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@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 This document describes the checklist to publish a release via GitHub workflow.
 
+The maintainers may periodically update this checklist based on feedback.
+
 NOTE: Make sure the dependencies in `go.mod` file are expected by the release.
 For example, if there are dependencies on certain version of notation library (notation-go or notation-core-go) or ORAS library (oras-go), make sure that version of library is released first, and the version number is updated accordingly in `go.mod` file.
 After updating go.mod file, run `go mod tidy` to ensure the go.sum file is also updated with any potential changes.
diff --git a/release-management.md b/release-management.md
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 The project welcomes all contributions from adding functionality, implementing testing, security reviews to the release management.
 Please see [here](https://github.com/veraison#contributing) for how to contribute.
 
+The maintainers may periodically update this policy based on feedback.
+
 ## Release Versioning
 
 Consumers of the go-cose project may build directly from main, or pull from released builds.