diff --git a/scripts/check-release-notes.sh b/scripts/check-release-notes.sh
index 37a18e6fc..f88e3d67f 100755
--- a/scripts/check-release-notes.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-release-notes.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ PR_NUMBER=$(echo $GITHUB_REF | awk 'BEGIN { FS = "/" } ; { print $3 }')
 
 # If this is a PR being merged into the main repo, then the PR number will
 # actually be "master" here, so we'll ignore this case, and assume that in
-# order for it to be merged it had to pass the check in its base branch.
-if [ $PR_NUMBER == "master" ]; then
+# order for it to be merged it had to pass the check in its base branch. If
+# we're trying to merge this with the Merge Queue, then the PR number will be
+# "gh-readonly-queue" instead.
+if [ $PR_NUMBER == "master" ] || [ $PR_NUMBER == "gh-readonly-queue"]; then
     exit 0
 fi