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 The goal of this task is to ensure all stakeholders are informed about the current release cycle. For example announcing
 upcoming code freezes etc based on the [release timeline (1.4 example)](./releases/release-1.4.md).
 
+Templates for all types of communication can be found in the [release-templates page](./release-templates.md).
+
 Information can be distributed via:
 
 * `sig-cluster-lifecycle` mailing list

docs/release/release-templates.md

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+# Release Templates
+
+This document contains a collection of announcement templates for the release team.
+
+## Email Release Announcement Template
+
+To use this template, send an email using the following template to the `[email protected]` mailing list. The person sending out the email should ensure that they are first part of the mailing list.
+
+```
+Hello everyone,
+
+Cluster API patch version vX.Y.Z has been released!
+
+This release was focused on improving existing features and stability of CAPI. 
+There were a total of A commits and B bugs fixed by our awesome contributors! Kudos!
+
+Below is the release note of the vX.Y.Z patch release:
+- https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/tag/vX.Y.Z
+
+Thanks to all our contributors!
+
+Best, 
+CAPI Release Team
+```
+
+## Slack Weekly Announcement Template
+
+Post the following template to the `#cluster-api` channel on the Kubernetes Slack under a thread. Make a separate post under the thread for the current release as well as the past two releases.
+
+```
+# Weekly announcement template
+
+Weekly update :rotating_light:
+Week `x` - `yyyy-mm-dd` to `yyyy-mm-dd` (If unsure what week check either Google Calendar or https://vecka.nu/)
+From your friendly comms release team
+
+Fun stats :wookie_party_time:
+1. X PRs merged for all releases
+1. X PRs merged into 1.X (main)
+1. X bugs fixed
+
+New Features
+- :sparkles: Some feature..
+- For a full list of all the changes see last weeks closed PRs see : https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/pulls?q=is%3Apr+closed%3AYYYY-MM-DD..YYYY-MM-DD+is%3Amerged+
+
+Important upcoming dates :spiral_calendar_pad: (OPTIONAL)
+- vX.X.0-beta.0 released - (Add date here)
+- release-X.X branch created (Begin [Code Freeze]) - (Add date here)
+- vX.X.0 released - (Add date here)
+```
+
+## Slack Release Announcement Template
+
+Post the following template to the `#cluster-api` channel on the Kubernetes Slack for each release.
+
+```
+# X.Y.Z Slack announcement example
+
+:tada: :tada: :tada: 
+
+Cluster API vX.Y.Z has been released :cluster-api:
+
+This release was focused on improving existing features and stability of CAPI. 
+There were a total of A commits and B bugs fixed by our awesome contributors! Kudos!
+
+**Some of the hightlights in this release are**:
+- :sparkles: Some feature..
+
+Full list of changes: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/tag/vX.Y.Z