diff --git a/.github/actions/markPullRequestsAsDeployed/index.js b/.github/actions/markPullRequestsAsDeployed/index.js
index d2fea08091a8..bf2501ee4fe7 100644
--- a/.github/actions/markPullRequestsAsDeployed/index.js
+++ b/.github/actions/markPullRequestsAsDeployed/index.js
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ class GithubUtils {
                     });
                 }
 
+                issueBody += '\r\ncc @Expensify/applauseleads\r\n';
+
                 return issueBody;
             })
             // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
diff --git a/.github/libs/GithubUtils.js b/.github/libs/GithubUtils.js
index 4c9dfa7a1a7b..90276ebf00ae 100644
--- a/.github/libs/GithubUtils.js
+++ b/.github/libs/GithubUtils.js
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ class GithubUtils {
                     });
                 }
 
+                issueBody += '\r\ncc @Expensify/applauseleads\r\n';
+
                 return issueBody;
             })
             // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
diff --git a/tests/unit/GithubUtilsTest.js b/tests/unit/GithubUtilsTest.js
index 532e18d27406..278661b5c3b8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/GithubUtilsTest.js
+++ b/tests/unit/GithubUtilsTest.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ describe('GithubUtils', () => {
                     repo: GithubUtils.EXPENSIFY_CASH_REPO,
                     issue_number: 29,
                     // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-                    body: '**Release Version:** `1.0.1-48`\r\n**Compare Changes:** https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/compare/1.0.1-0...1.0.1-48\r\n**This release contains changes from the following pull requests:**\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/21\r\n- [x] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/22\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/23\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/24\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/25\r\n\r\n**Deploy Blockers:**\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/issues/1\r\n- [x] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/issues/2\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/issues/3\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/1234\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/4321\r\n',
+                    body: '**Release Version:** `1.0.1-48`\r\n**Compare Changes:** https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/compare/1.0.1-0...1.0.1-48\r\n**This release contains changes from the following pull requests:**\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/21\r\n- [x] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/22\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/23\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/24\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/25\r\n\r\n**Deploy Blockers:**\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/issues/1\r\n- [x] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/issues/2\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/issues/3\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/1234\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/4321\r\n\r\ncc @Expensify/applauseleads\r\n',
                 });
             });
         });
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ describe('GithubUtils', () => {
                         assignee: 'applausebot',
                         title,
                         // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-                        body: `**Release Version:** \`${tag}\`\r\n**Compare Changes:** https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/compare/1.0.2...1.0.2-12\r\n**This release contains changes from the following pull requests:**\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/1\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/2\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/3\r\n`,
+                        body: `**Release Version:** \`${tag}\`\r\n**Compare Changes:** https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/compare/1.0.2...1.0.2-12\r\n**This release contains changes from the following pull requests:**\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/1\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/2\r\n- [ ] https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify.cash/pull/3\r\n\r\ncc @Expensify/applauseleads\r\n`,
                     });
                 })
         ));
@@ -309,11 +309,13 @@ describe('GithubUtils', () => {
         const openCheckbox = '- [ ]';
         const closedCheckbox = '- [x]';
 
+        const ccApplauseLeads = '\r\ncc @Expensify/applauseleads\r\n';
+
         test('Test no verified PRs', () => (
             githubUtils.generateStagingDeployCashBody(tag, basePRList)
                 .then((issueBody) => {
                     // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-                    expect(issueBody).toBe(`${baseExpectedOutput}${openCheckbox} ${basePRList[3]}\r\n${openCheckbox} ${basePRList[0]}\r\n${openCheckbox} ${basePRList[1]}\r\n`);
+                    expect(issueBody).toBe(`${baseExpectedOutput}${openCheckbox} ${basePRList[3]}\r\n${openCheckbox} ${basePRList[0]}\r\n${openCheckbox} ${basePRList[1]}\r\n${ccApplauseLeads}`);
                 })
         ));
 
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ describe('GithubUtils', () => {
             githubUtils.generateStagingDeployCashBody(tag, basePRList, [basePRList[0]])
                 .then((issueBody) => {
                     // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-                    expect(issueBody).toBe(`${baseExpectedOutput}${openCheckbox} ${basePRList[3]}\r\n${closedCheckbox} ${basePRList[0]}\r\n${openCheckbox} ${basePRList[1]}\r\n`);
+                    expect(issueBody).toBe(`${baseExpectedOutput}${openCheckbox} ${basePRList[3]}\r\n${closedCheckbox} ${basePRList[0]}\r\n${openCheckbox} ${basePRList[1]}\r\n${ccApplauseLeads}`);
                 })
         ));
 
@@ -330,7 +332,7 @@ describe('GithubUtils', () => {
         test('Test all verified PRs', () => (
             githubUtils.generateStagingDeployCashBody(tag, basePRList, basePRList)
                 .then((issueBody) => {
-                    expect(issueBody).toBe(allVerifiedExpectedOutput);
+                    expect(issueBody).toBe(`${allVerifiedExpectedOutput}${ccApplauseLeads}`);
                 })
         ));
 
@@ -339,7 +341,7 @@ describe('GithubUtils', () => {
             githubUtils.generateStagingDeployCashBody(tag, basePRList, basePRList, baseDeployBlockerList)
                 .then((issueBody) => {
                     // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-                    expect(issueBody).toBe(`${allVerifiedExpectedOutput}${deployBlockerHeader}${openCheckbox} ${baseDeployBlockerList[0]}\r\n${openCheckbox} ${baseDeployBlockerList[1]}\r\n`);
+                    expect(issueBody).toBe(`${allVerifiedExpectedOutput}${deployBlockerHeader}${openCheckbox} ${baseDeployBlockerList[0]}\r\n${openCheckbox} ${baseDeployBlockerList[1]}\r\n${ccApplauseLeads}`);
                 })
         ));
 
@@ -348,7 +350,7 @@ describe('GithubUtils', () => {
             githubUtils.generateStagingDeployCashBody(tag, basePRList, basePRList, baseDeployBlockerList, [baseDeployBlockerList[0]])
                 .then((issueBody) => {
                     // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-                    expect(issueBody).toBe(`${allVerifiedExpectedOutput}${deployBlockerHeader}${closedCheckbox} ${baseDeployBlockerList[0]}\r\n${openCheckbox} ${baseDeployBlockerList[1]}\r\n`);
+                    expect(issueBody).toBe(`${allVerifiedExpectedOutput}${deployBlockerHeader}${closedCheckbox} ${baseDeployBlockerList[0]}\r\n${openCheckbox} ${baseDeployBlockerList[1]}\r\n${ccApplauseLeads}`);
                 })
         ));
 
@@ -357,7 +359,7 @@ describe('GithubUtils', () => {
             githubUtils.generateStagingDeployCashBody(tag, basePRList, basePRList, baseDeployBlockerList, baseDeployBlockerList)
                 .then((issueBody) => {
                     // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-                    expect(issueBody).toBe(`${allVerifiedExpectedOutput}${deployBlockerHeader}${closedCheckbox} ${baseDeployBlockerList[0]}\r\n${closedCheckbox} ${baseDeployBlockerList[1]}\r\n`);
+                    expect(issueBody).toBe(`${allVerifiedExpectedOutput}${deployBlockerHeader}${closedCheckbox} ${baseDeployBlockerList[0]}\r\n${closedCheckbox} ${baseDeployBlockerList[1]}\r\n${ccApplauseLeads}`);
                 })
         ));
     });