diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-release.yml b/.github/workflows/android-release.yml
index 617ca0c63..bd3936bd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-release.yml
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
 
       - name: Write release notifications
+        if: github.repository_owner == 'maplibre'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: node .github/scripts/notify-release-on-prs.ts --tag ${{ needs.android-create-release.outputs.version_tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml
index 53ac9c57b..05e88e255 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ permissions:
   id-token: write         # needed for AWS
   contents: write         # allow making a release
   actions: write          # for triggering ios-release-cocoapods.yml
+  issues: write           # for notify-release-on-prs.ts
 
 jobs:
   pre_job:
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ jobs:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Write release notifications
-        if: env.make_release
+        if: env.make_release && github.repository_owner == 'maplibre'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: node .github/scripts/notify-release-on-prs.ts --tag ios-v${{ env.version }}