add coverage for the provider to ``pkg/issuer/acme/dns/dns_test.go``.
-5. Add your provider configuration types to the API (located in ``pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha1/types.go``) and regenerate code (run ``./hack/update-codegen.sh``).
-6. Register the provider in ``pkg/issuer/acme/dns``.
+4. Add your provider configuration types to the API (located in ``pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha1/types.go``) and regenerate code (run ``./hack/update-codegen.sh``).
+   New API types should have an associated short documentation string,
+   which is added to the reference API documentation (run ``./hack/update-reference-docs-dockerized.sh`` to update the API documentation).
+5. Register the provider in ``pkg/issuer/acme/dns``:
+
+   - The constructor for the provider needs adding to ``dnsProviderConstructors``,
+   - ``solverForIssuerProvider`` must be updated to handle retrieving any information for the new provider (for example, fetching credentials from a secret)
+     and constructing a new instance of the provider.
+
+6. Add coverage for the provider to ``pkg/issuer/acme/dns/dns_test.go``.
 7. Add example configuration for the new provider to ``docs/reference/issuers/acme/dns01.rst``.
-8. Run conformance tests for the new provider. (TODO: actually build these)
-9. Submit your new provider to cert-manager, attaching the conformance test results to the pull request.
-
-
+   The more information here the better,
+   this example and corresponding documentation should inform users how to use and configure this backend,
+   as well as mentioning any nuances with using this particular provider.
+8. Test your provider out against a real account, and make sure you can issue a Certificate.
+9. Submit your new provider to cert-manager!
 
 Things to watch out for: