diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
index 6f9db1f5769b..5a32f6ee3ae7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ let
               jobs.cargo.x86_64-linux
               jobs.go.x86_64-linux
               jobs.linux.x86_64-linux
+              jobs.nix.x86_64-linux
               jobs.pandoc.x86_64-linux
               jobs.python3.x86_64-linux
               # Needed by contributors to test PRs (by inclusion of the PR template)
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ let
               jobs.go.x86_64-darwin
               jobs.python3.x86_64-darwin
               jobs.nixpkgs-review.x86_64-darwin
+              jobs.nix.x86_64-darwin
               jobs.nix-info.x86_64-darwin
               jobs.nix-info-tested.x86_64-darwin
               jobs.git.x86_64-darwin