diff --git a/goals/stein/upgrade-checkers.rst b/goals/stein/upgrade-checkers.rst
index 6940c8d9b..b7f81c353 100644
--- a/goals/stein/upgrade-checkers.rst
+++ b/goals/stein/upgrade-checkers.rst
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ The command must:
    * 1 - Warning that one or issues were found that require investigation
    * 2 - One or more checks found an issue that will cause upgrade to fail
 
+#. Projects with the :ref:`tag-assert:supports-upgrade` tag must integrate
+   their upgrade check command into their upgrade CI testing.
+
 .. note:: This goal is primarily focused on the traditional stateful service
    projects like keystone, cinder, glance, etc. However, deployment projects
    would clearly benefit from integrating these checks into their install and