diff --git a/files/ansible-playbooks/redirect_and_block.yml b/files/ansible-playbooks/redirect_and_block.yml
index d2de7b2..d203dce 100644
--- a/files/ansible-playbooks/redirect_and_block.yml
+++ b/files/ansible-playbooks/redirect_and_block.yml
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@
       register: dev1_to_dev2_copy6
       changed_when: true
       failed_when: dev1_to_dev2_copy6.rc != 0
-      
+
     - name: Make block scripts executable on DEV2
       delegate_to: localhost
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
@@ -673,6 +673,28 @@
         executable: /bin/bash
       changed_when: true      
 
+    - name: Publish redirect and block deployment journal
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      uri:
+        url: "http://{{ rmq_host }}:{{ rmq_port }}/api/exchanges/{{ rmq_vhost | urlencode }}/{{ rmq_exchange | urlencode }}/publish"
+        method: POST
+        user: "{{ rmq_user }}"
+        password: "{{ rmq_pass }}"
+        force_basic_auth: true
+        status_code: 200
+        headers: { content-type: "application/json" }
+        body_format: json
+        body:
+          properties: { content_type: "application/json" }
+          routing_key: "{{ control_queue }}"
+          payload: "{{ {
+            'inscope_device': (ansible_hostname | default(inventory_hostname)),
+            'task_name': 'journal_add',
+            'task_result': 'redirect and block script deployed'
+          } | to_json }}"
+          payload_encoding: "string"
+      changed_when: false
+
   post_tasks:
     - name: Cleanup note
       delegate_to: localhost