diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index ec4fc0b0f..b2e122469 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -426,6 +426,22 @@ jobs:
           docker buildx imagetools inspect ollama/ollama:${{ steps.metadata.outputs.version }}
         working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}
 
+  # Trigger downstream release process
+  trigger:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release
+    needs: [darwin-build, windows-build, windows-depends]
+    steps:
+      - name: Trigger downstream release process
+        run: |
+          curl -L \
+            -X POST \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
+            https://api.github.com/repos/ollama/${{ vars.RELEASE_REPO }}/dispatches \
+            -d "{\"event_type\": \"trigger-workflow\", \"client_payload\": {\"run_id\": \"${GITHUB_RUN_ID}\", \"version\": \"${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}\"}}"
+
   # Aggregate all the assets and ship a release
   release:
     needs: [darwin-sign, windows-sign, linux-build]