diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfd7337f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+changelog:
+  categories:
+    - title: Features
+      labels:
+        - '*'
+      exclude:
+        labels:
+          - dependencies
+    - title: Dependencies
+      labels:
+        - dependencies
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
index e114afb1..64ec552e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - develop
-    tags: '*'
+    tags:
+      - '*'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -56,11 +57,12 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' }}
 
       - name: Create/update release
-        uses: johnwbyrd/update-release@1d5ec4791e40507e5eca3b4dbf90f0b27e7e4979 # v1.0.0
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@c062e08bd532815e2082a85e87e3ef29c3e6d191 # v2.0.8
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           files: ./scigateway-${{ env.TAG_NAME }}.tar.gz
-          release: Release ${{ env.TAG_NAME }}
-          tag: ${{ env.TAG_NAME }}
+          name: ${{ env.TAG_NAME }}
+          tag_name: ${{ env.TAG_NAME }}
           prerelease: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' }}
           draft: false
+          generate_release_notes: true