diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pr-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pr-checks.yml
index 1e6d8d6..5bc2bd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pr-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pr-checks.yml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           echo "Posting $STATE status to $HEAD_SHA for required checks..."
-          for CHECK in "ci" "lint-and-check"; do
+          for CHECK in "ci" "lint-and-check" "security-status"; do
             gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/statuses/$HEAD_SHA" \
               -f state="$STATE" -f context="$CHECK" \
               -f description="$DESC" -f target_url="$RUN_URL"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 75769ee..3b331e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          PR_NUM="${{ steps.rp.outputs.pr }}"
+          PR_NUM=$(echo '${{ steps.rp.outputs.pr }}' | jq -r '.number')
           echo "Enabling auto-merge for release PR #$PR_NUM"
           gh pr merge "$PR_NUM" --auto --squash --repo "${{ github.repository }}"