diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9f523c6..ef11bee 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ release-branch:
     - apk add --no-cache git
     - export INFRA_RELEASE_VERSION="$(date +%y.%m)"
     - export INFRA_RELEASE_NAME="Infrastructure $INFRA_RELEASE_VERSION"
-    - export INFRA_RELEASE_DESCRIPTION="$(printf '## Changelog\n\n' && git log --no-merges --pretty="- %s (%h)" "HEAD...$(git tag | sort -V -r | head -1)" && printf '\n\n## External Contributors\n\n' && git log --pretty="- %an%n- %cn" HEAD...$(git tag | sort -V -r | head -1) | sort | uniq | grep -v 'Saibotk' && printf "\n\n---\n*This is an automated release. See [#${CI_JOB_ID}]($CI_JOB_URL) for details.*")"
+    - export INFRA_RELEASE_DESCRIPTION="$(printf '## Changelog\n\n' && git log --no-merges --pretty="- %s (%h)" "HEAD...$(git tag | sort -V -r | head -1)" && printf '\n\n## External Contributors\n\n' && git log --pretty="- %an%n- %cn" HEAD...$(git tag | sort -V -r | head -1) | sort | uniq | grep -v 'saibotk' && printf "\n\n---\n*This is an automated release. See [#${CI_JOB_ID}]($CI_JOB_URL) for details.*")"
+  release:
+    name: '$INFRA_RELEASE_NAME'
+    tag_name: 'v${INFRA_RELEASE_VERSION}'
+    ref: '$CI_COMMIT_SHA'
+    description: '$INFRA_RELEASE_DESCRIPTION'
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $INFRA_RELEASE_NOW == "true" && $CI_COMMIT_TAG == null'