diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84410c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# .github/release.yml
+
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release
+    authors:
+      - octocat
+  categories:
+    - title: Code
+      labels:
+        - python
+        - enhancement
+    - title: Documentation
+      labels:
+        - documentation
+    - title: Other Changes
+      labels:
+        - "*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 294cc73..11c3670 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ jobs:
         gh release create
         '${{ github.ref_name }}'
         --repo '${{ github.repository }}'
-        --notes ""
+        --title 'v${{ github.ref_name }}'
+        --generate-notes
     - name: Upload artifact signatures to GitHub Release
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
@@ -90,8 +91,6 @@ jobs:
       run: >-
         gh release upload
         '${{ github.ref_name }}' dist/**
-        --title 'v${{ github.ref_name }}'
-        --generate-notes
         --repo '${{ github.repository }}'
 
   publish-to-testpypi: