diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 4f8ac52..27c9be1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,28 @@ jobs:
         echo "tag=v$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         echo "Version: $VERSION"
 
+    - name: Extract Release Notes
+      id: release_notes
+      run: |
+        VERSION=$(cat version.txt)
+        # Extract release notes for this version
+        # Find the section for this version and extract until the next version section
+        RELEASE_NOTES=$(awk -v ver="$VERSION" '
+          /^## \[/ {
+            if (found) exit
+            if ($0 ~ "\\[" ver "\\]") found=1
+            else if (found) exit
+            next
+          }
+          found && NF { print }
+        ' RELEASENOTES.md | sed -e :a -e '/^$/N;$!ba' -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//')
+        
+        # Escape newlines for GitHub output
+        RELEASE_NOTES="${RELEASE_NOTES//'%'/'%25'}"
+        RELEASE_NOTES="${RELEASE_NOTES//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
+        RELEASE_NOTES="${RELEASE_NOTES//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
+        echo "body=$RELEASE_NOTES" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
     - name: Compile Spearhead
       uses: https://git.dutchie031.com/dutchie031/DcsMissionScriptingTools/github-action@action/v0
       with:
@@ -57,6 +79,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         tag_name: ${{ steps.read_version.outputs.tag }}
         name: Release ${{ steps.read_version.outputs.tag }}
+        body: ${{ steps.release_notes.outputs.body }}
         draft: true
         files: |-
           ./output/spearhead.lua
diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebc0efe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+
+### [Unreleased] 
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### New Features
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+## [0.12.0] 2026-06 
+
+Migration to Gitea. <br>
+First version of the Gitea repository. <br> 
+Everything is new, but also old. 
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+Nothing worth mentioning
+
+### New Features
+
+All and none
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+No bugs fixed, they're all still there.
+
+## [x.x.x] Year - Month Release Template
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+
+### New Features
+
+### Bug Fixes