Add more context for onos builds
Change-Id: I541d09529471059bab4fad323e16f1505ef57f54
diff --git a/howto/release/preparation.rst b/howto/release/preparation.rst
index c4b2bc1..a46d385 100644
--- a/howto/release/preparation.rst
+++ b/howto/release/preparation.rst
@@ -20,3 +20,11 @@
docs.voltha.org
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- Create a stub `release notes <https://docs.voltha.org/master/release_notes/voltha_2.12.html>`_ page beneath `docs.voltha.org/release_notes <https://docs.voltha.org/master/release_notes/index.html>`_ (`HOWTO <https://docs.voltha.org/master/howto/release/release-notes.html>`_
+
+golang repositories
+-------------------
+
+- Upgrade go.mod (voltha-proto version at a minimum) early.
+- Force a build to triage potential problems.
+- Another go.mod update will be needed after voltha-protos
+ is published but screen early for a set of known problems.