diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 85c3e399f..8819ac368 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ jobs:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: release
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # grants permission to create a release on github
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -103,12 +105,12 @@ jobs:
           method: chat.postMessage
           token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
           payload: |
-            username: ${{ job.status == 'success' && format('Released <{0}|{1}>', steps.github-release.outputs.url, github.ref_name) || format('Failed to release {0}', github.ref_name) }}
+            username: ${{ job.status == 'success' && format('Released {0}', github.ref_name) || format('Failed to release {0}', github.ref_name) }}
             channel: "#release"
             icon_emoji: "${{ job.status == 'success' && ':white_check_mark:' || ':x:' }}"
             text: |
               Actor: `${{ github.triggering_actor }}`
               Author: `${{ github.event.head_commit.author.username }}`
-              ${{ format('Commit: <{0}/{1}/commit/{2}|{1}@{2[:7]}>', github.server_url, github.repository, github.sha) || ''}}
+              ${{ format('Commit: <{0}/{1}/commit/{2}|{1}@{2}>', github.server_url, github.repository, github.sha) || ''}}
               ${{ format('Description: `{0}`', github.event.head_commit.message) || ''}}
               View <${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}|GHA logs>