diff --git a/doc/release/monthly.md b/doc/release/monthly.md
index 4519ae1..446dbc6 100644
--- a/doc/release/monthly.md
+++ b/doc/release/monthly.md
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ For GitLab CE, push to dev, GitLab.com and GitHub.
 
 For GitLab EE, push to the subscribers repo.
 
+Make sure the branch is marked 'protected' on each of the remotes you pushed to.
+
 NOTE: You might not have the rights to push to master on dev. Ask Dmitriy.
 
 ### **7. Publish blog for new release**
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libgit2 0.21.2