diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 16cf2877..6b7d0799 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check for new commits
         id: check
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
         run: |
           NEW_COMMITS=$(git rev-list --count --after="$(date -Iseconds -d '23 hours ago')" ${{ github.sha }})
           echo "new_commits=$NEW_COMMITS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ jobs:
           tag: "latest"
           message: "Automated tag for HEAD commit"
           force_push_tag: true
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           tag_exists_error: false
 
       - name: Generate Changelog
         id: changelog
         uses: requarks/changelog-action@v1
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           toTag: "nightly"
           fromTag: "latest"
           writeToFile: false
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
           tag_name: "nightly"
           delete_release: true
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
 
       - name: Get checksum
         id: checksum
@@ -124,4 +124,4 @@ jobs:
           files: |
             ${{ github.workspace }}/temp/**/*.apk
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/notifications.yml b/.github/workflows/notifications.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3482085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/notifications.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Send Notifications to Telegram and Matrix
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened, closed]
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  notify:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Send to Telegram
+        env:
+          MESSAGE: |
+            ${{ github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.action == 'opened' && format('🆕 New Issue #%s: *%s* by %s\n\n%s\n\n[View Issue](%s)', github.event.issue.number, github.event.issue.title, github.event.issue.user.login, (github.event.issue.body || 'No body provided')[:200], github.event.issue.html_url) ||
+               github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.action == 'closed' && format('✅ Issue Closed #%s: *%s* by %s\n\n[View Issue](%s)', github.event.issue.number, github.event.issue.title, github.event.issue.user.login, github.event.issue.html_url) ||
+               github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published' && format('🚀 New Release *%s* (%s)\n\n%s\n\n[View Release](%s)', github.event.release.name, github.event.release.tag_name, (github.event.release.body || 'No notes provided')[:200], github.event.release.html_url) }}
+        run: |
+          curl -s -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/bot${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_TOKEN }}/sendMessage" \
+            -d chat_id="${{ vars.TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID }}" \
+            ${{ vars.TELEGRAM_THREAD_ID && format('-d message_thread_id=\"%s\"', vars.TELEGRAM_THREAD_ID) || '' }} \
+            -d parse_mode="Markdown" \
+            -d text="$MESSAGE"
+      - name: Send to Matrix
+        uses: s3krit/matrix-message-action@v0.0.3
+        with:
+          room_id: ${{ vars.MATRIX_ROOM_ID }}
+          access_token: ${{ secrets.MATRIX_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          server: ${{ vars.MATRIX_HOMESERVER }}
+          message: |
+            ${{ github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.action == 'opened' && format('🆕 New Issue #{0}: **{1}** by {2}\n\n{3}\n\n[View Issue]({4})', github.event.issue.number, github.event.issue.title, github.event.issue.user.login, (github.event.issue.body || 'No body provided')[:200], github.event.issue.html_url) ||
+               github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.action == 'closed' && format('✅ Issue Closed #{0}: **{1}** by {2}\n\n[View Issue]({3})', github.event.issue.number, github.event.issue.title, github.event.issue.user.login, github.event.issue.html_url) ||
+               github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published' && format('🚀 New Release **{0}** ({1})\n\n{2}\n\n[View Release]({3})', github.event.release.name, github.event.release.tag_name, (github.event.release.body || 'No notes provided')[:200], github.event.release.html_url) }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index b1257b95..da33e2ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -86,20 +86,20 @@ jobs:
           tag: "latest"
           message: "Automated tag for HEAD commit"
           force_push_tag: true
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           tag_exists_error: false
       - name: Get latest release
         id: latest_release
         uses: kaliber5/action-get-release@v1
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           latest: true
 
       - name: Generate Changelog
         id: changelog
         uses: requarks/changelog-action@v1
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           toTag: ${{ steps.latest_release.outputs.tag_name }}
           fromTag: "latest"
           writeToFile: false
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
           files: |
             ${{ github.workspace }}/temp/**/*.apk
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
 
   publish-fdroid-public:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Dispatch update for fdroid repo
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           repository: wgtunnel/fdroid
           event-type: fdroid-update