diff --git a/actions/laravel-release/deploy-release.sh b/actions/laravel-release/deploy-release.sh
index e384395..6d4d591 100755
--- a/actions/laravel-release/deploy-release.sh
+++ b/actions/laravel-release/deploy-release.sh
@@ -143,6 +143,16 @@ if test "$dry_run" != "true"; then
         --workdir "$CONTAINER_DEPLOY_ROOT/current" \
         "$PHP_CONTAINER" php artisan up
     maintenance_enabled=false
+    # Ask queue workers to exit after the current job (cache signal).
+    artisan queue:restart || true
+    # Restart host daemons so they pick up the new `current` release.
+    if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        if command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1 && sudo -n true 2>/dev/null; then
+            sudo -n systemctl try-restart new-pet-queue-worker.service new-pet-ai-worker.service || true
+        else
+            systemctl try-restart new-pet-queue-worker.service new-pet-ai-worker.service 2>/dev/null || true
+        fi
+    fi
     curl --fail --silent --show-error \
         --retry 6 --retry-delay 5 --retry-connrefused \
         "$HEALTHCHECK_URL" >/dev/null