diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3b58b55..6ba2fbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         twine upload dist/* -u __token__ -p ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }} --skip-existing
     - name: Update Release
+      if:  ${{ (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch') || (contains(fromJson('["all_incl_release"]'), github.event.inputs.build-items)) }}
       uses: actions/gitea-release-action@v1
       with:
         files: |-
@@ -99,11 +100,11 @@ jobs:
 #        pyinstaller windows_build.spec
 #        cd dist\eos
 #        Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination ..\..\eos.zip
-#    - name: Archive distribution
-#      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+#    - name: Update Release
+#      if:  ${{ (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch') || (contains(fromJson('["all_incl_release"]'), github.event.inputs.build-items)) }}
+#      uses: actions/gitea-release-action@v1
 #      with:
-#        name: windows-dist
-#        path: |
+#        files: |-
 #          eos.zip
 
   release:
@@ -111,5 +112,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [test]
     steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: get latest version tag and release note
+      run: |
+        echo "RELEASE_TAG=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "RELEASE_NOTE='This is a test note.'" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Create Release
       uses: actions/gitea-release-action@v1
+      with:
+        tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
+        prerelease: true
+        body: ${{ env.RELEASE_NOTE }}