diff --git a/.github/workflows/documentation-synchronization-audit.yml b/.github/workflows/documentation-synchronization-audit.yml
index 349fa39fdb68..a5e61f901223 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/documentation-synchronization-audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/documentation-synchronization-audit.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 name: Documentation Synchronization Audit (opentelemetry.io)
 
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v*' # run on release tags
+  workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b3d58dc948ae..387dce4a5716 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "prior-version=$PRIOR_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+  documentation-audit:
+    needs:
+      - release
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/documentation-synchronization-audit.yml
+
   post-release-updates:
     permissions:
       contents: write # for git push to PR branch