diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 4115a8b6a3d..a3d4e01e947 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "psikonetik@gmail.com": "el-analista",  # PR #25368 salvage (cron topic fallback report)
     "75435655+khungate@users.noreply.github.com": "khungate",  # PR #25829 salvage (gmail-triage gt: callbacks)
     "stevehq26-bot@users.noreply.github.com": "stevehq26-bot",  # PR #28015 salvage (quick-command-only menus)
+    "seaverb@icloud.com": "brndnsvr",  # PR #25327 salvage (channel post updates)
     "282919977+eliteworkstation94-ai@users.noreply.github.com": "eliteworkstation94-ai",  # PR #28157 salvage (group reply session splits)
     "androidhtml@yandex.com": "hllqkb",
     "25840394+Bongulielmi@users.noreply.github.com": "Bongulielmi",
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_telegram_channel_posts.py b/tests/gateway/test_telegram_channel_posts.py
index 9e8dbf34a54..ade82c2e4aa 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_telegram_channel_posts.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_telegram_channel_posts.py
@@ -90,7 +90,12 @@ def telegram_adapter_cls(monkeypatch):
 
 
 def _make_adapter(telegram_adapter_cls):
-    return telegram_adapter_cls(PlatformConfig(enabled=True, token="***", extra={}))
+    a = telegram_adapter_cls(PlatformConfig(enabled=True, token="***", extra={}))
+    # Channel posts have from_user=None.  After PR #28494's fail-closed
+    # auth, the empty-allowlist adapter rejects all messages including
+    # channel posts.  These tests focus on routing, not auth gating.
+    a._is_callback_user_authorized = lambda user_id, **_kw: True
+    return a
 
 
 def _make_channel_message(text="channel id test @hermes_bot"):