diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yaml
index a1ac61647d..c9b9625f81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           Get-Content ./winutil.ps1 -TotalCount 30 | ForEach-Object {
             if ($_ -match 'Version\s*:\s*(\d{2}\.\d{2}\.\d{2})') {
               $version = $matches[1]
-              echo "version=$version" >> $env:VERSION
+              echo "version=$version" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
               break
             }
           }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 367a66fdc5..c62301c550 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -44,12 +44,13 @@ jobs:
         id: create_release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
-          tag_name: ${{ env:VERSION }}
-          name: Release ${{ env:VERSION }}
-          body: "![GitHub Downloads (specific asset, specific tag)](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/${{ env:VERSION }}/winutil.ps1)"
+          tag_name: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          name: Release ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          body: "![GitHub Downloads (specific asset, specific tag)](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/${{ env.VERSION }}/winutil.ps1)"
           append_body: true
           files: ./winutil.ps1
           prerelease: false
+          generate_release_notes: true
           make_latest: "true"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}