diff --git a/conversion/eks/README.md b/conversion/eks/README.md
index 316417e..1b5d1e7 100644
--- a/conversion/eks/README.md
+++ b/conversion/eks/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 
 Work in a git branch.
 
+* get a group email for the certificate. Add to `settings.auto.tfvars` as
+
+```hcl
+contact_email = "group-email-adress@census.gov"
+```
+
+* update variables
+
+Get an updated `variables.eks.tf` from [here](https://github.e.it.census.gov/raw/terraform-modules/aws-eks/tf-upgrade/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/common-services/variables.eks.tf) and replace locally. It should be a link
+in the common-services directory.  Please maintain it as a link, or update in the parent (EKS top level directory).
+
 * copy new file
 
 Copy `cert-manager-issuer.tf` from [here](cert-manager-issuer.tf) or [here](https://github.e.it.census.gov/raw/terraform-modules/aws-eks/tf-upgrade/examples/cert-manager-issuer/cert-manager-issuer.tf) to `common-services/`.