diff --git a/cmd/releasebot/main.go b/cmd/releasebot/main.go
index ff5a42f..ac4b5f5 100644
--- a/cmd/releasebot/main.go
+++ b/cmd/releasebot/main.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/build/buildenv"
+	"golang.org/x/build/gerrit"
 	"golang.org/x/build/internal/envutil"
 	"golang.org/x/build/internal/releasetargets"
 	"golang.org/x/build/internal/task"
@@ -169,16 +170,13 @@
 	}
 	versions := flag.Args()
 
-	extCfg := task.ExternalConfig{
-		DryRun: dryRun,
-	}
+	versionTasks := &task.VersionTasks{}
 	if !dryRun {
-		extCfg.GerritAPI.URL = gerritAPIURL
-		var err error
-		extCfg.GerritAPI.Auth, err = loadGerritAuth()
+		auth, err := loadGerritAuth()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalln("error loading Gerrit API credentials:", err)
 		}
+		versionTasks.Gerrit = &task.RealGerritClient{Client: gerrit.NewClient(gerritAPIURL, auth)}
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("About to create a golang.org/dl CL for the following Go versions:\n\n\t• %s\n\nOk? (Y/n) ", strings.Join(versions, "\n\t• "))
@@ -188,7 +186,7 @@
 	} else if resp != "Y" && resp != "y" {
 		log.Fatalln("stopped as requested")
 	}
-	changeURL, err := task.MailDLCL(&workflow.TaskContext{Context: context.Background(), Logger: log.Default()}, versions, extCfg)
+	changeID, err := versionTasks.MailDLCL(&workflow.TaskContext{Context: context.Background(), Logger: log.Default()}, versions, dryRun)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf(`task.MailDLCL(ctx, %#v, extCfg) failed:
 
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@
 
 Discuss with the secondary release coordinator as needed.`, versions, err)
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("\nPlease review and submit %s\nand then refer to the playbook for the next steps.\n\n", changeURL)
+	fmt.Printf("\nPlease review and submit %s\nand then refer to the playbook for the next steps.\n\n", task.ChangeLink(changeID))
 }
 
 // postTweet parses command-line arguments for the tweet-* modes,
diff --git a/cmd/relui/main.go b/cmd/relui/main.go
index 395eb26..4f0136c 100644
--- a/cmd/relui/main.go
+++ b/cmd/relui/main.go
@@ -88,17 +88,20 @@
 			CSSClass: *siteHeaderCSS,
 		}
 		extCfg = task.ExternalConfig{
-			GerritAPI: struct {
-				URL  string
-				Auth gerrit.Auth
-			}{"https://go-review.googlesource.com", gerrit.BasicAuth("git-gobot.golang.org", *gerritAPIFlag)},
 			// TODO(go.dev/issue/51150): When twitter client creation is factored out from task package, update code here.
 			TwitterAPI: twitterAPI,
 		}
 	)
 
+	gerritClient := &task.RealGerritClient{
+		Client: gerrit.NewClient("https://go-review.googlesource.com", gerrit.BasicAuth("git-gobot.golang.org", *gerritAPIFlag)),
+	}
+	versionTasks := &task.VersionTasks{
+		Gerrit:    gerritClient,
+		GoProject: "go",
+	}
 	dh := relui.NewDefinitionHolder()
-	relui.RegisterMailDLCLDefinition(dh, extCfg)
+	relui.RegisterMailDLCLDefinition(dh, versionTasks)
 	relui.RegisterTweetDefinitions(dh, extCfg)
 	userPassAuth := buildlet.UserPass{
 		Username: "user-relui",
@@ -137,12 +140,6 @@
 		RepoOwner: "golang",
 		RepoName:  "go",
 	}
-	versionTasks := &task.VersionTasks{
-		Gerrit: &task.RealGerritClient{
-			Client: gerrit.NewClient("https://go-review.googlesource.com", gerrit.BasicAuth("git-gobot.golang.org", *gerritAPIFlag)),
-		},
-		Project: "go",
-	}
 
 	relui.RegisterReleaseWorkflows(dh, buildTasks, milestoneTasks, versionTasks)
 	db, err := pgxpool.Connect(ctx, *pgConnect)
diff --git a/internal/relui/buildrelease_test.go b/internal/relui/buildrelease_test.go
index fcf3714..0c2034b 100644
--- a/internal/relui/buildrelease_test.go
+++ b/internal/relui/buildrelease_test.go
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
 
 	gerrit := &fakeGerrit{createdTags: map[string]string{}}
 	versionTasks := &task.VersionTasks{
-		Gerrit:  gerrit,
-		Project: "go",
+		Gerrit:    gerrit,
+		GoProject: "go",
 	}
 	milestoneTasks := &task.MilestoneTasks{
 		Client:    &fakeGitHub{},
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@
 		Kind: "installer",
 	}, "I'm a .pkg!\n")
 
-	wantCLs := 1 // VERSION
+	wantCLs := 2 // VERSION bump, DL
 	if kind == task.KindBeta {
-		wantCLs = 0
+		wantCLs--
 	}
 	if gerrit.changesCreated != wantCLs {
 		t.Errorf("workflow sent %v changes to Gerrit, want %v", gerrit.changesCreated, wantCLs)
diff --git a/internal/relui/workflows.go b/internal/relui/workflows.go
index a1cd987..1597d5b 100644
--- a/internal/relui/workflows.go
+++ b/internal/relui/workflows.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 // RegisterMailDLCLDefinition registers a workflow definition for mailing a golang.org/dl CL
 // onto h, using e for the external service configuration.
-func RegisterMailDLCLDefinition(h *DefinitionHolder, e task.ExternalConfig) {
+func RegisterMailDLCLDefinition(h *DefinitionHolder, tasks *task.VersionTasks) {
 	versions := workflow.Parameter{
 		Name:          "Versions",
 		ParameterType: workflow.SliceShort,
@@ -87,7 +87,11 @@
 
 	wd := workflow.New()
 	wd.Output("ChangeURL", wd.Task("mail-dl-cl", func(ctx *workflow.TaskContext, versions []string) (string, error) {
-		return task.MailDLCL(ctx, versions, e)
+		id, err := tasks.MailDLCL(ctx, versions, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		return task.ChangeLink(id), nil
 	}, wd.Parameter(versions)))
 	h.RegisterDefinition("mail-dl-cl", wd)
 }
@@ -237,7 +241,9 @@
 	nextVersion := wd.Task("Get next version", version.GetNextVersion, kindVal)
 	milestones := wd.Task("Pick milestones", milestone.FetchMilestones, nextVersion, kindVal)
 	checked := wd.Action("Check blocking issues", milestone.CheckBlockers, milestones, nextVersion, kindVal)
-	// TODO(heschi): add mail-dl-cl here.
+	dlcl := wd.Task("Mail DL CL", version.MailDLCL, wd.Slice([]workflow.Value{nextVersion}), wd.Constant(false))
+	dlclCommit := wd.Task("Wait for DL CL", version.AwaitCL, dlcl)
+	wd.Output("Download CL submitted", dlclCommit)
 
 	// Build, test, and sign release.
 	signedAndTestedArtifacts, err := build.addBuildTasks(wd, "go1.19", nextVersion, branchVal, skipTests, checked)
diff --git a/internal/task/dlcl.go b/internal/task/dlcl.go
index e70df6c..a8b589d 100644
--- a/internal/task/dlcl.go
+++ b/internal/task/dlcl.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 //   - "go1.18" for a major Go release
 //   - "go1.18beta1" or "go1.18rc1" for a pre-release
 //
-// On success, the URL of the change is returned, like "https://go.dev/cl/123".
-func MailDLCL(ctx *workflow.TaskContext, versions []string, e ExternalConfig) (changeURL string, _ error) {
+// On success, the ID of the change is returned, like "dl~1234".
+func (t *VersionTasks) MailDLCL(ctx *workflow.TaskContext, versions []string, dryRun bool) (changeID string, _ error) {
 	if len(versions) < 1 || len(versions) > 2 {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("got %d Go versions, want 1 or 2", len(versions))
 	}
@@ -70,20 +70,15 @@
 	}
 
 	// Create a Gerrit CL using the Gerrit API.
-	if e.DryRun {
+	if dryRun {
 		return "(dry-run)", nil
 	}
-	cl := gerrit.NewClient(e.GerritAPI.URL, e.GerritAPI.Auth)
 	changeInput := gerrit.ChangeInput{
 		Project: "dl",
 		Subject: "dl: add " + strings.Join(versions, " and "),
 		Branch:  "master",
 	}
-	changeID, err := (&RealGerritClient{Client: cl}).CreateAutoSubmitChange(ctx, changeInput, files)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return changeLink(changeID), nil
+	return t.Gerrit.CreateAutoSubmitChange(ctx, changeInput, files)
 }
 
 func verifyGoVersions(versions ...string) error {
diff --git a/internal/task/dlcl_test.go b/internal/task/dlcl_test.go
index 077f6b8..cd70781 100644
--- a/internal/task/dlcl_test.go
+++ b/internal/task/dlcl_test.go
@@ -169,12 +169,13 @@
 			// doesn't actually try to mail a dl CL, but capture its log.
 			var buf bytes.Buffer
 			ctx := &workflow.TaskContext{Context: context.Background(), Logger: fmtWriter{&buf}}
-			changeURL, err := MailDLCL(ctx, tc.in, ExternalConfig{DryRun: true})
+			tasks := &VersionTasks{Gerrit: nil}
+			changeID, err := tasks.MailDLCL(ctx, tc.in, true)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal("got a non-nil error:", err)
 			}
-			if got, want := changeURL, "(dry-run)"; got != want {
-				t.Errorf("unexpected changeURL: got = %q, want %q", got, want)
+			if got, want := changeID, "(dry-run)"; got != want {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected changeID: got = %q, want %q", got, want)
 			}
 			if got, want := buf.String(), tc.wantLog; got != want {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected log:\ngot:\n%s\nwant:\n%s", got, want)
diff --git a/internal/task/gerrit.go b/internal/task/gerrit.go
index 16bf0d2..8b9355a 100644
--- a/internal/task/gerrit.go
+++ b/internal/task/gerrit.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 		}
 		for _, approver := range detail.Labels["TryBot-Result"].All {
 			if approver.Value < 0 {
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("trybots failed on %v", changeLink(changeID))
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("trybots failed on %v", ChangeLink(changeID))
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@
 	return tagNames, nil
 }
 
-// changeLink returns a link to the review page for the CL with the specified
+// ChangeLink returns a link to the review page for the CL with the specified
 // change ID. The change ID must be in the project~cl# form.
-func changeLink(changeID string) string {
+func ChangeLink(changeID string) string {
 	parts := strings.SplitN(changeID, "~", 3)
 	if len(parts) != 2 {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("(unparseable change ID %q)", changeID)
diff --git a/internal/task/task.go b/internal/task/task.go
index 5e0b7c2..9a3b5ff 100644
--- a/internal/task/task.go
+++ b/internal/task/task.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 package task
 
 import (
-	"golang.org/x/build/gerrit"
 	"golang.org/x/build/internal/secret"
 )
 
@@ -19,13 +18,6 @@
 	// what would be done, without changing anything.
 	DryRun bool
 
-	// GerritAPI specifies a Gerrit API server where
-	// Go project CLs can be mailed.
-	GerritAPI struct {
-		URL  string // Gerrit API URL. For example, "https://go-review.googlesource.com".
-		Auth gerrit.Auth
-	}
-
 	// TwitterAPI holds Twitter API credentials that
 	// can be used to post a tweet.
 	TwitterAPI secret.TwitterCredentials
diff --git a/internal/task/version.go b/internal/task/version.go
index bf1c548..8e7c5fe 100644
--- a/internal/task/version.go
+++ b/internal/task/version.go
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 
 // VersionTasks contains tasks related to versioning the release.
 type VersionTasks struct {
-	Gerrit  GerritClient
-	Project string
+	Gerrit    GerritClient
+	GoProject string
 }
 
 // GetNextVersion returns the next for the given type of release.
 func (t *VersionTasks) GetNextVersion(ctx *workflow.TaskContext, kind ReleaseKind) (string, error) {
-	tags, err := t.Gerrit.ListTags(ctx, t.Project)
+	tags, err := t.Gerrit.ListTags(ctx, t.GoProject)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 // CreateAutoSubmitVersionCL mails an auto-submit change to update VERSION on branch.
 func (t *VersionTasks) CreateAutoSubmitVersionCL(ctx *workflow.TaskContext, branch, version string) (string, error) {
 	return t.Gerrit.CreateAutoSubmitChange(ctx, gerrit.ChangeInput{
-		Project: t.Project,
+		Project: t.GoProject,
 		Branch:  branch,
 		Subject: fmt.Sprintf("[%v] %v", branch, version),
 	}, map[string]string{
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@
 
 // AwaitCL waits for the specified CL to be submitted.
 func (t *VersionTasks) AwaitCL(ctx *workflow.TaskContext, changeID string) (string, error) {
-	ctx.Printf("Awaiting review/submit of %v", changeLink(changeID))
+	ctx.Printf("Awaiting review/submit of %v", ChangeLink(changeID))
 	return t.Gerrit.AwaitSubmit(ctx, changeID)
 }
 
 // TagRelease tags commit as version.
 func (t *VersionTasks) TagRelease(ctx *workflow.TaskContext, version, commit string) error {
-	return t.Gerrit.Tag(ctx, t.Project, version, commit)
+	return t.Gerrit.Tag(ctx, t.GoProject, version, commit)
 }
diff --git a/internal/task/version_test.go b/internal/task/version_test.go
index 9652799..5602520 100644
--- a/internal/task/version_test.go
+++ b/internal/task/version_test.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 	cl := gerrit.NewClient("https://go-review.googlesource.com", gerrit.GitCookiesAuth())
 	tasks := &VersionTasks{
-		Gerrit:  &RealGerritClient{Client: cl},
-		Project: "go",
+		Gerrit:    &RealGerritClient{Client: cl},
+		GoProject: "go",
 	}
 	ctx := &workflow.TaskContext{
 		Context: context.Background(),
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 				"go1.5beta1", "go1.5rc1",
 			},
 		},
-		Project: "go",
+		GoProject: "go",
 	}
 	ctx := &workflow.TaskContext{
 		Context: context.Background(),
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@
 	}
 	cl := gerrit.NewClient("https://go-review.googlesource.com", gerrit.GitCookiesAuth())
 	tasks := &VersionTasks{
-		Gerrit:  &RealGerritClient{Client: cl},
-		Project: "scratch",
+		Gerrit:    &RealGerritClient{Client: cl},
+		GoProject: "scratch",
 	}
 	ctx := &workflow.TaskContext{
 		Context: context.Background(),