diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1202be7..1f67175 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -138,3 +138,36 @@ jobs:
             -Drevision="${VERSION}" \
             -Dgpg.executable=gpg \
             -Dgpg.keyname="${SIGNING_KEY_ID}"
+
+  github-release:
+    name: Create GitHub release from changelog
+    needs: release
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout changelog
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - name: Create release
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
+          NOTES=$(awk -v ver="$VERSION" '
+            index($0, "## [" ver "]") == 1 { found = 1; next }
+            found && /^## \[/ { exit }
+            found { print }
+          ' CHANGELOG.md)
+          HEADER="Released to Maven Central as net.openan.workflow.sdk:*:${VERSION}."
+          if [ -n "$NOTES" ]; then
+            BODY="${HEADER}
+
+          ${NOTES}"
+          else
+            BODY="$HEADER"
+          fi
+          gh release create "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" --verify-tag \
+            --title "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" --notes "$BODY"