diff --git a/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
index a219a8b45db7..11e3998c0381 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ on:
         default: false
         type: boolean
       telegram_waiver:
-        description: Reviewed stable/full waiver; 2026.8.1/9.1 cover Telegram, 2026.9.5 covers Telegram and Matrix QA-live
+        description: Reviewed stable/full waiver; 2026.8.1/9.1 cover Telegram, 2026.9.5/9.7/9.8 cover Telegram and Matrix QA-live
         required: false
         default: ""
         type: string
diff --git a/docs/reference/full-release-validation/extended-stable.md b/docs/reference/full-release-validation/extended-stable.md
index f08d89c3d215..1a79a3d0e467 100644
--- a/docs/reference/full-release-validation/extended-stable.md
+++ b/docs/reference/full-release-validation/extended-stable.md
@@ -163,11 +163,14 @@ keep Telegram selected by default. The existing
 deferral; it is rejected for `stable` and `full` and does not disable the focused
 `rerun_group=npm-telegram` workflow.
 
-Selected-test requirements are separate from explicit omissions. The reviewed exceptions are
-`-f telegram_waiver=2026.8.1-owner-approved` and
-`-f telegram_waiver=2026.9.1-owner-approved`. Any future exception requires a
-reviewed code change; a matching `<target-version>-owner-approved` string alone
-is not authorization. The value must name the validated target's actual
+Selected-test requirements are separate from explicit omissions. The reviewed
+Telegram-only exceptions are `2026.8.1-owner-approved` and
+`2026.9.1-owner-approved`. The reviewed Telegram and Matrix QA-live exceptions
+are `2026.9.5-owner-approved`, `2026.9.7-owner-approved`, and
+`2026.9.8-owner-approved`. Pass the selected value with `-f telegram_waiver=<value>`.
+Any future exception requires a reviewed code change; a matching
+`<target-version>-owner-approved` string alone is not authorization. The value
+must name the validated target's actual
 `package.json` version, the sealed candidate version must match, and the profile
 must be `stable` or `full`. Beta, prerelease, and unlisted targets are rejected.
 Package-spec overrides must be exactly `openclaw@<target-version>`; blank specs
diff --git a/scripts/full-release-validation-policy.mjs b/scripts/full-release-validation-policy.mjs
index a0b20bcee488..42e2c45ab1ad 100644
--- a/scripts/full-release-validation-policy.mjs
+++ b/scripts/full-release-validation-policy.mjs
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ const REVIEWED_TELEGRAM_WAIVERS = new Map([
   // 01d71319 (FRV 36534008742, jobs 109299525565 and rerun 109316259401) and Telegram
   // QA 4/25 on 56fb8872 and e61efb6c (job 109279074202).
   ["2026.9.7-owner-approved", ["telegram", "matrix"]],
+  // The release owner approved the same Telegram and Matrix QA-live scope for 2026.9.8
+  // on 2026-10-02. Every other stable-release gate remains blocking.
+  ["2026.9.8-owner-approved", ["telegram", "matrix"]],
 ]);
 const HARD_GH_TRANSPORT_PATTERN =
   /HTTP (?:400|401|403|404|410|422)\b|Bad credentials|authentication required|not authenticated|gh auth login|unknown (?:command|flag)|Usage: gh\b|ENOENT|EACCES/iu;
diff --git a/test/scripts/release-channel-waiver.test.ts b/test/scripts/release-channel-waiver.test.ts
index 18d23fb7d54f..c139effa641f 100644
--- a/test/scripts/release-channel-waiver.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/release-channel-waiver.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const approved = {
 };
 
 describe("reviewed release channel waiver", () => {
-  it("owns the exact 9.5 channel set without extending historical waivers", () => {
+  it("owns the reviewed combined channel sets without extending historical waivers", () => {
     expect(releaseWaivedIntegrationChannels(approved)).toEqual(["telegram", "matrix"]);
     for (const version of ["2026.8.1", "2026.9.1"]) {
       expect(
@@ -31,15 +31,17 @@ describe("reviewed release channel waiver", () => {
         }),
       ).toEqual(["telegram"]);
     }
-    expect(
-      releaseWaivedIntegrationChannels({
-        ...approved,
-        targetVersion: "2026.9.7",
-        candidateVersion: "2026.9.7",
-        telegramWaiver: "2026.9.7-owner-approved",
-        releaseProfile: "stable",
-      }),
-    ).toEqual(["telegram", "matrix"]);
+    for (const version of ["2026.9.7", "2026.9.8"]) {
+      expect(
+        releaseWaivedIntegrationChannels({
+          ...approved,
+          targetVersion: version,
+          candidateVersion: version,
+          telegramWaiver: `${version}-owner-approved`,
+          releaseProfile: "stable",
+        }),
+      ).toEqual(["telegram", "matrix"]);
+    }
     const projection = releaseWaivedIntegrationChannels(approved);
     projection.push("buzz");
     expect(releaseWaivedIntegrationChannels(approved)).toEqual(["telegram", "matrix"]);