Add link to release announcement in Release notification email

[bldrdash]

Describe the improvement

For those signed up for Github notifications, we'll receive an email from notifications@ which contains the commit message. I like to review the entire contents of the update from the release announcement before taking any action and always have a hard time finding the page that contains Backward-incompatible changes (have to web search or bookmark it).

For example, I received an email with the title: [home-assistant/core] Release 2026.4.1 - 2026.4.1
I suggest including a link in those emails to the specific page of detailed release documentation. In this case it would be https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/04/01/release-20264/

Alternatively, if a unique link can't be provided, the next best page would be: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/categories/core/

I realize you can get to the specific page within the Update dialog of Home Assistant and selecting "Read release announcement", but that requires logging in. I'd rather perform my research first.

Anything else?

No response

[frenck]

The content of the GitHub release is exactly the same as what is on the suggested link by you (at least for patch releases). For major release it links to the full release notes for that main release.

So not fully understanding what you mean?

Not that we do not control the emails, we control releases. I'm not aware of the contents of the emails GitHub sends. If those differ and you like more information, you should request such a thing at GitHub.

../Frenck

                       

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[bldrdash]

I've included an image that shows the email. All links go to Gihub pages instead of your blog page that informs us of new features and backwards incompatibility notes.

[frenck]

I've included an image that shows the email. All links go to Gihub pages instead of your blog page that informs us of new features and backwards incompatibility notes.

That is the same contents as the patch release notes of the blog. As a matter of fact, this email contains more informations (as the release notes do not have the docs links).

Patch releases have no new features and introduce no new backward incompatible changes.

[bldrdash]

Ah, indeed. I normally only upgrade on the first or second point release, which doesn't contain the link to the blog. I can't find my 2026.4.0 email, but found one from 2025. Just saying it would be nice to have the same link on point release emails as well.

[frenck]

Honestly, that is information about another release, if you want information about previous releases, you should look at those emails.

Note: It is cool that you get the emails and such, but it isn't an email channel for us (nor do we consider it for that purpose).

../Frenck

[frenck]

I normally only upgrade on the first or second point release,

I would not recommend that, as you might mis out on security fixes.