diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
index 63e4a46..2de55ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate release notes
         id: release_notes
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           TAG_NAME="${{ github.ref_name }}"
           VERSION="${{ steps.validate.outputs.version }}"
@@ -67,11 +69,50 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "Generating release notes from $PREV_TAG to $TAG_NAME"
 
+          # Get list of merged PRs between tags
+          echo "Fetching merged PRs..."
+          PR_LIST=""
+
+          # Get merge commits between previous tag and current tag
+          MERGE_COMMITS=$(git log ${PREV_TAG}..${TAG_NAME} --merges --pretty=format:"%H %s" | grep "Merge pull request #")
+
+          if [ -n "$MERGE_COMMITS" ]; then
+            while IFS= read -r commit_line; do
+              # Extract PR number from commit message (format: "Merge pull request #123 from ...")
+              PR_NUMBER=$(echo "$commit_line" | sed -n 's/.*Merge pull request #\([0-9]*\).*/\1/p')
+
+              if [ -n "$PR_NUMBER" ]; then
+                # Fetch PR details from GitHub API
+                PR_DATA=$(gh pr view "$PR_NUMBER" --json title,author --jq '{title: .title, author: .author.login}')
+                PR_TITLE=$(echo "$PR_DATA" | jq -r '.title')
+                PR_AUTHOR=$(echo "$PR_DATA" | jq -r '.author')
+
+                # Add to PR list
+                PR_LIST="${PR_LIST}- ${PR_TITLE} by @${PR_AUTHOR} in [#${PR_NUMBER}](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/pull/${PR_NUMBER})"$'\n'
+              fi
+            done <<< "$MERGE_COMMITS"
+          fi
+
           # Generate basic release notes
           cat > release_notes.md << EOF
           ## Release $VERSION
 
-          **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/compare/${PREV_TAG}...${TAG_NAME}
+          ### What's Changed
+
+          EOF
+
+          # Add PR list if available
+          if [ -n "$PR_LIST" ]; then
+            echo "$PR_LIST" >> release_notes.md
+            echo "" >> release_notes.md
+          else
+            echo "No merged pull requests found in this release." >> release_notes.md
+            echo "" >> release_notes.md
+          fi
+
+          # Add full changelog link
+          cat >> release_notes.md << EOF
+          **Full Changelog**: [${PREV_TAG}...${TAG_NAME}](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/compare/${PREV_TAG}...${TAG_NAME})
 
           ### Artifacts
 
@@ -105,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
           VERSION="${{ steps.validate.outputs.version }}"
 
           gh release create "$TAG_NAME" \
-            --title "$VERSION" \
+            --title "$TAG_NAME" \
             --notes-file "${{ steps.release_notes.outputs.release_notes_file }}" \
             --draft=false \
             --prerelease=false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
index a592f15..c668da6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
 
       - name: Clear git credentials
+        if: steps.check.outputs.is_version_bump == 'true' && steps.check_label.outputs.skip_tag == 'false'
         run: |
           git config --unset-all http.https://github.com/.extraheader || true
           git config --global --unset-all credential.helper || true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f30b21f..5c90d3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -126,9 +126,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          TAG_NAME="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-          gh release upload "$TAG_NAME" \
-            ./artifacts/bootstrap.zip#rotel-lambda-forwarder-${TAG_NAME}_${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
+          id=$(gh api -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" /repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tags/${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} --jq .id)
+          curl --fail-with-body -sS  -X POST --data-binary @"./artifacts/bootstrap.zip" -H 'Content-Type: application/octet-stream' -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" "https://uploads.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/$id/assets?name=rotel-lambda-forwarder-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}_${{ matrix.arch }}.zip"
 
   upload-cloudformation:
     name: upload cloudformation - ${{ matrix.arch }}