diff --git a/.changeset/test-downstream-notification.md b/.changeset/test-downstream-notification.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9eeda6d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/test-downstream-notification.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@reuters-graphics/graphics-components": patch
+---
+
+Test downstream notification workflow with updated reusable workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/notify-downstream.yaml b/.github/workflows/notify-downstream.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 057e0d6b..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/notify-downstream.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-name: Notify downstream repositories
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v*'
-
-jobs:
-  dispatch:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Wait for npm propagation
-        run: sleep 30
-
-      - name: Dispatch to bluprint_graphics-kit
-        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v4
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.REPO_PAT_TOKEN }}
-          repository: reuters-graphics/bluprint_graphics-kit
-          event-type: dependency-updated
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 538fd517..7f58594c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,18 @@ jobs:
     with:
       node_version: '20'
       publish_docs: true
+
+  notify-downstream:
+    needs: release
+    if: needs.release.outputs.published == 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Wait for npm propagation
+        run: sleep 30
+
+      - name: Dispatch to bluprint_graphics-kit
+        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.REPO_PAT_TOKEN }}
+          repository: reuters-graphics/bluprint_graphics-kit
+          event-type: dependency-updated