Shipping bracket for a washing machine appliance

A washing machine appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the washing machine appliance comprising:

• a cabinet comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, and a rear panel, the first side panel and the second side panel being spaced apart along the lateral direction;
• a subwasher disposed within the cabinet;
• a shipping bracket attached to the rear panel, the shipping bracket comprising a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end being spaced apart along the lateral direction, the shipping bracket defining a bolt aperture therethrough, the first end being positioned proud to the first side panel, the second end being positioned proud to the second side panel;
• and
• a shipping bolt removably disposed within the bolt aperture.