diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 99559a3..9d1795b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     needs: preflight_check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      # Needed by softprops/action-gh-release to be able to create a release
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -60,3 +63,8 @@ jobs:
             -PsigningInMemoryKeyPassword=$GPG_PASSWORD \
             -PmavenCentralUsername=$MAVEN_USERNAME \
             -PmavenCentralPassword=$MAVEN_PASSWORD
+
+      - name: Create GitHub release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          generate_release_notes: true