diff --git a/.github/workflows/burnin-label-notification.yml b/.github/workflows/burnin-label-notification.yml
index 22f15c0ec35ee..f45455d31db1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/burnin-label-notification.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/burnin-label-notification.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,19 @@ on:
 jobs:
   notify-devops:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        channel:
+          - name: 'Team: DevOps'
+            room: '!lUslSijLMgNcEKcAiE:parity.io'
+
     steps:
       - name: Notify devops
-        if: github.event.label.name == 'A1-needsburnin'
-        uses: s3krit/matrix-message-action@v0.0.3
+        if: startsWith(github.event.label.name, 'A1-')
+        uses: s3krit/matrix-message-action@70ad3fb812ee0e45ff8999d6af11cafad11a6ecf # v0.0.3
         with:
-          room_id: ${{ secrets.POLKADOT_DEVOPS_MATRIX_ROOM_ID }}
-          access_token: ${{ secrets.POLKADOT_DEVOPS_MATRIX_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-          message: "@room Burn-in request received for [${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}](${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }})"
-          server: "matrix.parity.io"
+          room_id: ${{ matrix.channel.room }}
+          access_token: ${{ secrets.RELEASENOTES_MATRIX_V2_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          server: "m.parity.io"
+          message: |
+            @room Burn-in request received for [${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}](${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }})
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/release-bot.yml
index ed0a8e5435b9c..05bea32abc697 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-bot.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,24 @@ on:
 jobs:
   ping_matrix:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        channel:
+          - name: 'General: Rust, Polkadot, Substrate'
+            room: '!aJymqQYtCjjqImFLSb:parity.io'
+            pre-release: false
+
     steps:
       - name: send message
-        uses: s3krit/matrix-message-action@v0.0.3
+        uses: s3krit/matrix-message-action@70ad3fb812ee0e45ff8999d6af11cafad11a6ecf # v0.0.3
         with:
-          room_id: ${{ secrets.MATRIX_ROOM_ID }}
-          access_token: ${{ secrets.MATRIX_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-          message: "**${{github.event.repository.full_name}}:** A release has been ${{github.event.action}}<br/>Release version [${{github.event.release.tag_name}}](${{github.event.release.html_url}})<br/><br/>***Description:***<br/>${{github.event.release.body}}<br/>"
-          server: "matrix.parity.io"
+          room_id: ${{ matrix.channel.room }}
+          access_token: ${{ secrets.RELEASENOTES_MATRIX_V2_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          server: "m.parity.io"
+          message: |
+            ***${{github.event.repository.full_name}}:*** A release has been ${{github.event.action}}<br/>
+            Release version [${{github.event.release.tag_name}}](${{github.event.release.html_url}})
+
+            -----
+
+            ${{github.event.release.body}}<br/>
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tagging.yml b/.github/workflows/release-tagging.yml
index f7fa913c69709..1862582f40eba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-tagging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tagging.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set Git tag
         uses: s3krit/walking-tag-action@d04f7a53b72ceda4e20283736ce3627011275178 # latest version from master
         with:
-          TAG_NAME: release
-          TAG_MESSAGE: Latest release
+          tag-name: release
+          tag-message: Latest release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/scripts/ci/common/lib.sh b/scripts/ci/common/lib.sh
index ce6c566d799ab..08c2fe81ada04 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/common/lib.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/common/lib.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ structure_message() {
 # access_token: see https://matrix.org/docs/guides/client-server-api/
 # Usage: send_message $body (json formatted) $room_id $access_token
 send_message() {
-curl -XPOST -d "$1" "https://matrix.parity.io/_matrix/client/r0/rooms/$2/send/m.room.message?access_token=$3"
+  curl -XPOST -d "$1" "https://m.parity.io/_matrix/client/r0/rooms/$2/send/m.room.message?access_token=$3"
 }
 
 # Check for runtime changes between two commits. This is defined as any changes
diff --git a/scripts/ci/gitlab/publish_draft_release.sh b/scripts/ci/gitlab/publish_draft_release.sh
index 36ee0d63e78f9..88d1de0e04fe3 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/gitlab/publish_draft_release.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/gitlab/publish_draft_release.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ formatted_msg_body=$(cat <<EOF
 Draft release created: $html_url
 EOF
 )
-send_message "$(structure_message "$msg_body" "$formatted_msg_body")" "$MATRIX_ROOM_ID" "$MATRIX_ACCESS_TOKEN"
+send_message "$(structure_message "$msg_body" "$formatted_msg_body")" "!aJymqQYtCjjqImFLSb:parity.io" "$RELEASENOTES_MATRIX_V2_ACCESS_TOKEN"
 
 echo "[+] Done! Maybe the release worked..."