diff --git a/batch/batch.go b/batch/batch.go
index 3bba087fdaca6fa146d0a8984e1f71d21ad3d0d2..564dfe98b8f9b82231a8d27541fcd687da5ec16d 100644
--- a/batch/batch.go
+++ b/batch/batch.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
+	"time"
 
 	"git.lyda.ie/kevin/bulletin/ask"
 	"git.lyda.ie/kevin/bulletin/key"
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ import (
 //go:embed crontab
 var crontabTemplate string
 
+//go:embed announcement-2.06.txt
+var announce206 string
+
 // Reboot deletes all messages with `shutdown` set.
 func Reboot() int {
 	fmt.Println("TODO: Delete messages with shutdown != 0.")
@@ -64,11 +68,17 @@ func Install() int {
 	ask.CheckErr(q.SeedUserSystem(ctx))
 	ask.CheckErr(q.SeedFolderGeneral(ctx))
 	ask.CheckErr(q.SeedGeneralOwner(ctx))
+	ask.CheckErr(q.SeedCreateMessage(ctx, storage.SeedCreateMessageParams{
+		Folder:     "GENERAL",
+		Folder_2:   "GENERAL",
+		Subject:    "Announcing PFC BULLETIN 2.06",
+		Message:    announce206,
+		Expiration: time.Now(),
+	}))
 	_, err = q.AddUser(ctx, storage.AddUserParams{
 		Login: login,
 		Name:  name,
 	})
-	ask.CheckErr(q.SeedGeneralOwner(ctx))
 	key.Add(login, sshkey)
 
 	// Install crontab.
diff --git a/storage/queries/seed.sql b/storage/queries/seed.sql
index ab5d257c982f41b3d42d902cf9bc2cd4c7808802..d0d3c4638baecd0026632442ec400aa95bccc572 100644
--- a/storage/queries/seed.sql
+++ b/storage/queries/seed.sql
@@ -8,3 +8,11 @@
 
 -- name: SeedGeneralOwner :exec
   INSERT INTO owners (folder, login) VALUES ('GENERAL', 'SYSTEM');
+
+-- name: SeedCreateMessage :exec
+INSERT INTO messages (
+  id,
+  folder, author, subject, message, permanent, expiration
+) VALUES (
+  (SELECT COALESCE(MAX(id), 0) + 1 FROM messages AS m WHERE m.folder = ?),
+  ?, 'SYSTEM', ?, ?, 1, ?);
diff --git a/storage/seed.sql.go b/storage/seed.sql.go
index 41cc642f6d4dae9c69bfa697c41d872cb357ebd3..11e3cb9f233b189136e2085395ec6d9cf89df058 100644
--- a/storage/seed.sql.go
+++ b/storage/seed.sql.go
@@ -7,8 +7,37 @@ package storage
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"time"
 )
 
+const seedCreateMessage = `-- name: SeedCreateMessage :exec
+INSERT INTO messages (
+  id,
+  folder, author, subject, message, permanent, expiration
+) VALUES (
+  (SELECT COALESCE(MAX(id), 0) + 1 FROM messages AS m WHERE m.folder = ?),
+  ?, 'SYSTEM', ?, ?, 1, ?)
+`
+
+type SeedCreateMessageParams struct {
+	Folder     string
+	Folder_2   string
+	Subject    string
+	Message    string
+	Expiration time.Time
+}
+
+func (q *Queries) SeedCreateMessage(ctx context.Context, arg SeedCreateMessageParams) error {
+	_, err := q.db.ExecContext(ctx, seedCreateMessage,
+		arg.Folder,
+		arg.Folder_2,
+		arg.Subject,
+		arg.Message,
+		arg.Expiration,
+	)
+	return err
+}
+
 const seedFolderGeneral = `-- name: SeedFolderGeneral :exec
   INSERT INTO folders (name, description, system, shownew)
          VALUES ('GENERAL', 'Default general bulletin folder.', 1, 1)