diff --git a/plugins/slack/__tests__/__snapshots__/slack.test.ts.snap b/plugins/slack/__tests__/__snapshots__/slack.test.ts.snap
index e751d8ba5..24463166d 100644
--- a/plugins/slack/__tests__/__snapshots__/slack.test.ts.snap
+++ b/plugins/slack/__tests__/__snapshots__/slack.test.ts.snap
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ Object {
     },
   ],
   "link_names": true,
+  "text": "New Releases: 1.0.0 :tada:",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -363,6 +364,7 @@ Object {
     },
   ],
   "link_names": true,
+  "text": "New Releases: 1.0.0 :tada:",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -416,6 +418,7 @@ Object {
     },
   ],
   "link_names": true,
+  "text": "New Release:  :tada:",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -462,6 +465,7 @@ Object {
     },
   ],
   "link_names": true,
+  "text": "New Release:  :tada:",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -508,6 +512,7 @@ Object {
     },
   ],
   "link_names": true,
+  "text": "New Release:  :tada:",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -554,6 +559,7 @@ Object {
     },
   ],
   "link_names": true,
+  "text": "New Releases: 1.0.0 :tada:",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -600,6 +606,7 @@ Object {
     },
   ],
   "link_names": true,
+  "text": "New Releases: 1.0.0 :tada:",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -646,6 +653,7 @@ Object {
     },
   ],
   "link_names": true,
+  "text": "New Release:  :tada:",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -692,6 +700,7 @@ Object {
     },
   ],
   "link_names": true,
+  "text": "New Releases: 1.0.0 :tada:",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -743,5 +752,6 @@ Object {
     },
   ],
   "link_names": true,
+  "text": "New Releases: 1.0.0 :tada:",
 }
 `;
diff --git a/plugins/slack/src/index.ts b/plugins/slack/src/index.ts
index 7c91d9c2e..f9ae42241 100644
--- a/plugins/slack/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/slack/src/index.ts
@@ -371,13 +371,14 @@ export default class SlackPlugin implements IPlugin {
         await last;
 
         if (Array.isArray(message)) {
-          await channels.reduce(async (lastMessage, channel) => {
+          await channels.reduce(async (lastMessage, channel, index) => {
             await lastMessage;
             await fetch("https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage", {
               method: "POST",
               body: JSON.stringify({
                 ...userPostMessageOptions,
                 channel,
+                text: index === 0 ? `${header} :tada:` : undefined,
                 blocks: message,
                 link_names: true,
               }),
@@ -414,6 +415,7 @@ export default class SlackPlugin implements IPlugin {
         body: JSON.stringify({
           ...userPostMessageOptions,
           link_names: true,
+          text: `${header} :tada:`,
           // If not in app auth only one message is constructed
           blocks: messages[0],
         }),