diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
index 27a254dd31..fecfc14c9e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
@@ -12,28 +12,24 @@ assignees: ''
 
 ### Release status
 
-In series, the following will be released via [che-release](https://github.com/eclipse/che-release/blob/master/cico_release.sh):
+The following will be released via [che-release](https://github.com/eclipse/che-release/blob/master/cico_release.sh) according to a series of phases:
 
-* che-theia, che-machine-exec, che-devfile registry,
-* che-plugin-registry (once che-theia and machine-exec are done)
-* che-parent, che-dashboard, and che (server assembly)
-  * Note that [release to Maven Central is deprecated](https://github.com/eclipse/che/issues/18941)
-* che-operator
+1. [ ] che-machine-exec, che-theia, che-devfile-registry, che-dashboard, devworkspace-operator, jwtproxy, kubernetes image puller
+2. [ ] che-plugin-registry (once che-theia and machine-exec are done)
+3. [ ] che-parent and che server
+4. [ ] devworkspace-che-operator
+5. [ ] che-operator
 
-Then, these steps will be done, which still [require some manual intervention](https://github.com/eclipse/che-release/blob/master/README.md#phase-2---manual-steps) (PR verification is not yet automated):
+Each phase will [send a Mattermost notification to the Eclipse Che releases channel](https://mattermost.eclipse.org/eclipse/channels/eclipse-che-releases).
 
-* generation of OperatorHub PRs
-* chectl
+Then, these steps will be done, once the above projects are released and PRs are merged:
 
-- [ ] che-theia, che-machine-exec, che-devfile-registry, che-plugin-registry
-- [ ] che-parent, che-dashboard, che
-- [ ] che-operator _(depends on all of the above)_
-- [ ] chectl _(depends on che-operator)_
+- [ ] [chectl](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/actions/workflows/release-stable-PRs.yml) _(depends on che-operator)_
 - [ ] [Che community operator PRs](https://github.com/operator-framework/community-operators/pulls?q=%22Update+eclipse-che+operator%22+is%3Aopen) _(depends on che-operator)_
 - [ ] [che-docs PR](https://github.com/eclipse/che-docs/pulls/che-bot) _(depends on che-operator)_
+
 If this is a .0 release:
 
-- [ ] [send reminder to TLs to triage unresolved issues](https://github.com/eclipse/che/issues/17579)
 - [ ] complete current milestone
   - [ ] move incomplete *deferred* issues to backlog
   - [ ] move incomplete *WIP* issues to next milestone
@@ -49,11 +45,10 @@ If this is a .0 release:
 | [che-plugin-registry](https://github.com/eclipse/che-plugin-registry/blob/master/RELEASE.md) | [make-release.sh](https://github.com/eclipse/che-plugin-registry/blob/master/make-release.sh) | [Action](https://github.com/eclipse/che-plugin-registry/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Release+Che+Plugin+Registry%22) | [`eclipse/che-plugin-registry`](https://quay.io/eclipse/che-plugin-registry)|
 | [che-parent](https://github.com/eclipse/che-parent/blob/master/RELEASE.md) | [make-release.sh](https://github.com/eclipse/che-parent/blob/master/make-release.sh) | [Action](https://github.com/eclipse/che/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Release+Che+Server%22) | [che-server](https://search.maven.org/search?q=a:che-server) <sup>[2]</sup> |
 | [che-dashboard](https://github.com/eclipse/che-dashboard/blob/master/RELEASE.md) | [make-release.sh](https://github.com/eclipse/che-dashboard/blob/master/make-release.sh) | [Action](https://github.com/eclipse/che-dashboard/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Release+Che+Dashboard%22) | [`che-dashboard`](https://quay.io/repository/eclipse/che-dashboard?tag=next&tab=tags) |
-| [che](https://github.com/eclipse/che/blob/master/RELEASE.md) | [make-release.sh](https://github.com/eclipse/che/blob/master/make-release.sh) | [Action](https://github.com/eclipse/che/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Release+Che+Server%22) | [che.core](https://search.maven.org/search?q=che.core) <sup>[2]</sup>,<br/> [`eclipse/che-server`](https://quay.io/eclipse/che-server),<br/>[`eclipse/che-endpoint-watcher`](https://quay.io/eclipse/che-endpoint-watcher),<br/> [`eclipse/che-keycloak`](https://quay.io/eclipse/che-keycloak),<br/> [`eclipse/che-postgres`](https://quay.io/eclipse/che-postgres),<br/> [`eclipse/che-server`](https://quay.io/eclipse/che-server),<br/> [`eclipse/che-e2e`](https://quay.io/eclipse/che-e2e) |
+| [che](https://github.com/eclipse/che/blob/master/RELEASE.md) | [make-release.sh](https://github.com/eclipse/che/blob/master/make-release.sh) | [Action](https://github.com/eclipse/che/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Release+Che+Server%22) | [`eclipse/che-server`](https://quay.io/eclipse/che-server),<br/>[`eclipse/che-endpoint-watcher`](https://quay.io/eclipse/che-endpoint-watcher),<br/> [`eclipse/che-keycloak`](https://quay.io/eclipse/che-keycloak),<br/> [`eclipse/che-postgres`](https://quay.io/eclipse/che-postgres),<br/> [`eclipse/che-server`](https://quay.io/eclipse/che-server),<br/> [`eclipse/che-e2e`](https://quay.io/eclipse/che-e2e) |
+| [devworkspace-operator (controller)](https://github.com/devfile/devworkspace-operator/) | [make-release.sh](https://github.com/devfile/devworkspace-operator/blob/main/make-release.sh) | [Action](https://github.com/devfile/devworkspace-operator/actions/workflows/release.yml) | [`devfile/devworkspace-controller`](https://quay.io/repository/devfile/devworkspace-controller?tab=tags)|
+| [devworkspace-che-operator](https://github.com/che-incubator/devworkspace-che-operator/) | [make-release.sh](https://github.com/che-incubator/devworkspace-che-operator/blob/main/make-release.sh) | [Action](https://github.com/che-incubator/devworkspace-che-operator/actions/workflows/release.yml) | [`che-incubator/devworkspace-che-operator`](https://quay.io/repository/che-incubator/devworkspace-che-operator?tab=tags)|
 | [che-operator](https://github.com/eclipse-che/che-operator/blob/master/RELEASE.md) | [make-release.sh](https://github.com/eclipse-che/che-operator/blob/master/make-release.sh) | [Action](https://github.com/eclipse-che/che-operator/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Release+Che+Operator%22) | [`eclipse/che-operator`](https://quay.io/eclipse/che-operator)|
 | [chectl](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/blob/master/RELEASE.md) | [make-release.sh](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/blob/master/make-release.sh) | [Action](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/actions) | [chectl releases](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/releases)
 
-
 <sup>[1]</sup> Overall process owner: @mkuznyetsov
-
-<sup>[2]</sup> Note that [release of artifacts to Maven Central is deprecated](https://github.com/eclipse/che/issues/18941) and will be removed in the future.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 028abe0af6..6760947d21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "{\"text\":\":building_construction: Che Server ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} has been released: https://quay.io/eclipse/che-server:${{ github.event.inputs.version }}\"}" > mattermost.json
       - name: Send MM message
         if: ${{ success() }} || ${{ failure() }}
-        uses: mattermost/action-mattermost-notify@master
+        uses: mattermost/action-mattermost-notify@1.0.2
         env:
           MATTERMOST_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.MATTERMOST_WEBHOOK_URL }}
           MATTERMOST_CHANNEL: eclipse-che-releases