diff --git a/.changeset/afraid-rats-clap.md b/.changeset/afraid-rats-clap.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08195742e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/afraid-rats-clap.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"reusable-dependabump": patch
+---
+
+Improve slack notification messages
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-dependabump.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-dependabump.yml
index 058937423..691b180db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-dependabump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-dependabump.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_TOKEN }}
           payload: |
             channel: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CHANNEL_ID}}
-            text: "Failed to check for vulnerabilities in `${{ github.event.repository.name }}`: <${{ format('https://github.com/{0}/actions/runs/{1}', github.repository, github.run_id) }}|Run>"
+            text: |
+              Failed to check for vulnerable dependencies in `${{ github.event.repository.name }}` - <${{ format('https://github.com/{0}/actions/runs/{1}', github.repository, github.run_id) }}|Run>
 
       - name: Exit on Failure
         if: ${{ steps.install.outcome == 'failure' || steps.bump.outcome == 'failure' || steps.post-bump.outcome == 'failure' }}
@@ -114,7 +115,9 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_TOKEN }}
           payload: |
             channel: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CHANNEL_ID}}
-            text: "Vulnerabilities detected in `${{ github.event.repository.name }}`, but failed to create PR: <${{ format('https://github.com/{0}/actions/runs/{1}', github.repository, github.run_id) }}|Run>"
+            text: |
+              Vulnerable dependencies detected in `${{ github.event.repository.name }}`! :panic:
+              Failed to create PR: <${{ format('https://github.com/{0}/actions/runs/{1}', github.repository, github.run_id) }}|Run>
 
       - name: Exit on PR Failure
         if: ${{ steps.pr.outcome == 'failure' }}
@@ -128,4 +131,6 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_TOKEN }}
           payload: |
             channel: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CHANNEL_ID}}
-            text: "Vulnerabilities detected in `${{ github.event.repository.name }}` - upgrading dependencies: <${{ format('https://github.com/{0}/actions/runs/{1}', github.repository, github.run_id) }}|Run> - <${{ steps.pr.outputs.pull-request-url }}|PR> :review-time:"
+            text: |
+              Vulnerable dependencies detected in `${{ github.event.repository.name }}`! :panic: - <${{ format('https://github.com/{0}/actions/runs/{1}', github.repository, github.run_id) }}|Run>
+              Upgrade PR for review: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.pull-request-url }}
diff --git a/workflows/reusable-dependabump/reusable-dependabump.yml b/workflows/reusable-dependabump/reusable-dependabump.yml
index 503a32f43..f1727fc84 100644
--- a/workflows/reusable-dependabump/reusable-dependabump.yml
+++ b/workflows/reusable-dependabump/reusable-dependabump.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_TOKEN }}
           payload: |
             channel: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CHANNEL_ID}}
-            text: "Failed to check for vulnerabilities in `${{ github.event.repository.name }}`: <${{ format('https://github.com/{0}/actions/runs/{1}', github.repository, github.run_id) }}|Run>"
+            text: |
+              Failed to check for vulnerable dependencies in `${{ github.event.repository.name }}` - <${{ format('https://github.com/{0}/actions/runs/{1}', github.repository, github.run_id) }}|Run>
 
       - name: Exit on Failure
         if: ${{ steps.install.outcome == 'failure' || steps.bump.outcome == 'failure' || steps.post-bump.outcome == 'failure' }}
@@ -110,7 +111,9 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_TOKEN }}
           payload: |
             channel: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CHANNEL_ID}}
-            text: "Vulnerabilities detected in `${{ github.event.repository.name }}`, but failed to create PR: <${{ format('https://github.com/{0}/actions/runs/{1}', github.repository, github.run_id) }}|Run>"
+            text: |
+              Vulnerable dependencies detected in `${{ github.event.repository.name }}`! :panic:
+              Failed to create PR: <${{ format('https://github.com/{0}/actions/runs/{1}', github.repository, github.run_id) }}|Run>
 
       - name: Exit on PR Failure
         if: ${{ steps.pr.outcome == 'failure' }}
@@ -124,4 +127,6 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_TOKEN }}
           payload: |
             channel: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CHANNEL_ID}}
-            text: "Vulnerabilities detected in `${{ github.event.repository.name }}` - upgrading dependencies: <${{ format('https://github.com/{0}/actions/runs/{1}', github.repository, github.run_id) }}|Run> - <${{ steps.pr.outputs.pull-request-url }}|PR> :review-time:"
+            text: |
+              Vulnerable dependencies detected in `${{ github.event.repository.name }}`! :panic: - <${{ format('https://github.com/{0}/actions/runs/{1}', github.repository, github.run_id) }}|Run>
+              Upgrade PR for review: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.pull-request-url }}