diff --git a/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-release.yml b/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-release.yml
index bc5b53766..16cc8851b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-release.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ jobs:
       - if: steps.packagejson.outputs.exists == 'true'
         name: Run test
         run: npm test
+      - if: failure() # Only, on failure, send a message on the 94_bot-failing-ci slack channel
+        name: Report workflow run status to Slack
+        uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3
+        with:
+          status: ${{ job.status }}
+          fields: repo,action,workflow
+          text: 'Release workflow failed in testing job'
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CI_FAIL_NOTIFY }}
 
   release:
     needs: [test-nodejs]
@@ -84,3 +93,12 @@ jobs:
           GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: asyncapi-bot
           GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: info@asyncapi.io
         run: npm run release
+      - if: failure() # Only, on failure, send a message on the 94_bot-failing-ci slack channel
+        name: Report workflow run status to Slack
+        uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3
+        with:
+          status: ${{ job.status }}
+          fields: repo,action,workflow
+          text: 'Release workflow failed in release job'
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CI_FAIL_NOTIFY }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-version-bump.yml b/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-version-bump.yml
index 721caa9d7..5e7aa14ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-version-bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-version-bump.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check if Node.js project and has package.json
         id: packagejson
         run: test -e ./package.json && echo "::set-output name=exists::true" || echo "::set-output name=exists::false"
+      - if: steps.packagejson.outputs.exists == 'true'
+        name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        with:
+          node-version: 14
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: '**/package-lock.json'
       - if: steps.packagejson.outputs.exists == 'true'
         name: Install dependencies
         run: npm install
@@ -46,4 +53,13 @@ jobs:
           author: asyncapi-bot <info@asyncapi.io>
           title: 'chore(release): ${{github.event.release.tag_name}}'
           body: 'Version bump in package.json for release [${{github.event.release.tag_name}}](${{github.event.release.html_url}})'
-          branch: version-bump/${{github.event.release.tag_name}} 
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+          branch: version-bump/${{github.event.release.tag_name}}
+      - if: failure() # Only, on failure, send a message on the 94_bot-failing-ci slack channel
+        name: Report workflow run status to Slack
+        uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3
+        with:
+          status: ${{ job.status }}
+          fields: repo,action,workflow
+          text: 'Unable to bump the version in package.json after the release'
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CI_FAIL_NOTIFY }}
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8ce09a833..52f5f9227 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14324,9 +14324,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/shell-quote": {
-      "version": "1.7.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shell-quote/-/shell-quote-1.7.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-mRz/m/JVscCrkMyPqHc/bczi3OQHkLTqXHEFu0zDhK/qfv3UcOA4SVmRCLmos4bhjr9ekVQubj/R7waKapmiQg==",
+      "version": "1.7.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shell-quote/-/shell-quote-1.7.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Vpfqwm4EnqGdlsBFNmHhxhElJYrdfcxPThu+ryKS5J8L/fhAwLazFZtq+S+TWZ9ANj2piSQLGj6NQg+lKPmxrw==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/shelljs": {
@@ -27018,9 +27018,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "shell-quote": {
-      "version": "1.7.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shell-quote/-/shell-quote-1.7.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-mRz/m/JVscCrkMyPqHc/bczi3OQHkLTqXHEFu0zDhK/qfv3UcOA4SVmRCLmos4bhjr9ekVQubj/R7waKapmiQg==",
+      "version": "1.7.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shell-quote/-/shell-quote-1.7.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Vpfqwm4EnqGdlsBFNmHhxhElJYrdfcxPThu+ryKS5J8L/fhAwLazFZtq+S+TWZ9ANj2piSQLGj6NQg+lKPmxrw==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "shelljs": {