diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 641ec4e..9289485 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -67,3 +67,33 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish via Trusted Publishing
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@ed0c53931b1dc9bd32cbe73a98c7f6766f8a527e # v1.13.0
+
+      # Announce the release in #deploy. Runs only when the publish above
+      # succeeded. Posts via the shared Hotdata CI Slack app (bot token), so the
+      # same SLACK_CI_BOT_TOKEN org secret drives notifications across SDK repos.
+      - name: "Notify #deploy on Slack"
+        # The publish above is irreversible, so a Slack/token hiccup must not
+        # mark a successful release as failed and trigger false-alarm retries.
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          SLACK_CI_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CI_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${SLACK_CI_BOT_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "SLACK_CI_BOT_TOKEN not set; skipping Slack notification" >&2
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          version="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
+          text=":package: *hotdata* \`v${version}\` published to PyPI — <https://pypi.org/project/hotdata/${version}/|PyPI> · <https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/tag/${GITHUB_REF_NAME}|release notes>"
+          # #deploy channel ID (rename-proof). chat.postMessage returns HTTP 200
+          # even on logical errors, so capture the body and assert on .ok —
+          # echoing Slack's error makes a swallowed (continue-on-error) miss
+          # debuggable in the job log instead of disappearing silently.
+          response="$(curl -sS -X POST https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage \
+            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${SLACK_CI_BOT_TOKEN}" \
+            -H 'Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8' \
+            --data "$(jq -n --arg ch 'C0ARK84E1D4' --arg text "$text" '{channel:$ch, text:$text}')")"
+          if ! jq -e '.ok' >/dev/null <<<"$response"; then
+            echo "Slack notification failed: $(jq -r '.error // "unknown"' <<<"$response")" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi