diff --git a/.changeset/green-carpets-smell.md b/.changeset/green-carpets-smell.md
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 The `RootLifecycleService` now has a new `addBeforeShutdownHook` method, and hooks added through this method will run immediately when a termination event is received.
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+The backend will not proceed with the shutdown and run the `Shutdown` hooks until all `BeforeShutdown` hooks have completed.