diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 916827c369..493add0059 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,14 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Website (Self-Hosted Runner)
     runs-on: ["self-hosted", "linux", "x64", "vcenter3"]
     steps:
+
+      - name: Force Failure
+        run: | 
+        echo "CURRENT_STEP=Force Failure" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        exit 1
+
       - name: Checkout Repository
+        run: echo "CURRENT_STEP=Checkout Repository" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -52,27 +59,33 @@ jobs:
 
 
       - name: Setup Node.js environment
+        run: echo "CURRENT_STEP=Setup Node.js environment" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20"
           cache: "npm"
 
-      - run: npm ci
-      
+      - run: |
+          echo "CURRENT_STEP=npm ci" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          npm ci
+
       - name: Build
         run: |
+          echo "CURRENT_STEP=Build" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           touch .env
           make versions-ci
           make build-ci
       
       - name: Build with cached packs
         if: ${{ env.BUILD_EXIT_CODE == '5' }}
+        run: echo "CURRENT_STEP=Build with cached packs" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-cached-packs
         with:
           gh-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Upload to AWS
         run: |
+          echo "CURRENT_STEP=Upload to AWS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           aws s3 sync --cache-control 'public, max-age=604800' --exclude '*.html' --exclude '*.xml' --exclude build/scripts/ build/ s3://docs.spectrocloud.com --delete
           aws s3 sync --cache-control 'public, max-age=0, s-maxage=604800' build/ s3://docs.spectrocloud.com --delete
           aws cloudfront create-invalidation --distribution-id ${{ secrets.DISTRIBUTION_ID }} --paths "/*"
@@ -87,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_COLOR: "danger"
           SLACKIFY_MARKDOWN: true
           ENABLE_ESCAPES: true
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "The self-hosted runner release job for `${{ github.workflow }}` in `${{ github.repository }}` failed. [View details](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }})."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: "The self-hosted runner release job for `${{ github.workflow }}` in `${{ github.repository }}` failed at step: `${{ env.CURRENT_STEP }}`. [View details](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }})."
 
 
 #  Use this workflow if you want to use the GitHub-hosted large runner. Useful for scenarios when you need a change to deploy faster than the self-hosted runner can build it.
@@ -99,6 +112,7 @@ jobs:
       labels: docbot
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
+        run: echo "CURRENT_STEP=Checkout Repository" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -106,23 +120,29 @@ jobs:
 
 
       - name: Setup Node.js environment
+        run: echo "CURRENT_STEP=Setup Node.js environment" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20"
           cache: "npm"
 
-      - run: npm ci
+      - run: |
+          echo "CURRENT_STEP=npm ci" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          npm ci
 
       - name: Versions
         run: |
+        echo "CURRENT_STEP=Versions" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       
       - name: Build
         run: |
+          echo "CURRENT_STEP=Build" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           touch .env
           make versions-ci
           make build-ci
       
       - name: Build with cached packs
+        run: echo "CURRENT_STEP=Build with cached packs" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         if: ${{ env.BUILD_EXIT_CODE == '5' }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-cached-packs
         with:
@@ -130,6 +150,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload to AWS
         run: |
+          echo "CURRENT_STEP=Upload to AWS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           aws s3 sync --cache-control 'public, max-age=604800' --exclude '*.html' --exclude '*.xml' --exclude build/scripts/ build/ s3://docs.spectrocloud.com --delete
           aws s3 sync --cache-control 'public, max-age=0, s-maxage=604800' build/ s3://docs.spectrocloud.com --delete
           aws cloudfront create-invalidation --distribution-id ${{ secrets.DISTRIBUTION_ID }} --paths "/*"
@@ -144,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_COLOR: "danger"
           SLACKIFY_MARKDOWN: true
           ENABLE_ESCAPES: true
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "The large runner release job for `${{ github.workflow }}` in `${{ github.repository }}` failed. [View details](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }})."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: "The large runner release job for `${{ github.workflow }}` in `${{ github.repository }}` failed at step: `${{ env.CURRENT_STEP }}`. [View details](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }})."
 
   release:
     name: "Release"
@@ -154,12 +175,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - id: checkout
         name: Checkout Repository
+        run: echo "CURRENT_STEP=Checkout Repository" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Retrieve Credentials
+        run: echo "CURRENT_STEP=Retrieve Credentials" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         id: import-secrets
         uses: hashicorp/vault-action@v3.0.0
         with:
@@ -170,18 +193,23 @@ jobs:
           secrets: /providers/github/organizations/spectrocloud/token?org_name=spectrocloud token | VAULT_GITHUB_TOKEN
 
       - name: Setup Nodejs
+        run: echo "CURRENT_STEP=Setup Nodejs" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20"
           cache: "npm"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
+        run: |
+          echo "CURRENT_STEP=Install dependencies" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          npm ci
 
       - name: "release"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.import-secrets.outputs.VAULT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: npx semantic-release
+        run: |
+          echo "CURRENT_STEP=release" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          npx semantic-release
 
       - name: Slack Notification on Failure
         if: ${{ failure() }}
@@ -193,4 +221,4 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_COLOR: "danger"
           SLACKIFY_MARKDOWN: true
           ENABLE_ESCAPES: true
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "The release job for `${{ github.workflow }}` in `${{ github.repository }}` failed. [View details](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }})."
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+          SLACK_MESSAGE: "The release job for `${{ github.workflow }}` in `${{ github.repository }}` failed at step: `${{ env.CURRENT_STEP }}`. [View details](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }})."
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