diff --git a/jenkins/release-workflows/release-chores.jenkinsfile b/jenkins/release-workflows/release-chores.jenkinsfile
index dd2d6cfa2c..ed0fd9cf6f 100644
--- a/jenkins/release-workflows/release-chores.jenkinsfile
+++ b/jenkins/release-workflows/release-chores.jenkinsfile
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pipeline {
                     checkNotifyAndAssignReleaseOwners(
                         inputManifest: [ "manifests/${params.RELEASE_VERSION}/opensearch-${params.RELEASE_VERSION}.yml",
                         "manifests/${params.RELEASE_VERSION}/opensearch-dashboards-${params.RELEASE_VERSION}.yml" ],
-                        action: 'check'
+                        action: 'request'
                     )
                 }
             }