diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes.yml
index 8a8edc6279..79879844b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ jobs:
       && github.head_ref != 'release'
       && startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release-notes/') == false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: pr-automation
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/release-notes-env.md b/upcoming-release-notes/release-notes-env.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3589ad5f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/release-notes-env.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [MatissJanis]
+---
+
+ci: remove no longer necessary "environment" from release-notes ci job.