diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-aur-edge.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-aur-edge.yml
index 0891dfb..cfa1aed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-aur-edge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-aur-edge.yml
@@ -56,3 +56,15 @@ jobs:
           delete-branch: true
           labels: automated
           reviewers: ryanrhughes
+
+      - name: Notify Basecamp on failure
+        if: failure() && env.BASECAMP_CHATBOT_URL != ''
+        env:
+          BASECAMP_CHATBOT_URL: ${{ secrets.BASECAMP_CHATBOT_URL }}
+        run: |
+          curl -s -o /dev/null \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "$(jq -n --arg content \
+              "🔴 <strong>AUR sync failed (edge)</strong><br><a href=\"${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}\">View run</a>" \
+              '{content: $content}')" \
+            "$BASECAMP_CHATBOT_URL"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-aur-shared.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-aur-shared.yml
index 652afbd..ba2461b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-aur-shared.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-aur-shared.yml
@@ -48,3 +48,15 @@ jobs:
           git add -A
           git commit -m "chore: sync AUR packages (shared)"
           git push
+
+      - name: Notify Basecamp on failure
+        if: failure() && env.BASECAMP_CHATBOT_URL != ''
+        env:
+          BASECAMP_CHATBOT_URL: ${{ secrets.BASECAMP_CHATBOT_URL }}
+        run: |
+          curl -s -o /dev/null \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "$(jq -n --arg content \
+              "🔴 <strong>AUR sync failed (shared)</strong><br><a href=\"${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}\">View run</a>" \
+              '{content: $content}')" \
+            "$BASECAMP_CHATBOT_URL"
diff --git a/bin/release b/bin/release
index 8281a7b..014aec6 100755
--- a/bin/release
+++ b/bin/release
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ set -e
 BUILD_ROOT=$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]%/*}/..")
 source "$BUILD_ROOT/helpers/message-helpers.sh"
 source "$BUILD_ROOT/helpers/paths.sh"
+source "$BUILD_ROOT/helpers/basecamp-notifier.sh"
 
 SYNC_REMOTE=""
 SKIP_PROD_CHECK=false
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ echo ""
 print_info "Step 1/6: Building packages..."
 "$BUILD_ROOT/bin/build" "${BUILD_ARGS[@]}" || {
   print_error "Build failed"
+  notify_error "Release failed: Build step failed" "Mirror: $MIRROR | Arch: $ARCH"
   exit 1
 }
 
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ echo ""
 print_info "Step 2/6: Signing packages..."
 "$BUILD_ROOT/bin/sign" --arch "$ARCH" --mirror "$MIRROR" || {
   print_error "Signing failed"
+  notify_error "Release failed: Signing step failed" "Mirror: $MIRROR | Arch: $ARCH"
   exit 1
 }
 
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ echo ""
 print_info "Step 3/6: Promoting to production..."
 "$BUILD_ROOT/bin/promote-build" --arch "$ARCH" --mirror "$MIRROR" || {
   print_error "Promotion failed"
+  notify_error "Release failed: Promotion step failed" "Mirror: $MIRROR | Arch: $ARCH"
   exit 1
 }
 
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ echo ""
 print_info "Step 4/6: Cleaning old versions..."
 "$BUILD_ROOT/bin/clean-repo" --arch "$ARCH" --mirror "$MIRROR" || {
   print_error "Cleaning failed"
+  notify_error "Release failed: Clean step failed" "Mirror: $MIRROR | Arch: $ARCH"
   exit 1
 }
 
@@ -114,6 +119,7 @@ echo ""
 print_info "Step 5/6: Updating repository database..."
 "$BUILD_ROOT/bin/update-repo" --arch "$ARCH" --mirror "$MIRROR" || {
   print_error "Database update failed"
+  notify_error "Release failed: Database update step failed" "Mirror: $MIRROR | Arch: $ARCH"
   exit 1
 }
 
@@ -129,6 +135,7 @@ if [[ "$SKIP_PROD_CHECK" == true ]]; then
 fi
 "$BUILD_ROOT/bin/sync-repo" "${SYNC_ARGS[@]}" || {
   print_error "Sync failed"
+  notify_error "Release failed: Sync step failed" "Mirror: $MIRROR | Arch: $ARCH"
   exit 1
 }
 
diff --git a/helpers/basecamp-notifier.sh b/helpers/basecamp-notifier.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c48cda3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/basecamp-notifier.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Send notifications to Basecamp Campfire via chatbot
+#
+# Requires BASECAMP_CHATBOT_URL environment variable to be set.
+# This is the full chatbot lines URL from Basecamp, e.g.:
+#   https://3.basecamp.com/<account>/integrations/<key>/buckets/<project>/chats/<chat>/lines
+#
+# If BASECAMP_CHATBOT_URL is not set, notifications are silently skipped.
+
+notify_basecamp() {
+  local content="$1"
+
+  if [[ -z "${BASECAMP_CHATBOT_URL:-}" ]]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  curl -s -o /dev/null \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    -d "$(jq -n --arg content "$content" '{content: $content}')" \
+    "$BASECAMP_CHATBOT_URL" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+notify_error() {
+  local title="$1"
+  local details="${2:-}"
+
+  local content="🔴 <strong>${title}</strong>"
+  if [[ -n "$details" ]]; then
+    content+="<br>${details}"
+  fi
+
+  notify_basecamp "$content"
+}
+