diff --git a/.github/workflows/dist.yml b/.github/workflows/dist.yml
index 665f09064af..3d58d2ff009 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dist.yml
@@ -125,6 +125,19 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           latest_release_tag=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases \
           | jq -r 'sort_by(.created_at) | last(.[]).tag_name')
+
+          # Generate release notes explicitly
+          release_notes=$(curl -s \
+            -X POST \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
+            https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/generate-notes \
+            -d '{
+              "tag_name": "${{ github.ref_name }}",
+              "previous_tag_name": "${latest_release_tag}",
+            }' | jq -r '.body')
+
           curl -L \
             -X POST \
             -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
@@ -133,13 +146,12 @@ jobs:
             https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases \
             -d '{
               "tag_name": "${{ github.ref_name }}",
-              "previous_tag_name": "${latest_release_tag}",
-              "prerelease": ${{ contains(github.ref, 'beta') || contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
+              "prerelease": ${{ contains(github.ref, 'beta') || contains(github.ref, 'rc') }},
+              "body": "${release_notes}"
             }'
       - name: Create release assets
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
-          generate_release_notes: true
           files: |
             dist/*
             upstream/*