diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 624c00de6831..5030ea1c2f2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,24 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 🚀 Push tags to trigger staging deploy 🚀
         run: git push --tags
+      
+      - name: Warn deployers if staging deploy failed
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3
+        with:
+          status: custom
+          custom_payload: |
+            {
+              channel: '#deployer',
+              attachments: [{
+                color: "#DB4545",
+                pretext: `<!subteam^S4TJJ3PSL>`,
+                text: `💥 NewDot staging deploy failed. 💥`,
+              }]
+            }
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
 
   deployProduction:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -65,6 +83,24 @@ jobs:
           PR_LIST: ${{ steps.getReleasePRList.outputs.PR_LIST }}
 
       - name: 🚀 Create release to trigger production deploy 🚀
-        run: gh release create ${{ env.PRODUCTION_VERSION }} --generate-notes
+        run: gh release create ${{ env.PRODUCTION_VERSION }} --notes '${{ steps.getReleaseBody.outputs.RELEASE_BODY }}'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.setupGitForOSBotify.outputs.OS_BOTIFY_API_TOKEN }}
+      
+      - name: Warn deployers if production deploy failed
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3
+        with:
+          status: custom
+          custom_payload: |
+            {
+              channel: '#deployer',
+              attachments: [{
+                color: "#DB4545",
+                pretext: `<!subteam^S4TJJ3PSL>`,
+                text: `💥 NewDot production deploy failed. 💥`,
+              }]
+            }
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
diff --git a/workflow_tests/mocks/deployMocks.ts b/workflow_tests/mocks/deployMocks.ts
index 2fda1efe8e78..5d711b892002 100644
--- a/workflow_tests/mocks/deployMocks.ts
+++ b/workflow_tests/mocks/deployMocks.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ const DEPLOY_STAGING__SETUP_GIT__STEP_MOCK = createMockStep('Setup git for OSBot
 ]);
 const DEPLOY_STAGING__TAG_VERSION__STEP_MOCK = createMockStep('Tag version', 'Tagging new version', 'DEPLOY_STAGING');
 const DEPLOY_STAGING__PUSH_TAG__STEP_MOCK = createMockStep('🚀 Push tags to trigger staging deploy 🚀', 'Pushing tag to trigger staging deploy', 'DEPLOY_STAGING');
+const DEPLOY_STAGING__WARN_DEPLOYERS__STEP_MOCK = createMockStep('Warn deployers if staging deploy failed', 'Warning deployers in slack for workflow failure', 'DEPLOY_STAGING');
 const DEPLOY_STAGING_STEP_MOCKS = [
     DEPLOY_STAGING__CHECKOUT__STEP_MOCK,
     DEPLOY_STAGING__SETUP_GIT__STEP_MOCK,
     DEPLOY_STAGING__TAG_VERSION__STEP_MOCK,
     DEPLOY_STAGING__PUSH_TAG__STEP_MOCK,
+    DEPLOY_STAGING__WARN_DEPLOYERS__STEP_MOCK,
 ] as const satisfies StepIdentifier[];
 
 const DEPLOY_PRODUCTION__CHECKOUT__STEP_MOCK = createMockStep('Checkout', 'Checking out', 'DEPLOY_PRODUCTION', ['ref', 'token']);
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ const DEPLOY_PRODUCTION__CREATE_RELEASE__STEP_MOCK = createMockStep(
     [],
     ['GITHUB_TOKEN'],
 );
+const DEPLOY_PRODUCTION__WARN_DEPLOYERS__STEP_MOCK = createMockStep('Warn deployers if production deploy failed', 'Warning deployers in slack for workflow failure', 'DEPLOY_STAGING');
 const DEPLOY_PRODUCTION_STEP_MOCKS = [
     DEPLOY_PRODUCTION__CHECKOUT__STEP_MOCK,
     DEPLOY_PRODUCTION__SETUP_GIT__STEP_MOCK,
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ const DEPLOY_PRODUCTION_STEP_MOCKS = [
     DEPLOY_PRODUCTION__RELEASE_PR_LIST__STEP_MOCK,
     DEPLOY_PRODUCTION__GENERATE_RELEASE_BODY__STEP_MOCK,
     DEPLOY_PRODUCTION__CREATE_RELEASE__STEP_MOCK,
+    DEPLOY_PRODUCTION__WARN_DEPLOYERS__STEP_MOCK,
 ] as const satisfies StepIdentifier[];
 
 export default {DEPLOY_STAGING_STEP_MOCKS, DEPLOY_PRODUCTION_STEP_MOCKS};