diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-deploy-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-deploy-release.yml
index 09377e74..ef0526ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-deploy-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-deploy-release.yml
@@ -129,3 +129,29 @@ jobs:
           GIT_USER_EMAIL: info@openmrs.org
           MAVEN_REPO_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_REPO_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_REPO_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_REPO_API_KEY }}
+
+  notify:
+    name: Notify on failure
+    needs: [build, deploy, release]
+    if: always() && contains(needs.*.result, 'failure')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    steps:
+      - name: Send failure email
+        uses: dawidd6/action-send-mail@v3
+        with:
+          server_address: ${{ secrets.SMTP_SERVER }}
+          server_port: ${{ secrets.SMTP_PORT }}
+          username: ${{ secrets.SMTP_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.SMTP_PASSWORD }}
+          subject: "[${{ github.repository }}] Workflow failed: ${{ github.workflow }} (#${{ github.run_number }})"
+          to: dev-refapp@openmrs.org
+          from: openmrs-ci@openmrs.org
+          body: |
+            Workflow "${{ github.workflow }}" failed in ${{ github.repository }}.
+
+            Branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+            Commit: ${{ github.sha }}
+            Triggered by: ${{ github.actor }}
+
+            View the run: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}