diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 28451e977e..1d6bdbc7c6 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -59,8 +59,25 @@ jobs:
           gpg-passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
           verbose: ${{ vars.VERBOSE }}
 
+      - name: get trigger mirror issue
+        id: mirror
+        uses: https://code.forgejo.org/infrastructure/issue-action/get@v1.1.0
+        with:
+          forgejo: https://code.forgejo.org
+          repository: forgejo/forgejo
+          labels: mirror-trigger
 
-      - name: upgrade v*.next.forgejo.org (k8s)
+      - name: trigger the mirror
+        uses: https://code.forgejo.org/infrastructure/issue-action/set@v1.1.0
+        with:
+          forgejo: https://code.forgejo.org
+          repository: forgejo/forgejo
+          token: ${{ secrets.LABEL_ISSUE_FORGEJO_MIRROR_TOKEN }}
+          numbers: ${{ steps.mirror.outputs.numbers }}
+          label-wait-if-exists: 3600
+          label: trigger
+
+      - name: upgrade v*.next.forgejo.org
         uses: https://code.forgejo.org/infrastructure/next-digest@v1.1.0
         with:
           url: https://placeholder:${{ secrets.TOKEN_NEXT_DIGEST }}@code.forgejo.org/infrastructure/next-digest