diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yaml b/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
index d87783305..19c2c767e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
@@ -43,17 +43,18 @@ jobs:
           /bin/bash -c ". ./beaglebone-envsetup.sh && bitbake yoe-sdk-image"
           /bin/bash -c ". ./raspberrypi4-64-envsetup.sh && bitbake yoe-sdk-image"
       - name: version
-        run: echo "::set-output name=version::$(cat sources/meta-yoe/conf/distro/yoe.inc | grep 'DISTRO_VERSION =' | cut -d' ' -f 3)"
+        run: echo "::set-output name=version::$(printf ' - ' && cat sources/meta-yoe/conf/distro/yoe.inc | grep 'DISTRO_CODENAME =' | cut -d' ' -f 3 )"
         id: version
       - name: release
         uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        uses: CSchoel/release-notes-from-changelog@v1
         id: create_release
         with:
-          draft: false
+          draft: true
           prerelease: false
-          release_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          release_name: ${{ github.ref }} ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
           tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-          body_path: CHANGELOG.md
+          body_path: RELEASE.md # generated by release-notes-from-changelog
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
diff --git a/RELEASE_HEAD.md b/RELEASE_HEAD.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22f430cfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE_HEAD.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# release-notes-from-changelog
+
+GitHub action that extracts release notes from an existing changelog.
+
+Changes in this version: