diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 2c1c7b5ca..153345119 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           channel: '#ops'
           color: 'good'
-          text: 'A new version of the <https://api.stage.datacite.org|REST API> has been deployed to stage.'
+          text: 'A new version of the <https://api.stage.datacite.org|REST API> is been deployed to stage.'
           failure_text: '${env.GITHUB_WORKFLOW} (${env.GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}) build failed'
           fields: |
             [{ "title": "Commit message", "value": "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}" },
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1a3616587..9cab38413 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           channel: '#ops'
           color: 'good'
-          text: 'Version <https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tag/${{ steps.extract_variables.outputs.TAG }}|${{ steps.extract_variables.outputs.TAG }}> of the <https://api.datacite.org|REST API> has been released to test and production.'
+          text: 'Version <https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tag/${{ steps.extract_variables.outputs.TAG }}|${{ steps.extract_variables.outputs.TAG }}> of the <https://api.datacite.org|REST API> is being released to test and production.'
           failure_text: '${env.GITHUB_WORKFLOW} (${env.GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}) build failed'
           fields: |
             [{ "title": "Committed by", "value": "<https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/commits?author=${{ github.actor }}|${{ github.actor }}>", "short": true },