diff --git a/tools/release/publish_release.sh b/tools/release/publish_release.sh
index 1ea01e37ac..1461ed4cc4 100755
--- a/tools/release/publish_release.sh
+++ b/tools/release/publish_release.sh
@@ -278,9 +278,10 @@ changelog_and_versions() {
             *)          echo "unknown distro to parse version"
         esac
         git add terraform charts infrastructure tools
-        git commit -m "Adding changes for patch $target_milestone"
+        git commit -m "Adding changes for Fleet v$target_milestone"
         git push origin $branch_for_changelog -f
         gh pr create -f -B $source_branch
+        gh workflow run goreleaser-snapshot-fleet.yaml --ref $source_branch # Manually trigger workflow run
     else
         echo "DRYRUN: Would have created Changelog / verison pr from $branch_for_changelog to $source_branch"
     fi