diff --git a/scripts/release-check.ts b/scripts/release-check.ts
index 2cbb2b619db..8bcf9d81752 100755
--- a/scripts/release-check.ts
+++ b/scripts/release-check.ts
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ function runPackedBundledPluginPostinstall(packageRoot: string): void {
   });
 }
 
-function writePackedBundledPluginActivationConfig(homeDir: string): void {
+export function writePackedBundledPluginActivationConfig(homeDir: string): void {
   const configPath = join(homeDir, ".openclaw", "openclaw.json");
   mkdirSync(join(homeDir, ".openclaw"), { recursive: true });
   writeFileSync(
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ function writePackedBundledPluginActivationConfig(homeDir: string): void {
           },
         },
         channels: {
-          feishu: {
+          matrix: {
             enabled: true,
           },
         },
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ function writePackedBundledPluginActivationConfig(homeDir: string): void {
         plugins: {
           enabled: true,
           entries: {
-            feishu: {
+            matrix: {
               enabled: true,
             },
           },
diff --git a/test/scripts/release-check.test.ts b/test/scripts/release-check.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d759dae3ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/release-check.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { writePackedBundledPluginActivationConfig } from "../../scripts/release-check.ts";
+
+describe("release-check", () => {
+  it("seeds packaged activation smoke with an included channel plugin", () => {
+    const homeDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "openclaw-release-check-test-"));
+    try {
+      writePackedBundledPluginActivationConfig(homeDir);
+      const config = JSON.parse(
+        readFileSync(join(homeDir, ".openclaw", "openclaw.json"), "utf8"),
+      ) as {
+        channels?: Record<string, unknown>;
+        plugins?: { entries?: Record<string, unknown> };
+      };
+
+      expect(config.channels).toHaveProperty("matrix");
+      expect(config.plugins?.entries).toHaveProperty("matrix");
+      expect(config.channels).not.toHaveProperty("feishu");
+      expect(config.plugins?.entries).not.toHaveProperty("feishu");
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(homeDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+});