diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d6a3b89..e801692 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -187,3 +187,13 @@ jobs:
           source: SHASUM_UBUNTU_UNATTENDED.txt,./images/Dappnode-*-ubuntu-*-unattended.iso
           target: ${{ secrets.ISO_SSH_PATH }}
           overwrite: true
+
+      - name: Send Telegram notification
+        if: success()
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./scripts/telegram_notify.sh
+          RELEASE_URL="https://github.com/dappnode/DAppNode/releases/tag/${{ github.event.inputs.core }}"
+          ./scripts/telegram_notify.sh "${{ github.event.inputs.core }}" "${RELEASE_URL}"
+        env:
+          TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d7c85e1..bd7d034 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo /bin/bash ./scripts/dappnode_install.sh
       - name: Show installation logs
         run: |
-          cat /usr/src/dappnode/logs/install.log 
+          cat /usr/src/dappnode/logs/install.log
           cat /usr/src/dappnode/logs/dappnode_install.log
       - name: Uninstall DAppNode
         run: |
@@ -64,3 +64,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: verify Ubuntu ISO
         run: |
           ls -lrt images/Dappnode-ubuntu-*.iso
+
+  telegram:
+    name: test Telegram notification
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Run Telegram notification tests
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./test/test_telegram_notify.sh
+          ./test/test_telegram_notify.sh
diff --git a/scripts/telegram_notify.sh b/scripts/telegram_notify.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..61f5b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/telegram_notify.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Telegram notification script for DAppNode releases
+# This script sends a notification to a Telegram chat when a new release is created
+
+set -e
+
+# Function to display usage
+show_usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 <release_version> <release_url>"
+    echo "Example: $0 v0.2.51 https://github.com/dappnode/DAppNode/releases/tag/v0.2.51"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Function to send telegram message
+send_telegram_message() {
+    local message="$1"
+    local bot_token="$TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN"
+    local chat_id="$TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID"
+    
+    if [ -z "$bot_token" ]; then
+        echo "Error: TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN environment variable is not set"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    if [ -z "$chat_id" ]; then
+        echo "Error: TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID environment variable is not set"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Send the message using curl
+    curl -s -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/bot${bot_token}/sendMessage" \
+        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        -d "{
+            \"chat_id\": \"${chat_id}\",
+            \"text\": \"${message}\",
+            \"parse_mode\": \"Markdown\",
+            \"disable_web_page_preview\": false
+        }" > /dev/null
+    
+    local exit_code=$?
+    if [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "Telegram notification sent successfully"
+    else
+        echo "Failed to send Telegram notification (exit code: $exit_code)"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Check if required arguments are provided
+if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+    echo "Error: Missing required arguments"
+    show_usage
+fi
+
+RELEASE_VERSION="$1"
+RELEASE_URL="$2"
+
+# Validate release version format
+if [[ ! $RELEASE_VERSION =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Release version must be in format vX.Y.Z (e.g., v0.2.51)"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Validate release URL
+if [[ ! $RELEASE_URL =~ ^https://github\.com/dappnode/DAppNode/releases/tag/.+ ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Invalid release URL format"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Create the message
+MESSAGE="🚀 *New DAppNode Release Available!*
+
+📦 **Version:** \`${RELEASE_VERSION}\`
+🔗 **Download:** [${RELEASE_VERSION}](${RELEASE_URL})
+
+The latest DAppNode release is now available with updated core packages and improvements. Visit the release page to download the installation ISOs and view the complete changelog.
+
+#DAppNode #Release #Decentralized"
+
+# Send the notification
+echo "Sending Telegram notification for release ${RELEASE_VERSION}..."
+send_telegram_message "$MESSAGE"
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diff --git a/test/test_telegram_notify.sh b/test/test_telegram_notify.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1e781fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_telegram_notify.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Test script for telegram_notify.sh
+# Tests the validation logic and message formatting
+
+set -e
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+TELEGRAM_SCRIPT="${SCRIPT_DIR}/../scripts/telegram_notify.sh"
+
+echo "Testing Telegram notification script..."
+
+# Test 1: No arguments
+echo "Test 1: No arguments"
+if $TELEGRAM_SCRIPT 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "❌ FAILED: Should have failed with no arguments"
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "✅ PASSED: Correctly failed with no arguments"
+fi
+
+# Test 2: Invalid version format
+echo "Test 2: Invalid version format"
+if $TELEGRAM_SCRIPT "0.2.51" "https://github.com/dappnode/DAppNode/releases/tag/v0.2.51" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "❌ FAILED: Should have failed with invalid version format"
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "✅ PASSED: Correctly failed with invalid version format"
+fi
+
+# Test 3: Invalid URL format
+echo "Test 3: Invalid URL format"
+if $TELEGRAM_SCRIPT "v0.2.51" "https://invalid-url.com" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "❌ FAILED: Should have failed with invalid URL format"
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "✅ PASSED: Correctly failed with invalid URL format"
+fi
+
+# Test 4: Valid arguments but missing environment variables
+echo "Test 4: Valid arguments but missing environment variables"
+if $TELEGRAM_SCRIPT "v0.2.51" "https://github.com/dappnode/DAppNode/releases/tag/v0.2.51" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "❌ FAILED: Should have failed with missing environment variables"
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "✅ PASSED: Correctly failed with missing environment variables"
+fi
+
+# Test 5: Valid arguments with mock environment variables (dry run)
+echo "Test 5: Valid arguments with test environment variables"
+export TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN="test_token_123456"
+export TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID="test_chat_id"
+
+# Create a mock curl command that doesn't actually send anything
+create_mock_curl() {
+    cat > /tmp/mock_curl.sh << 'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+# Mock curl command for testing
+if [[ "$*" == *"sendMessage"* ]]; then
+    echo "Mock: Telegram message would be sent"
+    exit 0
+fi
+exec /usr/bin/curl "$@"
+EOF
+    chmod +x /tmp/mock_curl.sh
+}
+
+# Test the script with a dry run by temporarily replacing curl
+create_mock_curl
+export PATH="/tmp:$PATH"
+
+# Temporarily modify the telegram script to use our mock curl
+sed 's|curl -s|/tmp/mock_curl.sh -s|g' $TELEGRAM_SCRIPT > /tmp/telegram_notify_test.sh
+chmod +x /tmp/telegram_notify_test.sh
+
+if /tmp/telegram_notify_test.sh "v0.2.51" "https://github.com/dappnode/DAppNode/releases/tag/v0.2.51" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "✅ PASSED: Script executed successfully with valid arguments"
+else
+    echo "❌ FAILED: Script should have succeeded with valid arguments and environment variables"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Clean up
+rm -f /tmp/mock_curl.sh /tmp/telegram_notify_test.sh
+unset TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID
+
+echo ""
+echo "🎉 All tests passed! The Telegram notification script is working correctly."
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