diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8085c6e3a0..148533c205 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -259,12 +259,19 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           make binaries GOOS=${{ matrix.goos }} GOARCH=${{ matrix.goarch }}
 
+      - name: Create Release Notes
+        run: |
+          echo "# Changes\n\n" > release-notes.md
+          dpkg-parsechangelog -S Changes | tail -n +4 >> release-notes.md
+
       - name: "Upload Artifacts"
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        if: startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags')
+#        if: startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags')
         with:
           name: aptly_${{ steps.releaseversion.outputs.VERSION }}_${{ matrix.goos }}_${{ matrix.goarch }}
-          path: build/aptly_${{ steps.releaseversion.outputs.VERSION }}_${{ matrix.goos }}_${{ matrix.goarch }}.zip
+          path: |
+            build/aptly_${{ steps.releaseversion.outputs.VERSION }}_${{ matrix.goos }}_${{ matrix.goarch }}.zip
+            release-notes.md
           compression-level: 0 # no compression
 
   gh-release:
@@ -272,7 +279,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     continue-on-error: false
     needs: ci-binary-build
-    if: startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags')
+#    if: startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags')
     steps:
       - name: "Download Artifacts"
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -283,3 +290,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           files: "out/**/aptly_*.zip"
+          body_path: "out/release-notes.md"
+