From dc6579daec2a970466ae43c6531e65e0a0a66dce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Katz <dkatz@squareup.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:03:42 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Post release checklist as a comment on release PRs (#7307)

---
 .github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml | 12 ++++++++++--
 RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md                     |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml
index a83d607d50..4daf75ad7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml
@@ -101,10 +101,18 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Create Pull Request
       run: |
-        gh pr create \
+        PR_URL=$(gh pr create \
           -B "$TARGET_BRANCH" \
           -H "${{ env.branch_name }}" \
           --title "chore(release): release version ${{ env.version }} ($BUMP_TYPE)" \
-          --body-file pr_body.txt
+          --body-file pr_body.txt)
+        echo "pr_url=$PR_URL" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Post release checklist comment
+      run: |
+        sed 's/{{VERSION}}/${{ env.version }}/g' RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md > checklist_comment.md
+        gh pr comment "${{ env.pr_url }}" --body-file checklist_comment.md
       env:
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md b/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md
index ba7e636cb4..66da4374ac 100644
--- a/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md
+++ b/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # goose Release Manual Testing Checklist
 
-## Version: _____
+## Version: {{VERSION}}
 
 Make a copy of this document for each version and check off as steps are verified.