diff --git a/.claude/skills/releasing-healthchat/SKILL.md b/.claude/skills/releasing-healthchat/SKILL.md
index 1a1c074d4e..15ad3c747f 100644
--- a/.claude/skills/releasing-healthchat/SKILL.md
+++ b/.claude/skills/releasing-healthchat/SKILL.md
@@ -159,6 +159,31 @@ fixing the changelog over relying on the fallback.
 - [ ] Internal testers get the update automatically if they're enrolled.
 - [ ] AAB + `mapping.txt` are attached to the workflow run, retained 90 days.
 
+**A green "Build Release AAB" step does not mean the release shipped.** The
+upload step logs `Successfully uploaded 1 artifacts` before it commits the Play
+edit; if the commit fails, the AAB is uploaded but no release exists on the
+track. Always check the `Upload to Play Store` step, not just the job's build
+steps.
+
+## Troubleshooting: `changesNotSentForReview must not be set`
+
+```
+Successfully uploaded 1 artifacts
+Committing the Edit
+##[error]Changes are sent for review automatically.
+The query parameter changesNotSentForReview must not be set.
+```
+
+Google flips this per app: once Play sends an app's changes for review
+automatically, the Edits API rejects `changesNotSentForReview` instead of
+ignoring it. The 26.07.0 release (2026-07-27) committed fine with the flag
+set; 26.08.0 (2026-08-03) failed with it. The parameter is no longer passed —
+if it ever needs to come back, gate it rather than setting it unconditionally.
+
+Recovery: the failed edit is never committed, so the `versionCode` is not
+consumed. Re-run via `workflow_dispatch` with the same version — no tag move
+and no version bump needed.
+
 ## Required GitHub Actions secrets
 
 The pipeline depends on these repository secrets. Missing any causes the
diff --git a/.github/workflows/healthchat-release-playstore.yml b/.github/workflows/healthchat-release-playstore.yml
index 659ddec40e..d646ba9794 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/healthchat-release-playstore.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/healthchat-release-playstore.yml
@@ -238,4 +238,8 @@ jobs:
           status: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.release_status || 'completed' }}
           whatsNewDirectory: fastlane/metadata/android
           mappingFile: app/build/outputs/mapping/gplayRelease/mapping.txt
-          changesNotSentForReview: true
+          # Do NOT set changesNotSentForReview. Play now sends this app's changes for review
+          # automatically, and the Edits API rejects the parameter outright when it does:
+          # "Changes are sent for review automatically. The query parameter
+          # changesNotSentForReview must not be set." The AAB uploads fine and then the commit
+          # fails, so the release silently never lands on the track. See SKILL.md.