diff --git a/.changeset/release-pr-ci-trigger.md b/.changeset/release-pr-ci-trigger.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a845151cc84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/release-pr-ci-trigger.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1e8dddbde9a..82ad247723b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           show-progress: false
+          # Use the PAT so pushes from `changesets/action` are authored by
+          # clerk-cookie. With the default GITHUB_TOKEN, GitHub suppresses
+          # the resulting `synchronize` events and CI never runs on Release
+          # PR updates — forcing a manual close/reopen to re-trigger.
+          token: ${{ secrets.CLERK_COOKIE_PAT }}
 
       - name: Setup
         id: config