diff --git a/release-tools/publish-releases.sh b/release-tools/publish-releases.sh
index d7e8dbf..3ba8c95 100644
--- a/release-tools/publish-releases.sh
+++ b/release-tools/publish-releases.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ TEMP=$(getopt -l 'all,version:' \
               -l 'upload-location:,gh-release-repository:' \
               -l 'data-repository:' \
               -l 'public,premium,security,custom' \
-              -l 'email:' \
+              -l 'email:,reviewer:' \
               -l 'no-upload,no-update,no-mail' \
               -n publish-release.sh -- - "$@")
 eval set -- "$TEMP"
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ while true; do
             tag_key=" -u $1"
             shift
             ;;
+        --reviewer )
+            reviewers+=" $1=$2"
+            shift
+            shift
+            ;;
         --no-upload )
             shift
             do_upload=false
@@ -340,13 +345,6 @@ for d in "${data_files[@]}"; do
             fi
         fi
 
-        # Now that we know what branch we're dealing with, update the
-        # checked out staging repo
-        (
-            cd staging
-            git checkout $update_branch
-        )
-
         orig_source_repo=$source_repo
 
         # If the source repository is on github.com, we know that
@@ -357,6 +355,19 @@ for d in "${data_files[@]}"; do
         # how to convert it to git+ssh format.
         source_repo=${source_repo/#https:\/\/github.openssl.org\//git@github.openssl.org:}
 
+        source_remote_name=$(basename "$source_repo" .git)
+        # Now that we know what branch we're dealing with, update the
+        # checked out staging repo, and add / update a remote for the
+        # source repo.
+        (
+            cd staging
+            git checkout $update_branch
+            if ! git remote get-url $source_remote_name >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                git remote add $source_remote_name $source_repo
+            fi
+            git fetch $source_remote_name
+        )
+
         # Create a newsflash line from the full version info
         v=${release_full_version%%+*} # version without build metadata
         t=${v#*-}                     # The pre-release tag
@@ -441,6 +452,8 @@ for d in "${data_files[@]}"; do
         if $do_update; then
             (
                 cd staging
+                addrev --nopr $reviewers \
+                       $source_remote_name/$update_branch..HEAD
                 git push $source_repository $update_branch $release_tag
             )