diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a0a6c870..223aa44e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - `docker-compose.yml` file updated to provide sensible defaults for self-hosted production environment.
 - .env.example file added with default environment variables.
 - Single Dockerfile introduced so Dawarich could be run in self-hosted mode in production environment.
-  - [x] Check if with no changes to docker-compose.yml everything still works as before.
-  - [x] Deploy to Staging and test again.
-  - [ ] Run self-hosted instance with production env
 
 
 # [0.34.2] - 2025-10-31
diff --git a/docker/.env.example b/docker/.env.example
index 5c3dd46d..4aa738fa 100644
--- a/docker/.env.example
+++ b/docker/.env.example
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ STORAGE_BACKEND=local
 # Secret key base for production/staging
 # Generate with: openssl rand -hex 64
 # Leave empty for development (will auto-generate)
+# Required for production and staging environments
 SECRET_KEY_BASE=
 
 # =============================================================================