From aca4157d8f2cc39f5b120975c5e352e82284b2e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jack-berg <34418638+jack-berg@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 11:55:58 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Stop publishing announcement on release (#5971)

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 1 -
 README.md                     | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2b9b785a277..ba4f236c4c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ jobs:
           gh release create --target $GITHUB_REF_NAME \
                             --title "Version $VERSION" \
                             --notes-file /tmp/release-notes.txt \
-                            --discussion-category announcements \
                             v$VERSION
 
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a1efa3374f..4359cb50d0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ for support or general questions. Feel free to drop us a line.
 We are also present in the [`#otel-java`](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C014L2KCTE3) channel in the [CNCF slack](https://slack.cncf.io/).
 Please join us for more informal discussions.
 
+To report a bug, or request a new feature,
+please [open an issue](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/issues/new/choose).
+
 ## Overview
 
 OpenTelemetry is the merging of OpenCensus and OpenTracing into a single project.