diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b615ed700..72c8452c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
   <a><img src="https://github.com/Glistix/glistix/actions/workflows/ci.yaml/badge.svg?branch=main"></a>
 </p>
 
+<h3><p align="center"><i><a href="https://glistix.zulipchat.com/join/iwsu634fmrqbby4jomq4tuas">Join our Zulip chat!</a></i></p></h3>
+
 <h3><p align="center"><i><a href="https://glistix.github.io/book">Read the Glistix book here!</a></i></p></h3>
 
 **Mirrors:** [**GitHub**](https://github.com/glistix/glistix) | [**Codeberg**](https://codeberg.org/glistix/glistix)
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index c9edf0536..d8683be6b 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Additional instructions for Glistix:
 5. Add changelog to the Glistix book (initially with "(Unreleased)" as the release date).
 6. Update the book as needed (there are several compiler internals documented there, including which patches we applied on top of the base Gleam compiler).
 7. Update the Glistix version in the book's installation instructions in "Getting Started".
+8. Ensure the Zulip invite is up-to-date in the README and book (if present).
 
 After release: