From be8eb17924e51da1391035340743ba1994542c85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dean Chen <862469039@qq.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:52:09 +0500
Subject: [PATCH] docs: point Notary production section at upstream deploy docs

The steps above already link the Notary service guide. The production
section still said to wait for an official stable release.

Fixes #25145

Signed-off-by: Dean Chen <862469039@qq.com>
---
 content/manuals/engine/security/trust/deploying_notary.md | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/manuals/engine/security/trust/deploying_notary.md b/content/manuals/engine/security/trust/deploying_notary.md
index 21de96527a71..4a24c04b84a1 100644
--- a/content/manuals/engine/security/trust/deploying_notary.md
+++ b/content/manuals/engine/security/trust/deploying_notary.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ for [Notary](https://github.com/docker/notary#using-notary) depending on which o
 
 ## If you want to use Notary in production
 
-Check back here for instructions after Notary Server has an official
-stable release. To get a head start on deploying Notary in production, see
-[the Notary repository](https://github.com/theupdateframework/notary).
+The Compose sample on this page is for local testing and uses sample
+certificates. For a production deployment, follow the upstream
+[instructions to run a Notary service](https://github.com/theupdateframework/notary/blob/master/docs/running_a_service.md)
+and the rest of [the Notary repository](https://github.com/theupdateframework/notary).