diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a314bf79d2..13380d8803 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -187,15 +187,15 @@ prepublish:
 	IS_PUBLISH=true $(MAKE) test
 
 new-version-checklist:
-	# @echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
-	# @echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
-	# @echo "!!!!!!                                                   !!!!!!"
-	# @echo "!!!!!!         Write any message that should             !!!!!!"
-	# @echo "!!!!!!            block the release here                 !!!!!!"
-	# @echo "!!!!!!                                                   !!!!!!"
-	# @echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
-	# @echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
-	# @exit 1
+	@echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
+	@echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
+	@echo "!!!!!!                                                   !!!!!!"
+	@echo "!!!!!!      Update the version of the "identity"         !!!!!!"
+	@echo "!!!!!!       and "applyDecs" helpers to 7.17.0           !!!!!!"
+	@echo "!!!!!!                                                   !!!!!!"
+	@echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
+	@echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
+	@exit 1
 
 new-version:
 	$(MAKE) new-version-checklist