diff --git a/.github/scripts/announce_pr_on_slack.py b/.github/scripts/announce_pr_on_slack.py
index 71ae75f2..8745988b 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/announce_pr_on_slack.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/announce_pr_on_slack.py
@@ -25,22 +25,20 @@ def send_slack_message(
 
     data = {"text": message}
 
-    try:
-        with httpx.Client() as client:
-            response = client.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
-            response.raise_for_status()
+    ret = False
+    with httpx.Client() as client:
+        response = client.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
+        response.raise_for_status()
 
-            result = response.text
-            if "ok" in result:
-                print("✅ Slack message sent successfully")
-                return True
-            else:
-                print(f"❌ Slack API error: {result}")
-                return False
+        result = response.text
+        if "ok" in result:
+            print("✅ Slack message sent successfully")
+            ret = True
+        else:
+            print(f"❌ Slack API error: {result}")
+            ret = False
 
-    except httpx.HTTPError as e:
-        print(f"❌ Request error: {e}")
-        return False
+    return ret
 
 
 def ensure_environment_variables_are_present() -> (
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ def main() -> None:
     )
 
     # Send to Slack
-    success = send_slack_message(slack_service, slack_team, slack_token, message)
+    success = send_slack_message(slack_team, slack_service, slack_token, message)
 
     if not success:
         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/.github/scripts/announce_release_on_slack.py b/.github/scripts/announce_release_on_slack.py
index a54ac6de..5d97cb5a 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/announce_release_on_slack.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/announce_release_on_slack.py
@@ -33,11 +33,10 @@ def get_gh_release_info_text_with_token(release_tag: str, access_token: str) ->
 
     msg = (
         f":mega: Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!\n"
-        f":package: A new version of the Python Tracer has been released.\n"
-        f"Name: Instana Python Tracer {release.title}\n"
-        f"Tag: {release.tag_name}\n"
-        f"Created at: {release.created_at}\n"
-        f"Published at: {release.published_at}\n"
+        f"The Instana Python Tracer {release_tag} has been released.\n"
+        f":package: https://pypi.org/project/instana/ \n"
+        f":github: {release.html_url} \n"
+        f"**Release Notes:**\n"
         f"{release.body}\n"
     )
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/opened-pr-notification-on-slack.yml b/.github/workflows/opened-pr-notification-on-slack.yml
index 33b23d7f..c4723e2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/opened-pr-notification-on-slack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/opened-pr-notification-on-slack.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ permissions:
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    types: [opened, reopened, review_requested]
+    types: [opened, reopened]
 
 jobs:
   notify-slack: