diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release_pypackage.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release_pypackage.yml
index fc29e19..eacae59 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release_pypackage.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release_pypackage.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: build and release pypackage
+name: build and release pypackage on gitea
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ on:
         type: string
         description: "package repository"
         default: main
-      release-body:
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        description: "body of the release"
 
     secrets:
       username:
@@ -31,12 +27,27 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version: '>=1.20'
 
+      - name: install auto-changelog
+        run: npm install -g auto-changelog
+
+      - name: generate changelog
+        run: >-
+          auto-changelog -t keepachangelog
+          --commit-limit 50 --backfill-limit 50
+          --ignore-commit-pattern '[Bb]ump version|[Uu]pdate changelog|[Mm]erge pull request'
+
+      - name: get release notes
+        id: release-notes
+        uses: olofvndrhr/releasenote-gen@v1
+
       - name: install hatch
         run: pip install -U hatch hatchling
 
@@ -52,6 +63,6 @@ jobs:
         if: gitea.event_name != 'pull_request'
         with:
           title: ${{ gitea.ref_name }}
-          body: ${{ inputs.release-body }}
+          body: ${{ steps.release-notes.outputs.releasenotes }}
           files: |-
             dist/**