diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 76f43b5ced..eed7ed8ae5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1842,6 +1842,8 @@ publish:
   variables:
     SSH_SCRIPT_CLIENT: |-
       ssh "${STAGING_USER_ACTIONS}@${STAGING_HOST}" "publish ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
+  after_script:
+    - if [ "${CI_JOB_STATUS}" = "success" ]; then "$CI_PROJECT_DIR"/bind9-qa/releng/manage_distros_token.py delete; fi
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - publish-${CI_COMMIT_TAG}.log
@@ -1943,8 +1945,13 @@ prepare-preannouncement:
 
 # Job preparing a packager notification MR in Printing Press
 
-prepare-package-notification:
+prepare-packager-notification:
   <<: *printing_press_job
+  before_script:
+    - *git_clone_bind9-qa
+    # produce distros_git_url.txt to be immediately read by printing_press_mr.py
+    - >
+      "$CI_PROJECT_DIR"/bind9-qa/releng/manage_distros_token.py create
   variables:
     DOCUMENT: packager-notification
   rules: