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+## GitLab Release [GITLAB_RELEASE_VERSION] Checklist
+
+### General
+
+- [ ] Cut new Gitaly release
+- [ ] Update [`GITALY_SERVER_VERSION`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/GITALY_SERVER_VERSION) in GitLab-CE if appropriate
+
+### Infrastructure Changes
+
+- [ ] Create appropriate issues and MRs in the [Infrastructure](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/infrastructure) repo for any infrastructure changes for this release.
+
+**Infrastructure Issues:**
+* ...
+* ...
+
+### Monitoring & Alerting
+
+- [ ] Update dashboards in Grafana with new metrics for this release
+- [ ] Review new alerts for this release
+
+### Documentation
+
+- [ ] Update [Gitaly `README.md`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly/blob/master/README.md) if appropriate
+- [ ] Source Install Documentation
+- [ ] Support Documentation
+- [ ] Update `docs.gitlab.com`
+- [ ] Prepare release post for [about.gitlab.com](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/merge_requests?label_name%5B%5D=blog+post&label_name%5B%5D=release&scope=all&state=opened)
+- [ ] Announce new updates in the [backend weekly call](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1psnkmByLkLh_39WtqvHCvj252HRhPGK8Fe3eQP_Yjf8/edit)
+
+### Omnibus
+
+- [ ] Create appropriate issues and MRs in the [omnibus-gitlab](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab) repo
+
+**Omnibus Issues:**
+* ...
+* ...
+
+### Feedback Loop
+
+- [ ] Update `.gitlab/issue_templates/GitLab_Release.md` with changes from this release.