diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/build_documentation.yml
index 1ce072bf3..acae3d851 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_documentation.yml
@@ -38,16 +38,10 @@ jobs:
               id: version
               run: |
                 if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "release" ]; then
-                  # Remove 'v' prefix if present (e.g., v10.0.0 -> 10.0.0)
                   VERSION="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-                  VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
                   echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-                  echo "is_release=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-                  echo "Release version: ${VERSION}"
                 else
                   echo "version=developer" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-                  echo "is_release=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-                  echo "Not a release build"
                 fi
 
             - name: Install System Packages
@@ -74,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
                 make -j4 
                 make docs
         
-            # Update main_index if this is a release
+            # Update main index if this is a release
             - name: Update version index
               run: |
                 if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "release" ]; then
@@ -89,12 +83,16 @@ jobs:
                 ref: gh-pages
                 path: gh-pages
                 
-            - name: Copy documentation to versioned folder
+            - name: Copy documentation and Release notes to versioned folder
               run: |
                 VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
                 mkdir -p "gh-pages/${VERSION}"
                 cp -r build/docs/html/. "gh-pages/${VERSION}/"
                 cp build/docs/main_index/index.html "gh-pages/index.html"
+                if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "release" ]; then
+                  cp  RELEASE.md "gh-pages/releases/RELEASE_v${VERSION}.md" 
+                fi
+            # TODO: need to update txt to md and backtrack? 
               
             - name: Commit and Push changes to gh-pages
               run: |