diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-draft.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release-draft.yml
index 8cf09694de..3e3c60974e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release-draft.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-draft.yml
@@ -288,40 +288,3 @@ jobs:
             *-parachain-runtime/*-parachain-srtool-digest.json
             *-parachain-runtime/*-parachain-runtime.compact.compressed.wasm
             litentry-collator/*
-
-    ## update the image version at onfinality ##
-    update-onfinality-image:
-      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-      needs:
-        - create-release-draft
-      if: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_client == 'true' }}
-      steps:
-        - name: Update litmus image version
-          uses: "OnFinality-io/action-onf-release@v1"
-          continue-on-error: true
-          with:
-            # These keys should be in your GitHub secrets
-            # https://documentation.onfinality.io/support/onfinality-cli-tool-and-access-keys
-            onf-access-key: ${{ secrets.ONF_ACCESS_KEY }}
-            onf-secret-key: ${{ secrets.ONF_SECRET_KEY }}
-            onf-workspace-id: ${{ secrets.ONF_WORKSPACE_ID }}
-            onf-network-key: ${{ secrets.ONF_LITMUS_NETWORK_KEY }}
-            # Add a new image version to network spec
-            onf-sub-command: image
-            onf-action: add
-            image-version: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
-
-        - name: Update litentry image version
-          uses: "OnFinality-io/action-onf-release@v1"
-          continue-on-error: true
-          with:
-            # These keys should be in your GitHub secrets
-            # https://documentation.onfinality.io/support/onfinality-cli-tool-and-access-keys
-            onf-access-key: ${{ secrets.ONF_ACCESS_KEY }}
-            onf-secret-key: ${{ secrets.ONF_SECRET_KEY }}
-            onf-workspace-id: ${{ secrets.ONF_WORKSPACE_ID }}
-            onf-network-key: ${{ secrets.ONF_LITENTRY_NETWORK_KEY }}
-            # Add a new image version to network spec
-            onf-sub-command: image
-            onf-action: add
-            image-version: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/release-bot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eeafc1d17c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-bot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: 'Release bot'
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [released]
+
+jobs:
+  release-bot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # this means the release contains a new docker image (thus a new client)
+    if: contains(github.event.release.body, 'docker')
+    steps:
+      - name: Post discord message
+        env:
+          DISCORD_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_DISCORD_WEBHOOK }}
+        uses: Ilshidur/action-discord@0.3.2
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          args: |
+            Hi @everyone,
+            🚀 A new client release has been build: https://github.com/litentry/litentry-parachain/releases/tag/${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+            ✨ Please update the client using the docker image litentry/litentry-parachain:${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Update litmus image version
+        uses: "OnFinality-io/action-onf-release@v1"
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          # These keys should be in your GitHub secrets
+          # https://documentation.onfinality.io/support/onfinality-cli-tool-and-access-keys
+          onf-access-key: ${{ secrets.ONF_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          onf-secret-key: ${{ secrets.ONF_SECRET_KEY }}
+          onf-workspace-id: ${{ secrets.ONF_WORKSPACE_ID }}
+          onf-network-key: litmus-onfinality-key
+          # Add a new image version to network spec
+          onf-sub-command: image
+          onf-action: add
+          image-version: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Update litentry image version
+        uses: "OnFinality-io/action-onf-release@v1"
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          # These keys should be in your GitHub secrets
+          # https://documentation.onfinality.io/support/onfinality-cli-tool-and-access-keys
+          onf-access-key: ${{ secrets.ONF_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          onf-secret-key: ${{ secrets.ONF_SECRET_KEY }}
+          onf-workspace-id: ${{ secrets.ONF_WORKSPACE_ID }}
+          onf-network-key: litentry
+          # Add a new image version to network spec
+          onf-sub-command: image
+          onf-action: add
+          image-version: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+