diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8b1f1b9..ee0cb9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ jobs:
           release-kit/kit prompt \
             --root "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" \
             --provider openrouter \
-            --model z-ai/glm-5.3 \
+            --model anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 \
             "use release-notes skill for ${{ needs.verify.outputs.previous_tag }}..${{ needs.verify.outputs.release_sha }}; respond only with release notes" \
             > kit-output.txt
           sed '$ { /^session_id: /d; }' kit-output.txt > release-notes.md
diff --git a/docs/releasing.md b/docs/releasing.md
index 8e30652..afa5674 100644
--- a/docs/releasing.md
+++ b/docs/releasing.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ default `GITHUB_TOKEN` cannot bypass the pull-request and status-check rules.
 The newly built Linux Kit CLI reviews every change since the previous release and
 writes the GitHub release notes before the workflow attaches the archives and
 checksums. Configure the repository Actions secret `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` for this
-step. Kit uses the `release-notes` skill with the `z-ai/glm-5.3` OpenRouter model.
+step. Kit uses the `release-notes` skill with the `anthropic/claude-sonnet-5` OpenRouter model.
 
 ## macOS signing and notarization