diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69a5694243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - duplicate
+      - question
+      - invalid
+      - priority/wontfix
+  categories:
+    - title: Breaking changes
+      labels:
+        - kind/breaking
+    - title: Implemented enhancements
+      labels:
+        - kind/feature
+    - title: Fixed bugs
+      labels:
+        - kind/bug
+    - title: Security fixes
+      labels:
+        - area/security
+    - title: Other
+      labels:
+        - "*"
diff --git a/build/release/README.md b/build/release/README.md
index 1dc8758caa..f1bc398e5a 100644
--- a/build/release/README.md
+++ b/build/release/README.md
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 Run `make` to submit the `cloudbuild.yaml` to [Google Cloud Build](https://cloud.google.com/build) and build the 
 release:
 
-* arm64 Linux, Windows and macOS executables.
-* arm64 Linux Docker image.
+* amd64 Linux, Windows and macOS executables.
+* amd64 Linux Docker image.
 
 If you need to pass extra arguments to the `make` target, the target comes with an `$(ARGS)` parameter than can be
 used.
diff --git a/build/release/cloudbuild.yaml b/build/release/cloudbuild.yaml
index 31e0c2e364..13c823d8e8 100644
--- a/build/release/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/build/release/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -41,23 +41,12 @@ steps:
       - 'make version > ../version'
     id: output-version
     waitFor: ['-']
-  - name: ferrarimarco/github-changelog-generator:1.15.2
-    id: changelog
-    entrypoint: sh
-    args:
-      - '-c'
-      - 'github_changelog_generator --user=googleforgames --project=quilkin --bug-labels=kind/bug --enhancement-labels=kind/feature --breaking-labels=kind/breaking --security-labels=area/security --exclude-labels=duplicate,question,invalid,wontfix,priority/wontfix --future-release "v$(cat ./version)" --release-branch=main --token $$GH_TOKEN'
-    secretEnv:
-      - GH_TOKEN
-    waitFor:
-      - output-version
 artifacts:
   objects:
     location: '$_STORAGE'
     paths:
       - '*.zip'
       - 'license.html'
-      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
   images:
     - ${_REPOSITORY}quilkin
 options:
@@ -71,8 +60,4 @@ substitutions:
   _BUILD_IMAGE_TAG: us-docker.pkg.dev/${PROJECT_ID}/ci/build-image
   _REPOSITORY: us-docker.pkg.dev/${PROJECT_ID}/release/
   _STORAGE: gs://${PROJECT_ID}-quilkin-releases
-availableSecrets:
-  secretManager:
-    - versionName: projects/${PROJECT_ID}/secrets/release-github-token/versions/latest
-      env: GH_TOKEN
 timeout: 1800s
diff --git a/build/templates/release-issue.md b/build/templates/release-issue.md
index 81bb3633cf..e9b4bd6dc4 100644
--- a/build/templates/release-issue.md
+++ b/build/templates/release-issue.md
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     - [ ] Edit the `version` field in `./macros/Cargo.toml` and remove the `-dev` suffix.
 - [ ] cd to `./build/release` and run `make` to submit the cloud build
 - [ ] Download all the artifacts from the cloud build.
-- [ ] Move the CHANGELOG.md to the root of this repository, replacing any previous versions.
 - [ ] Review `license.html` to ensure that there aren't any new MPL, or CDDL dependencies from the last 
   release. If there are:
     - [ ] Add the dependencies to [archive_dependencies.sh](https://github.com/googleforgames/quilkin/blob/main/build/release/archive_dependencies.sh)
@@ -29,11 +28,15 @@
 - [ ] Add a release item to README.md "Documentation" > "Releases" list with related links in reverse chronological 
   order.
 - [ ] Remove any `data-proofer-ignore` attributes from links in the documentation in `./docs`.
+- [ ] Create a draft [Github release](https://github.com/googleforgames/quilkin/releases/new)
+    - [ ] Populate the tag with `v{version}`
+    - [ ] Click `Generate release notes` to generate the change log for this release.
+    - [ ] Copy the release notes from the draft release and paste it at the top of CHANGELOG.md. 
+    - [ ] Using the
+      [Github release template](https://github.com/googleforgames/quilkin/blob/main/build/templates/github-release.md)
+      update the generated release notes with a description, and relevant changelog sections.
+    - [ ] Attach all the cloud build artifacts to the draft GitHub release.
 - [ ] Submit these changes as a PR, and merge with approval.
-- [ ] Create a [Github release](https://github.com/googleforgames/quilkin/releases/new) using the 
-  [Github release template](https://github.com/googleforgames/quilkin/blob/main/build/templates/github-release.md).
-    - [ ] Populate the tag with `v{version}`, description, and relevant changelog sections.
-    - [ ] Attach all the remaining cloud build artifacts to the release.
 - [ ] Run `git remote update && git checkout main && git reset --hard upstream/main` to ensure your code is in line
       with upstream.
 - [ ] Run `git checkout -b release-{version} && git push upstream release-{version}` to create a release branch.