diff --git a/src/config/roleIds.ts b/src/config/roleIds.ts
index d8fd6f6c..f329744a 100644
--- a/src/config/roleIds.ts
+++ b/src/config/roleIds.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const ROLE_IDS = {
   SECURITY_TEAM: 'security-team', // GitHub only (MCP Security Team; Cloudflare Access to securityroom.modelcontextprotocol.io)
   ADMINISTRATORS: 'administrators', // Discord only
   COMMUNITY_MANAGERS: 'community-managers', // Discord only
+  RELEASE_MANAGERS: 'release-managers', // Discord only
 
   // ===================
   // Maintainer Groups
diff --git a/src/config/roles.ts b/src/config/roles.ts
index 2b11addd..1d5f7e69 100644
--- a/src/config/roles.ts
+++ b/src/config/roles.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ export const ROLES: readonly Role[] = [
     discord: { role: 'community managers (synced)' },
     // Discord only - no GitHub equivalent
   },
+  {
+    id: ROLE_IDS.RELEASE_MANAGERS,
+    description: 'Release managers',
+    discord: { role: 'release managers (synced)' },
+    // Discord only - no GitHub equivalent
+  },
   {
     id: ROLE_IDS.LEAD_MAINTAINERS,
     description: 'Lead core maintainers',
diff --git a/src/config/users.ts b/src/config/users.ts
index a3b170a2..bc7a0357 100644
--- a/src/config/users.ts
+++ b/src/config/users.ts
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ export const MEMBERS: readonly Member[] = [
       ROLE_IDS.TASKS_EVENTS_WG_LEADS,
       ROLE_IDS.AGENTS_IG,
       ROLE_IDS.WORKING_GROUPS,
+      ROLE_IDS.RELEASE_MANAGERS,
     ],
   },
   {