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+## 5.23.0
+**`(internal):`** Add an opt-in `VerificationStep` to the post-generation pipeline that runs
+`.fern/verify.sh` (when emitted by the generator) inside a language-specific
+`{generatorImage}-validator` container after replay and before any GitHub
+push. A failing script aborts the pipeline before opening a PR and surfaces
+raw stderr through the pipeline logger; a missing script is a silent no-op.
+
+The step is gated on a hidden `--verify` flag for `fern generate`; when
+passed (with `--local` or `--runner`), the local workspace runner sets
+`config.verify.enabled = true` on the pipeline and the configured container
+runtime (`docker` or `podman`) is forwarded to the validator container.
+Remote/Fiddle generation does not honor this flag yet.
+
+
 ## 5.22.1
 **`(fix):`** Fix `fern docs dev` failing with pnpm 11 due to esbuild build scripts being blocked by default.
 Writes `onlyBuiltDependencies` config to the bundle folder before installing esbuild.