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@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ Host images.apertis.org
   * Set the protection settings onto all `apertis/*` branches, which were unprotected in the initial release steps
 * Manually branch the [base-files](https://gitlab.apertis.org/pkg/base-files/) package, after the new docker images have been built.
   * This step should automatically update the release specific attributes in the new package and auto propose the changes through a new merge request
+  * Validate the newly created pipeline ensuring that it generates the right set of changes with respect to the new release.
+  * Validate the new package is built proper and pushed to OBS and the APT repositories
 
 ## Build Suffix