diff --git a/bot/internal/review/review.go b/bot/internal/review/review.go
index 0cd16f6a..c8f51066 100644
--- a/bot/internal/review/review.go
+++ b/bot/internal/review/review.go
@@ -44,10 +44,17 @@ const (
 	// RenovateBotPublic is the name of the app that runs the Renovate action in
 	// public repos(teleport).
 	RenovateBotPublic = "public-renovate-gha[bot]"
+	// PostReleaseBot is the name of the bot user that creates post-release PRs
+	// such as AMI and docs version updates.
+	PostReleaseBot = "teleport-post-release-automation[bot]"
 )
 
 func isAllowedRobot(author string) bool {
-	return author == Dependabot || author == DependabotBatcher || author == RenovateBotPrivate || author == RenovateBotPublic
+	switch author {
+	case Dependabot, DependabotBatcher, RenovateBotPrivate, RenovateBotPublic, PostReleaseBot:
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // Reviewer is a code reviewer.
diff --git a/bot/internal/review/review_test.go b/bot/internal/review/review_test.go
index 475f262a..00f79f16 100644
--- a/bot/internal/review/review_test.go
+++ b/bot/internal/review/review_test.go
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ func TestIsInternal(t *testing.T) {
 			author: RenovateBotPrivate,
 			expect: true,
 		},
+		{
+			desc: "post-release bot is internal",
+			assignments: &Assignments{
+				c: &Config{},
+			},
+			author: PostReleaseBot,
+			expect: true,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {