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title: Canary Checklist
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## Preparation

* Draft canary and push to private repository
* Finalize canary, sign, and add signed tags

## Announcement

* Push canary to public repository
* Publish a [news post](/news/) using the [Canary Template](/security/canaries/template/)
* Send the content of the news post to the appropriate [mailing lists](/support/)
* Share link to news post on social media
* Set a reminder for the next canary