diff --git a/.claude/commands/release.md b/.claude/commands/release.md
index a8e72382..3d1a95bb 100644
--- a/.claude/commands/release.md
+++ b/.claude/commands/release.md
@@ -200,31 +200,46 @@ ### Step 6 — Confirm with the user
    - GitHub release `<version>`
    - `releases/<version>/changelog.md`
    - `releases/<version>/email.md`
+   - Branch `chore/release-<version>-artifacts` + a PR versioning the two files above
 
-Then ask in Portuguese: **"Crio a tag, publico o release e salvo os arquivos?"**
+Then ask in Portuguese: **"Crio a tag, publico o release e abro o PR com os arquivos?"**
 
 Do **not** proceed without explicit yes.
 
 ### Step 7 — Execute
 
-After confirmation, in this exact order:
+After confirmation, in this exact order. Steps 4–6 (tag + release) run from `main` so the tag stays on the released `main` commit; steps 7–8 version the artifacts on a separate branch and open a PR.
 
 1. Create local directory: `mkdir -p releases/<version>`
 2. Write `releases/<version>/changelog.md` with the Step 3 content (raw GitHub markdown).
 3. Write `releases/<version>/email.md` with frontmatter + humanized body.
-4. Create annotated tag: `git tag -a <version> -m "Release <version>"`
+4. From `main`, create the annotated tag: `git tag -a <version> -m "Release <version>"`
 5. Push tag: `git push origin <version>`
 6. Create the GitHub release using the changelog file as body:
    ```bash
    gh release create <version> --title "<version>" --notes-file releases/<version>/changelog.md
    ```
-7. Report to the user:
-   - GitHub release URL (from `gh` output)
+7. Version the artifacts on a branch (the two files carry over from the working tree) and push:
+   ```bash
+   git checkout -b chore/release-<version>-artifacts
+   git add releases/<version>/changelog.md releases/<version>/email.md
+   git commit -m "chore(release): add <version> changelog + customer email artifacts"
+   git push -u origin chore/release-<version>-artifacts
+   ```
+8. Open the PR against `main` (body: what the two files are + a link to the GitHub release):
+   ```bash
+   gh pr create --base main --head chore/release-<version>-artifacts \
+     --title "chore(release): <version> changelog + customer email artifacts" \
+     --body "<short body — the two artifact files + link to the release>"
+   ```
+9. Report to the user:
+   - GitHub release URL (from `gh release` output)
+   - PR URL (from `gh pr create` output)
    - Local paths: `releases/<version>/changelog.md`, `releases/<version>/email.md`
-   - Reminder: *"Os arquivos em `releases/<version>/` não foram commitados. Commit depois se quiser preservar o histórico no repo."*
 
 ### On failure
 
 - `git push origin <version>` fails: report the exact error, leave the local tag in place, do not retry destructively.
 - `gh release create` fails: the tag is already pushed; tell the user they can recreate manually with `gh release create <version> --title "<version>" --notes-file releases/<version>/changelog.md`.
+- `git push` / `gh pr create` for the artifacts branch fails: the tag and GitHub release are already live; report the error and tell the user they can open the PR manually from `chore/release-<version>-artifacts`.
 - `Skill` or `Write` failure during artifact prep: report and stop. Do not push the tag without the artifacts being prepared.