diff --git a/.github/workflows/smokeshow.yml b/.github/workflows/smokeshow.yml
index 84c743019..2ae7ef233 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smokeshow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smokeshow.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   smokeshow:
-    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -24,12 +23,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: '3.9'
+          python-version: '3.13'
       - name: Setup uv
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
-          version: "0.4.15"
-          enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: |
             requirements**.txt
             pyproject.toml
diff --git a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
index e117833f8..b9fb15626 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ hide:
 
 ### Internal
 
+* 👷 Run Smokeshow always, even on test failures. PR [#14538](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/14538) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
 * 👷 Make Pydantic versions customizable in CI. PR [#14535](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/14535) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
 * 👷 Fix checkout GitHub Action fetch-depth for LLM translations, enable cron monthly. PR [#14531](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/14531) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
 * 👷 Fix Typer command for CI LLM translations. PR [#14530](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/14530) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).