diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml
index 63ee267ba..d8306c30b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
     paths:
-      - 'deploy/olm-catalog/stable/eclipse-che-preview-*/manifests/che-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml'
+      - 'VERSION'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml b/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml
index f3bf62f95..a40fa3233 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
     paths:
-      - 'deploy/olm-catalog/stable/eclipse-che-preview-*/manifests/che-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml'
+      - 'VERSION'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-community-operator-PRs.yml b/.github/workflows/release-community-operator-PRs.yml
index 4c56d7cd1..eda093188 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-community-operator-PRs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-community-operator-PRs.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
     paths:
-      - 'deploy/olm-catalog/stable/eclipse-che-preview-*/manifests/che-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml'
+      - 'VERSION'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9bdd8e53b..9caf6708a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -93,10 +93,15 @@ jobs:
           git checkout ${BRANCH}
           git checkout ${CHE_VERSION}-release
           ./make-release.sh ${CHE_VERSION} --push-git-changes --pull-requests ${{ github.event.inputs.force_update }}
-      - name: Create MM message
+      - name: Create failure MM message
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
         run: |
-          echo "{\"text\":\":building_construction: Che Operator ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} has been released: https://quay.io/eclipse/che-operator:${{ github.event.inputs.version }}\"}" > mattermost.json
+          echo "{\"text\":\":building_construction: Che Operator ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} release has failed: https://github.com/eclipse-che/che-operator/actions/workflows/release.yml\"}" > mattermost.json
+      - name: Create success MM message
+        run: |
+          echo "{\"text\":\":building_construction: Che Operator ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} release PR have been created: https://github.com/eclipse-che/che-operator/pulls/che-bot\"}" > mattermost.json
       - name: Send MM message
+        if: ${{ success() }} || ${{ failure() }}
         uses: mattermost/action-mattermost-notify@master
         env:
           MATTERMOST_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.MATTERMOST_WEBHOOK_URL }}
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..262892680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+7.27.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/make-release.sh b/make-release.sh
index 235e35497..93a6a2f06 100755
--- a/make-release.sh
+++ b/make-release.sh
@@ -181,6 +181,13 @@ updateNightlyOlmFiles() {
   fi
 }
 
+updateVersionFile() {
+  echo "[INFO] updating VERSION file"
+  echo ${RELEASE} > VERSION
+  git add VERSION
+  git commit -m "Update VERSION to $RELEASE" --signoff
+}
+
 releaseOlmFiles() {
   echo "[INFO] releaseOlmFiles :: Release OLM files"
   echo "[INFO] releaseOlmFiles :: Launch 'olm/release-olm-files.sh' script"
@@ -257,6 +264,7 @@ prepareCommunityOperatorsUpdate() {
 }
 run() {
   checkoutToReleaseBranch
+  updateVersionFile
   releaseOperatorCode
   if [[ $UPDATE_NIGHTLY_OLM_FILES == "true" ]]; then
     updateNightlyOlmFiles