# Announce Release

You made it! This is the last step for any release.

## Steps

1. Announce the release in the Grafana Labs Community `#alloy` channel.

    - Example RCV message:

    ```
    :alloy: Grafana Alloy RELEASE_VERSION is now available! :alloy:
    Release: https://github.com/grafana/alloy/releases/tag/RELEASE_VERSION
    Full changelog: https://github.com/grafana/alloy/blob/RELEASE_VERSION/CHANGELOG.md
    We'll be publishing STABLE_RELEASE_VERSION on STABLE_RELEASE_DATE if we haven't heard about any major issues.
    ```

    - Example Stable Release or Patch Release message:

    ```
    :alloy: Grafana Alloy RELEASE_VERSION is now available! :alloy:
    Release: https://github.com/grafana/alloy/releases/tag/RELEASE_VERSION
    Full changelog: https://github.com/grafana/alloy/blob/RELEASE_VERSION/CHANGELOG.md
    ```
