diff --git a/services/admin_bot.py b/services/admin_bot.py
index eac7c7b..773222e 100644
--- a/services/admin_bot.py
+++ b/services/admin_bot.py
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ class AdminBotService:
         )
         await self.notify_admins(text)
 
-    async def notify_admins(self, text: str):
-        """Broadcast Persian message to review channel and admin DMs."""
-        if self.review_channel_id:
+    async def notify_admins(self, text: str, include_review_channel: bool = True):
+        """Broadcast Persian message to admin DMs, and optionally review channel."""
+        if include_review_channel and self.review_channel_id:
             try:
                 await self.client.send_message(self.review_channel_id, text, parse_mode="html")
             except Exception as e:
@@ -1625,8 +1625,8 @@ class AdminBotService:
             logger.info("Release notes have not changed since last broadcast. Skipping automatic broadcast.")
             return
 
-        logger.info(f"Broadcasting new release notes (hash: {current_hash[:8]})...")
-        await self.notify_admins(notes)
+        logger.info(f"Broadcasting new release notes directly to admin DMs (hash: {current_hash[:8]})...")
+        await self.notify_admins(notes, include_review_channel=False)
         await self.repo.set_setting(
             "last_broadcast_release_hash",
             current_hash,