diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-release.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-release.yml
index 0488b76a1a70..7d6d2d8da681 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-release.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           php-version: '8.2'
           tools: composer
           extensions: intl, gd
-          coverage: none
+          coverage: xdebug
 
       - name: Wait for Packagist to serve the new framework version
         run: |
diff --git a/tests/system/AutoReview/UpdateUpgradeGuideTest.php b/tests/system/AutoReview/UpdateUpgradeGuideTest.php
index f982ac375dfa..bc7e2fc07cd3 100644
--- a/tests/system/AutoReview/UpdateUpgradeGuideTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/AutoReview/UpdateUpgradeGuideTest.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public function testErrorWhenUpgradeGuideIsMissing(): void
 
     public function testDryRunPrintsSectionsWithoutWriting(): void
     {
-        $this->assertFileExists($this->upgradePath);
+        $this->skipIfUpgradeGuideIsMissing();
 
         exec(sprintf('php ./admin/update-upgrade-guide.php %s --dry-run 2>&1', $this->nextVersion), $output, $exitCode);
         $outputString = implode("\n", $output);
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public function testDryRunPrintsSectionsWithoutWriting(): void
 
     public function testUpdatesUpgradeGuide(): void
     {
-        $this->assertFileExists($this->upgradePath);
+        $this->skipIfUpgradeGuideIsMissing();
 
         if (trim((string) exec("git status --porcelain -- {$this->upgradePath}")) !== '') {
             $this->markTestSkipped('You have uncommitted changes to the upgrade guide that will be erased by this test.');
@@ -110,4 +110,14 @@ public function testUpdatesUpgradeGuide(): void
             exec("git restore -- {$this->upgradePath}");
         }
     }
+
+    private function skipIfUpgradeGuideIsMissing(): void
+    {
+        if (! is_file($this->upgradePath)) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped(sprintf(
+                '%s does not exist yet. It is created by "php admin/create-new-changelog.php" after a release.',
+                $this->upgradePath,
+            ));
+        }
+    }
 }