diff --git a/release.yaml b/release.yaml
index 5df363a3b51..3d7b1132dcb 100644
--- a/release.yaml
+++ b/release.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,32 @@ internal:
               echo "Build created, see:"
               echo $body | jq .web_url
             fi
+      minor:
+        - name: 'buildkite'
+          cmd: |
+            echo "Triggering build on sourcegraph/sourcegraph with VERSION={{version}} on branch {{git.branch}}"
+            body=$(wget --content-on-error -O- --header="Content-Type: application/json" --header="Authorization: Bearer $BUILDKITE_ACCESS_TOKEN" --post-data '{
+              "commit": "HEAD",
+              "branch": "{{git.branch}}",
+              "message": "Internal release build for {{version}}",
+              "env": {
+                    "RELEASE_INTERNAL": "true",
+                    "VERSION": "{{tag}}",
+                    "IS_DEVELOPMENT_RELEASE": "{{is_development}}"
+              }
+            }' https://api.buildkite.com/v2/organizations/sourcegraph/pipelines/sourcegraph/builds)
+            exit_code=$?
+
+            if [ $exit_code != 0 ]; then
+              echo "❌ Failed to create build on Buildkite, got:"
+              echo "--- raw body ---"
+              echo $body
+              echo "--- raw body ---"
+              exit $exit_code
+            else
+              echo "Build created, see:"
+              echo $body | jq .web_url
+            fi
   finalize:
     steps:
       - name: 'Register on release registry'