diff --git a/gateway/platforms/webhook.py b/gateway/platforms/webhook.py
index 91cdcf325fa..e2e52a174f7 100644
--- a/gateway/platforms/webhook.py
+++ b/gateway/platforms/webhook.py
@@ -600,8 +600,12 @@ class WebhookAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
             )
 
         if route_config.get("script"):
-            keep, transformed_payload = self._route_processor.run_route_script(
-                route_config.get("script"), payload
+            # run_route_script shells out (subprocess.run, up to its timeout);
+            # run it in a worker thread so it can't block the gateway event loop.
+            keep, transformed_payload = await asyncio.to_thread(
+                self._route_processor.run_route_script,
+                route_config.get("script"),
+                payload,
             )
             if not keep:
                 logger.info(
diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 51b2d93b75c..a73747398f0 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ ACP_REGISTRY_MANIFEST = REPO_ROOT / "acp_registry" / "agent.json"
 
 # Auto-extracted from noreply emails + manual overrides
 AUTHOR_MAP = {
+    "grace@weeb.onl": "evelynburger",  # PR #57544 salvage (gateway: webhook payload filters + route scripts; commit under unlinked identity)
     "contato@siteup.com.br": "SiteupAgencia",  # PR #57435 salvage (tui_gateway: back off notification poller when session is busy; #55578)
     "164521089+rainbowgits@users.noreply.github.com": "rainbowgore",  # PR #59405 salvage (mcp: bound stdio initialize handshake to stop subprocess/FD leak; #59349)
     "sage@Sages-Mac-mini.local": "thestudionorth",  # PR #60015 salvage (mcp: parent-death watchdog for stdio children; commit under unlinked local identity)