diff --git a/.github/scripts/comment-on-linked-issues.mjs b/.github/scripts/comment-on-linked-issues.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..850406f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/comment-on-linked-issues.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/**
+ * Comments on closed issues referenced (directly, or indirectly via a linked PR)
+ * in a version's changelog entry. Used by the publish workflow after a release deploy.
+ */
+
+import {readFileSync} from "fs";
+import * as utils from "./utils.mjs";
+
+/**
+ * Main function to comment on closed issues referenced in a version's changelog entry.
+ *
+ * @param {object} params
+ * @param {import('@actions/github-script').AsyncFunctionArguments["github"]} params.github Octokit instance
+ * @param {import('@actions/github-script').AsyncFunctionArguments["context"]} params.context Workflow run context
+ * @param {string} params.version Released version (without leading "v")
+ */
+export default async function commentOnLinkedIssues({github, context, version}) {
+	const owner = context.repo.owner;
+	const repo = context.repo.repo;
+	const releaseUrl = context.payload.release.html_url;
+
+	// Read the changelog.
+	const changelog = readFileSync("CHANGELOG.md", "utf8");
+	// Extract the changelog entry for the released version.
+	const entry = extractChangelogEntry(changelog, version);
+
+	// Find all closing keyword issue references.
+	const issuesToComment = utils.findClosingKeywordReferences(entry, true);
+
+	console.log("Issues to comment on:", [...issuesToComment]);
+
+	// Loop through each issue number and comment on it with a message about the release.
+	for (const issueNumber of issuesToComment) {
+		const comment = `🚀 This issue has been resolved and released in [v${version}](${releaseUrl})! Please update to v${version}.`;
+
+		// If a comment already exists for the version, skip commenting on this issue.
+		if (await commentExists(github, context, issueNumber, `${comment}`)) {
+			console.log(`Comment already exists on issue #${issueNumber}, skipping.`);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		// Create a comment on the issue.
+		await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+			owner,
+			repo,
+			issue_number: issueNumber,
+			body: comment,
+		});
+		console.log(`Commented on issue #${issueNumber}`);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extracts the changelog section for a given version
+ *
+ * @param {string} changelog Full CHANGELOG.md content
+ * @param {string} version Version to find (without leading "v")
+ * @returns {string} The changelog entry text for that version
+ */
+function extractChangelogEntry(changelog, version) {
+	// Find the index of the version heading in the changelog.
+	const versionHeadingIndex = changelog.indexOf(`## [${version}]`);
+
+	// If the version heading is not found, throw an error.
+	if (versionHeadingIndex === -1) {
+		throw new Error(`Could not find CHANGELOG.md entry for version ${version}`);
+	}
+
+	// Find the index of the next version heading (or end of file)
+	const nextHeadingIndex = changelog.indexOf("\n## [", versionHeadingIndex + 1);
+
+	// Return the full version entry section in the changelog. The section starts with the
+	// version heading and continues until the next version heading or the end of the file.
+	return nextHeadingIndex === -1 ? changelog.slice(versionHeadingIndex) : changelog.slice(versionHeadingIndex, nextHeadingIndex);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if a comment with the given substring already exists on the issue.
+ *
+ * @param {import('@actions/github-script').AsyncFunctionArguments["github"]} github Octokit instance
+ * @param {import('@actions/github-script').AsyncFunctionArguments["context"]} context GitHub Actions context
+ * @param {number} issueNumber Issue number
+ * @param {string} substring Substring to check for in the comment body
+ * @returns {boolean} True if a comment containing the substring exists, false otherwise
+ */
+async function commentExists(github, context, issueNumber, substring) {
+	// Paginate through all existing comments on the issue and
+	// check if any comment contains the substring.
+	const filteredArray = await github.paginate(
+		github.rest.issues.listComments,
+		{
+			owner: context.repo.owner,
+			repo: context.repo.repo,
+			issue_number: issueNumber,
+		},
+		// A callback function is called for each page of comments and returns a
+		// filtered array of comments that match the criteria.
+		(response, done) => {
+			// Find the comment containing the substring in the body.
+			const foundComment = response.data.find((comment) => comment.body.includes(substring));
+
+			// If a comment is found, we can stop paginating and return the comment.
+			if (foundComment) {
+				done();
+				return foundComment;
+			}
+
+			// Otherwise, continue paginating through the comments until we find a match or
+			// reach the end of the list. Return an empty array if no comment is found.
+			return [];
+		},
+	);
+
+	console.log("Comments found:", filteredArray);
+
+	// If the filtered array contains any comments that
+	// match the substring, return true, false otherwise.
+	return filteredArray.length > 0 ? true : false;
+}
diff --git a/.github/scripts/utils.mjs b/.github/scripts/utils.mjs
index cf06dd6..7c19b70 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/utils.mjs
+++ b/.github/scripts/utils.mjs
@@ -21,22 +21,42 @@ export const INCLUDED_TYPES = Object.keys(TYPE_TO_SECTION);
 
 /**
  * Finds all closing keyword references from a given text. These are always issues.
- * Already linked references are ignored, as they don't need to be linkified.
- * E.g., "Closes #12", "Fixes #45", "Resolves #77" will all be matched,
- * but "[#13](...)" will not be matched.
+ *
+ * If `matchMarkdownLinks` is `true`, then it will match already linked references via
+ * Markdown links e.g., `[#123](...)`, otherwise it will ignore them.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * - `matchMarkdownLinks=false`: `"Closes #12"` will be matched, but `"Closes [#13](...)"`
+ * will not be matched.
+ * - `matchMarkdownLinks=true`: `"Closes [#13](...)"` will be matched, but `"Closes #12"`
+ * will not be matched.
  *
  * @param {string} text Text to search for closing keyword references
+ *
+ * @param {boolean} [matchMarkdownLinks=false] Whether to match already linked references via Markdown links e.g., `[#123](...)`. If `false` (default), it won't match Markdown links.
  * @returns {Set<string>} Set of referenced issue numbers
  */
-function findClosingKeywordReferences(text) {
+export function findClosingKeywordReferences(text, matchMarkdownLinks = false) {
 	// Collect the bare reference numbers in a Set to ensure it only captures unique numbers.
 	const closingNumbers = new Set();
 	let match;
+	// 1st part of the regex to match issue-closing keyword references.
+	let regex = "\\b(?:close[sd]?|fix(?:e[sd])?|resolve[sd]?)\\s*:?\\s*";
 
-	// Regex to match issue-closing keyword references. The (?!\]) negative lookahead ensures
-	// it doesn't match references that are already linked (e.g., [#123](...)).
-	const regex = /\b(?:close[sd]?|fix(?:e[sd])?|resolve[sd]?)\s*:?\s*#(\d+)\b(?!\])/gi;
+	// If matchMarkdownLinks is false, DON'T match already linked references.
+	if (!matchMarkdownLinks) {
+		// The (?!\]) negative lookahead ensures it DOESN'T match references
+		// that are already linked (e.g., closes #12).
+		regex = new RegExp(regex + "#(\\d+)\\b(?!\\])", "gi");
+	}
+	// Otherwise, match references that are already linked.
+	else {
+		// Matches already linked references (e.g., closes [#12](...)).
+		regex = new RegExp(regex + "\\[#(\\d+)\\]\\(.*?\\)", "gi");
+	}
 
+	// While there are matching issue-closing keyword references in the text,
+	// add the reference numbers to the Set.
 	while ((match = regex.exec(text)) !== null) {
 		closingNumbers.add(match[1]);
 	}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-extension.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-extension.yml
index 4b788cd..b7ea86f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-extension.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-extension.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
   pull-requests: write
   actions: read
+  issues: write
 
 name: Publish Extension to VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX Registry
 jobs:
@@ -333,3 +334,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Report Success
         run: |
           echo "✅ Successfully published to both marketplaces"
+
+      - name: Comment on linked issues
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { default: commentOnLinkedIssues } = await import('${{ github.workspace }}/.github/scripts/comment-on-linked-issues.mjs');
+            await commentOnLinkedIssues({
+              github,
+              context,
+              version: '${{ needs.validate-release-version.outputs.version }}',
+            });
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}