diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8d2fe1215a..e10970d5ce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ ALL_ARCH ?= amd64 arm arm64 ppc64le s390x
 # main controller
 CORE_IMAGE_NAME ?= cluster-api-aws-controller
 CORE_CONTROLLER_IMG ?= $(REGISTRY)/$(CORE_IMAGE_NAME)
+CORE_CONTROLLER_PROMOTED_IMG := $(PROD_REGISTRY)/$(CORE_IMAGE_NAME)
 CORE_CONTROLLER_ORIGINAL_IMG := gcr.io/k8s-staging-cluster-api-aws/cluster-api-aws-controller
 CORE_CONTROLLER_NAME := capa-controller-manager
 CORE_MANIFEST_FILE := infrastructure-components
@@ -558,7 +559,7 @@ release-manifests: ## Release manifest files
 
 .PHONY: release-changelog
 release-changelog: $(GH) ## Generates release notes using Github release notes.
-	./hack/releasechangelog.sh -v $(VERSION) -pv $(PREVIOUS_VERSION) -gh $(GH) -ghorg $(GH_ORG_NAME) -ghrepo $(GH_REPO_NAME) -cimg $(CORE_CONTROLLER_IMG) > $(RELEASE_DIR)/CHANGELOG.md
+	./hack/releasechangelog.sh > $(RELEASE_DIR)/CHANGELOG.md
 
 .PHONY: release-binaries
 release-binaries: ## Builds the binaries to publish with a release
diff --git a/hack/releasechangelog.sh b/hack/releasechangelog.sh
index cbd1e057cd..f74cad29a9 100755
--- a/hack/releasechangelog.sh
+++ b/hack/releasechangelog.sh
@@ -17,22 +17,10 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
-while getopts v:pv:gh:ghorg:ghrepo:cimg: flag
-do
-    case "${flag}" in
-        v) VERSION=${OPTARG};;
-        pv) PREVIOUS_VERSION=${OPTARG};;
-        gh) GH=${OPTARG};;
-        ghorg) GH_ORG_NAME=${OPTARG};;
-        ghrepo) GH_REPO_NAME=${OPTARG};;
-        cimg) CORE_CONTROLLER_IMG=${OPTARG};;
-    esac
-done
-
 echo "# Release notes for Cluster API Provider AWS (CAPA) $VERSION"
 echo "[Documentation](https://cluster-api-aws.sigs.k8s.io/)"
 echo "# Changelog since $PREVIOUS_VERSION"
-$GH api repos/$GH_ORG_NAME/$GH_REPO_NAME/releases/generate-notes -F tag_name=$VERSION --jq '.body'
-echo "**The image for this release is**: $CORE_CONTROLLER_IMG:$VERSION"
+$GH api repos/$GH_ORG_NAME/$GH_REPO_NAME/releases/generate-notes -F tag_name=$VERSION -F previous_tag_name=$PREVIOUS_VERSION --jq '.body'
+echo "**The image for this release is**: $CORE_CONTROLLER_PROMOTED_IMG:$VERSION"
 echo "Thanks to all our contributors!"