diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 397aea352..6a33fd3ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -53,4 +53,9 @@ jobs:
           git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.DAPR_BOT_TOKEN }}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git
           # Copy first to allow automation to use the latest version and not the release branch's version.
           cp -R ./.github/scripts ${RUNNER_TEMP}/
-          ${RUNNER_TEMP}/scripts/create-release.sh ${{ inputs.rel_version }}
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+          ${RUNNER_TEMP}/scripts/create-release.sh ${{ inputs.rel_version }}
+      - name: Create GitHub Release with auto-generated notes
+        if: ${{ !endsWith(inputs.rel_version, '-SNAPSHOT') && !contains(inputs.rel_version, '-rc-') }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DAPR_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        run: gh release create "v${{ inputs.rel_version }}" --generate-notes
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