diff --git a/.github/workflows/upstream-release-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/upstream-release-docs.yml
index 63984f8f..a10bae4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upstream-release-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upstream-release-docs.yml
@@ -1019,20 +1019,10 @@ jobs:
           # Per-user attempts sidestep both issues: the authoritative
           # answer is "does GitHub accept this as a reviewer right now"
           # and we ask the API that question directly.
-          #
-          # Cap attempts at 5 to avoid review fatigue on big releases.
-          TRIED=0
           ASSIGN_LIST=""
           MENTION_LIST=""
           while IFS= read -r login; do
             [ -z "$login" ] && continue
-            if [ "$TRIED" -ge 5 ]; then
-              # Over the review-fatigue cap -- mention any additional
-              # contributors instead of trying to assign them.
-              MENTION_LIST="${MENTION_LIST:+$MENTION_LIST }@$login"
-              continue
-            fi
-            TRIED=$((TRIED + 1))
             if gh pr edit "$PR_NUMBER" --add-reviewer "$login" 2>/dev/null; then
               ASSIGN_LIST="${ASSIGN_LIST:+$ASSIGN_LIST,}$login"
               echo "Assigned: $login"
@@ -1049,7 +1039,7 @@ jobs:
           {
             echo "mention_block<<MENTION_EOF"
             if [ -n "$MENTION_LIST" ]; then
-              echo "Release contributors we couldn't auto-assign as reviewers (review fatigue cap or GitHub rejected the assignment). Mentioning them so they see the PR documenting their work:"
+              echo "Release contributors we couldn't auto-assign as reviewers (GitHub rejected the assignment). Mentioning them so they see the PR documenting their work:"
               echo ""
               echo "$MENTION_LIST"
             fi