diff --git a/cli/secret/secret_add.go b/cli/secret/secret_add.go
index 2a368fcf31..e175f6a4ad 100644
--- a/cli/secret/secret_add.go
+++ b/cli/secret/secret_add.go
@@ -91,5 +91,6 @@ func secretCreate(c *cli.Context) error {
 var defaultSecretEvents = []string{
 	woodpecker.EventPush,
 	woodpecker.EventTag,
+	woodpecker.EventRelease,
 	woodpecker.EventDeploy,
 }
diff --git a/cmd/server/flags.go b/cmd/server/flags.go
index 29e4b7ac01..91c12e460f 100644
--- a/cmd/server/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/server/flags.go
@@ -271,6 +271,12 @@ var flags = []cli.Flag{
 		Name:    "github-skip-verify",
 		Usage:   "github skip ssl verification",
 	},
+	&cli.StringFlag{
+		EnvVars: []string{"WOODPECKER_GITHUB_RELEASE_ACTIONS"},
+		Name:    "github-release-actions",
+		Usage:   "On which actions to trigger a release pipeline",
+		Value:   "prereleased, released",
+	},
 	//
 	// Gogs
 	//
diff --git a/cmd/server/setup.go b/cmd/server/setup.go
index a4b3da3c0d..ac9324935f 100644
--- a/cmd/server/setup.go
+++ b/cmd/server/setup.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -276,13 +277,19 @@ func setupGitlab(c *cli.Context) (remote.Remote, error) {
 
 // helper function to setup the GitHub remote from the CLI arguments.
 func setupGithub(c *cli.Context) (remote.Remote, error) {
+	releaseActions := regexp.
+		MustCompile(`[\s,]+`).
+		Split(c.String("github-release-actions"), -1)
+
 	opts := github.Opts{
-		URL:        c.String("github-server"),
-		Client:     c.String("github-client"),
-		Secret:     c.String("github-secret"),
-		SkipVerify: c.Bool("github-skip-verify"),
-		MergeRef:   c.Bool("github-merge-ref"),
+		URL:            c.String("github-server"),
+		Client:         c.String("github-client"),
+		Secret:         c.String("github-secret"),
+		SkipVerify:     c.Bool("github-skip-verify"),
+		MergeRef:       c.Bool("github-merge-ref"),
+		ReleaseActions: releaseActions,
 	}
+
 	log.Trace().Msgf("Remote (github) opts: %#v", opts)
 	return github.New(opts)
 }
diff --git a/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/10-overview.md b/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/10-overview.md
index 7ce694c510..08c25059e3 100644
--- a/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/10-overview.md
+++ b/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/10-overview.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 | Event: Tag | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x: |
 | Event: Pull-Request | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: |
 | Event: Deploy | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
+| Event: Release | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 | OAuth | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :white_check_mark: |
 | [Multi pipeline](/docs/usage/multi-pipeline) | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
 | [when.path filter](/docs/usage/pipeline-syntax#path) | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark:¹ | :white_check_mark: | :x: | :x: | :x: | :x: |
diff --git a/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/20-github.md b/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/20-github.md
index 5d21a8a9f8..9f38d9784a 100644
--- a/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/20-github.md
+++ b/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/20-github.md
@@ -32,41 +32,55 @@ Please use this screenshot for reference:
 This is a full list of configuration options. Please note that many of these options use default configuration values that should work for the majority of installations.
 
 ### `WOODPECKER_GITHUB`
+
 > Default: `false`
 
 Enables the GitHub driver.
 
 ### `WOODPECKER_GITHUB_URL`
+
 > Default: `https://github.com`
 
 Configures the GitHub server address.
 
 ### `WOODPECKER_GITHUB_CLIENT`
+
 > Default: empty
 
 Configures the GitHub OAuth client id. This is used to authorize access.
 
 ### `WOODPECKER_GITHUB_CLIENT_FILE`
+
 > Default: empty
 
 Read the value for `WOODPECKER_GITHUB_CLIENT` from the specified filepath
 
 ### `WOODPECKER_GITHUB_SECRET`
+
 > Default: empty
 
 Configures the GitHub OAuth client secret. This is used to authorize access.
 
 ### `WOODPECKER_GITHUB_SECRET_FILE`
+
 > Default: empty
 
 Read the value for `WOODPECKER_GITHUB_SECRET` from the specified filepath
 
 ### `WOODPECKER_GITHUB_MERGE_REF`
+
 > Default: `true`
 
 TODO
 
 ### `WOODPECKER_GITHUB_SKIP_VERIFY`
+
 > Default: `false`
 
 Configure if SSL verification should be skipped.
+
+### `WOODPECKER_GITHUB_RELEASE_ACTIONS`
+
+> Default: `released, prereleased`
+
+The actions to allow on release (trigger), comma seperated.
diff --git a/pipeline/frontend/metadata.go b/pipeline/frontend/metadata.go
index 6601c066c7..b7a8e7dea9 100644
--- a/pipeline/frontend/metadata.go
+++ b/pipeline/frontend/metadata.go
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ import (
 
 // Event types corresponding to scm hooks.
 const (
-	EventPush   = "push"
-	EventPull   = "pull_request"
-	EventTag    = "tag"
-	EventDeploy = "deployment"
+	EventPush    = "push"
+	EventPull    = "pull_request"
+	EventTag     = "tag"
+	EventDeploy  = "deployment"
+	EventRelease = "release"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ func (m *Metadata) Environ() map[string]string {
 
 		"CI_SYSTEM_ARCH": m.Sys.Platform, // TODO: remove after next version
 	}
-	if m.Curr.Event == EventTag {
+	if m.Curr.Event == EventTag || m.Curr.Event == EventRelease {
 		params["CI_COMMIT_TAG"] = strings.TrimPrefix(m.Curr.Commit.Ref, "refs/tags/")
 	}
 	if m.Curr.Event == EventPull {
diff --git a/server/api/hook.go b/server/api/hook.go
index 548dde88a4..f3e86791d6 100644
--- a/server/api/hook.go
+++ b/server/api/hook.go
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ func PostHook(c *gin.Context) {
 	// wrapped in square brackets appear in the commit message
 	skipMatch := skipRe.FindString(tmpBuild.Message)
 	if len(skipMatch) > 0 {
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("ignoring hook: %s found in %s", skipMatch, tmpBuild.Commit)
+		ref := tmpBuild.Commit
+		if len(ref) == 0 {
+			ref = tmpBuild.Ref
+		}
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("ignoring hook: %s found in %s", skipMatch, ref)
 		log.Debug().Msg(msg)
 		c.String(http.StatusNoContent, msg)
 		return
diff --git a/server/model/const.go b/server/model/const.go
index 6430c0d118..292ab42bda 100644
--- a/server/model/const.go
+++ b/server/model/const.go
@@ -17,15 +17,16 @@ package model
 type WebhookEvent string
 
 const (
-	EventPush   WebhookEvent = "push"
-	EventPull   WebhookEvent = "pull_request"
-	EventTag    WebhookEvent = "tag"
-	EventDeploy WebhookEvent = "deployment"
+	EventPush    WebhookEvent = "push"
+	EventPull    WebhookEvent = "pull_request"
+	EventTag     WebhookEvent = "tag"
+	EventDeploy  WebhookEvent = "deployment"
+	EventRelease WebhookEvent = "release"
 )
 
 func ValidateWebhookEvent(s WebhookEvent) bool {
 	switch s {
-	case EventPush, EventPull, EventTag, EventDeploy:
+	case EventPush, EventPull, EventTag, EventDeploy, EventRelease:
 		return true
 	default:
 		return false
diff --git a/server/remote/gitea/fixtures/hooks.go b/server/remote/gitea/fixtures/hooks.go
index 30f1905326..4be723b7c9 100644
--- a/server/remote/gitea/fixtures/hooks.go
+++ b/server/remote/gitea/fixtures/hooks.go
@@ -157,3 +157,79 @@ const HookPullRequest = `{
       "avatar_url": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c58a0be77ee441bb8f8595b7f1b4e87"
     }
 }`
+
+const HookRelease = `
+{
+  "action": "published",
+  "release": {
+    "id": 48,
+    "tag_name": "0.0.5",
+    "target_commitish": "main",
+    "name": "Version 0.0.5",
+    "body": "",
+    "url": "https://git.xxx/api/v1/repos/anbraten/demo/releases/48",
+    "html_url": "https://git.xxx/anbraten/demo/releases/tag/0.0.5",
+    "tarball_url": "https://git.xxx/anbraten/demo/archive/0.0.5.tar.gz",
+    "zipball_url": "https://git.xxx/anbraten/demo/archive/0.0.5.zip",
+    "draft": false,
+    "prerelease": false,
+    "created_at": "2022-02-09T20:23:05Z",
+    "published_at": "2022-02-09T20:23:05Z",
+    "author": {"id":1,"login":"anbraten","full_name":"Anton Bracke","email":"anbraten@noreply.xxx","avatar_url":"https://git.xxx/user/avatar/anbraten/-1","language":"","is_admin":false,"last_login":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","created":"2018-03-21T10:04:48Z","restricted":false,"active":false,"prohibit_login":false,"location":"world","website":"https://xxx","description":"","visibility":"public","followers_count":1,"following_count":1,"starred_repos_count":1,"username":"anbraten"},
+    "assets": []
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "id": 77,
+    "owner": {"id":1,"login":"anbraten","full_name":"Anton Bracke","email":"anbraten@noreply.xxx","avatar_url":"https://git.xxx/user/avatar/anbraten/-1","language":"","is_admin":false,"last_login":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","created":"2018-03-21T10:04:48Z","restricted":false,"active":false,"prohibit_login":false,"location":"world","website":"https://xxx","description":"","visibility":"public","followers_count":1,"following_count":1,"starred_repos_count":1,"username":"anbraten"},
+    "name": "demo",
+    "full_name": "anbraten/demo",
+    "description": "",
+    "empty": false,
+    "private": true,
+    "fork": false,
+    "template": false,
+    "parent": null,
+    "mirror": false,
+    "size": 59,
+    "html_url": "https://git.xxx/anbraten/demo",
+    "ssh_url": "ssh://git@git.xxx:22/anbraten/demo.git",
+    "clone_url": "https://git.xxx/anbraten/demo.git",
+    "original_url": "",
+    "website": "",
+    "stars_count": 0,
+    "forks_count": 1,
+    "watchers_count": 1,
+    "open_issues_count": 2,
+    "open_pr_counter": 2,
+    "release_counter": 4,
+    "default_branch": "main",
+    "archived": false,
+    "created_at": "2021-08-30T20:54:13Z",
+    "updated_at": "2022-01-09T01:29:23Z",
+    "permissions": {
+      "admin": true,
+      "push": true,
+      "pull": true
+    },
+    "has_issues": true,
+    "internal_tracker": {
+      "enable_time_tracker": true,
+      "allow_only_contributors_to_track_time": true,
+      "enable_issue_dependencies": true
+    },
+    "has_wiki": false,
+    "has_pull_requests": true,
+    "has_projects": true,
+    "ignore_whitespace_conflicts": false,
+    "allow_merge_commits": true,
+    "allow_rebase": true,
+    "allow_rebase_explicit": true,
+    "allow_squash_merge": true,
+    "default_merge_style": "squash",
+    "avatar_url": "",
+    "internal": false,
+    "mirror_interval": ""
+  },
+  "sender": {"id":1,"login":"anbraten","full_name":"Anbraten","email":"anbraten@noreply.xxx","avatar_url":"https://git.xxx/user/avatar/anbraten/-1","language":"","is_admin":false,"last_login":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","created":"2018-03-21T10:04:48Z","restricted":false,"active":false,"prohibit_login":false,"location":"World","website":"https://xxx","description":"","visibility":"public","followers_count":1,"following_count":1,"starred_repos_count":1,"username":"anbraten"}
+}
+`
diff --git a/server/remote/gitea/helper.go b/server/remote/gitea/helper.go
index 1132bb33b8..1f35b184f2 100644
--- a/server/remote/gitea/helper.go
+++ b/server/remote/gitea/helper.go
@@ -176,23 +176,40 @@ func buildFromPullRequest(hook *pullRequestHook) *model.Build {
 	return build
 }
 
-// helper function that extracts the Repository data from a Gitea push hook
-func repoFromPush(hook *pushHook) *model.Repo {
-	return &model.Repo{
-		Name:     hook.Repo.Name,
-		Owner:    hook.Repo.Owner.Username,
-		FullName: hook.Repo.FullName,
-		Link:     hook.Repo.URL,
+func buildFromRelease(hook *releaseHook) *model.Build {
+	avatar := expandAvatar(
+		hook.Repo.URL,
+		fixMalformedAvatar(hook.Sender.Avatar),
+	)
+	author := hook.Sender.Login
+	if author == "" {
+		author = hook.Sender.Username
+	}
+	sender := hook.Sender.Username
+	if sender == "" {
+		sender = hook.Sender.Login
+	}
+
+	return &model.Build{
+		Event:     model.EventRelease,
+		Ref:       fmt.Sprintf("refs/tags/%s", hook.Release.TagName),
+		Link:      fmt.Sprintf("%s/src/tag/%s", hook.Repo.URL, hook.Release.TagName),
+		Branch:    fmt.Sprintf("refs/tags/%s", hook.Release.TagName),
+		Message:   fmt.Sprintf("created release %s", hook.Release.Name),
+		Avatar:    avatar,
+		Author:    author,
+		Sender:    sender,
+		Timestamp: time.Now().UTC().Unix(),
 	}
 }
 
 // helper function that extracts the Repository data from a Gitea pull_request hook
-func repoFromPullRequest(hook *pullRequestHook) *model.Repo {
+func repoFromHook(repo *giteaRepo) *model.Repo {
 	return &model.Repo{
-		Name:     hook.Repo.Name,
-		Owner:    hook.Repo.Owner.Username,
-		FullName: hook.Repo.FullName,
-		Link:     hook.Repo.URL,
+		Name:     repo.Name,
+		Owner:    repo.Owner.Username,
+		FullName: repo.FullName,
+		Link:     repo.URL,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -209,6 +226,12 @@ func parsePullRequest(r io.Reader) (*pullRequestHook, error) {
 	return pr, err
 }
 
+func parseRelease(r io.Reader) (*releaseHook, error) {
+	pr := new(releaseHook)
+	err := json.NewDecoder(r).Decode(pr)
+	return pr, err
+}
+
 // fixMalformedAvatar is a helper function that fixes an avatar url if malformed
 // (currently a known bug with gitea)
 func fixMalformedAvatar(url string) string {
diff --git a/server/remote/gitea/helper_test.go b/server/remote/gitea/helper_test.go
index f462b54f5e..48b488ed4d 100644
--- a/server/remote/gitea/helper_test.go
+++ b/server/remote/gitea/helper_test.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func Test_parse(t *testing.T) {
 		g.It("Should return a Repo struct from a push hook", func() {
 			buf := bytes.NewBufferString(fixtures.HookPush)
 			hook, _ := parsePush(buf)
-			repo := repoFromPush(hook)
+			repo := repoFromHook(&hook.Repo)
 			g.Assert(repo.Name).Equal(hook.Repo.Name)
 			g.Assert(repo.Owner).Equal(hook.Repo.Owner.Username)
 			g.Assert(repo.FullName).Equal("gordon/hello-world")
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func Test_parse(t *testing.T) {
 		g.It("Should return a Repo struct from a pull_request hook", func() {
 			buf := bytes.NewBufferString(fixtures.HookPullRequest)
 			hook, _ := parsePullRequest(buf)
-			repo := repoFromPullRequest(hook)
+			repo := repoFromHook(&hook.Repo)
 			g.Assert(repo.Name).Equal(hook.Repo.Name)
 			g.Assert(repo.Owner).Equal(hook.Repo.Owner.Username)
 			g.Assert(repo.FullName).Equal("gordon/hello-world")
diff --git a/server/remote/gitea/parse.go b/server/remote/gitea/parse.go
index 3869cff0f4..10ee0bdd09 100644
--- a/server/remote/gitea/parse.go
+++ b/server/remote/gitea/parse.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const (
 	hookEvent       = "X-Gitea-Event"
 	hookPush        = "push"
 	hookCreated     = "create"
+	hookRelease     = "release"
 	hookPullRequest = "pull_request"
 
 	actionOpen = "opened"
@@ -47,7 +48,10 @@ func parseHook(r *http.Request) (*model.Repo, *model.Build, error) {
 		return parseCreatedHook(r.Body)
 	case hookPullRequest:
 		return parsePullRequestHook(r.Body)
+	case hookRelease:
+		return parseReleaseHook(r.Body)
 	}
+
 	return nil, nil, nil
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ func parsePushHook(payload io.Reader) (repo *model.Repo, build *model.Build, err
 		return nil, nil, nil
 	}
 
-	repo = repoFromPush(push)
+	repo = repoFromHook(&push.Repo)
 	build = buildFromPush(push)
 	return repo, build, err
 }
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ func parseCreatedHook(payload io.Reader) (repo *model.Repo, build *model.Build,
 		return nil, nil, nil
 	}
 
-	repo = repoFromPush(push)
+	repo = repoFromHook(&push.Repo)
 	build = buildFromTag(push)
 	return repo, build, nil
 }
@@ -111,7 +115,24 @@ func parsePullRequestHook(payload io.Reader) (*model.Repo, *model.Build, error)
 		return nil, nil, nil
 	}
 
-	repo = repoFromPullRequest(pr)
+	repo = repoFromHook(&pr.Repo)
 	build = buildFromPullRequest(pr)
 	return repo, build, err
 }
+
+// parsePullRequestHook parses a pull_request hook and returns the Repo and Build details.
+func parseReleaseHook(payload io.Reader) (*model.Repo, *model.Build, error) {
+	var (
+		repo  *model.Repo
+		build *model.Build
+	)
+
+	release, err := parseRelease(payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	repo = repoFromHook(&release.Repo)
+	build = buildFromRelease(release)
+	return repo, build, err
+}
diff --git a/server/remote/gitea/parse_test.go b/server/remote/gitea/parse_test.go
index 3193fd593a..9a9fad14f3 100644
--- a/server/remote/gitea/parse_test.go
+++ b/server/remote/gitea/parse_test.go
@@ -53,5 +53,18 @@ func Test_parser(t *testing.T) {
 				g.Assert(utils.EqualStringSlice(b.ChangedFiles, []string{"CHANGELOG.md", "app/controller/application.rb"})).IsTrue()
 			})
 		})
+		g.Describe("given a release hook", func() {
+			g.It("should extract repository and build details", func() {
+				buf := bytes.NewBufferString(fixtures.HookRelease)
+				req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "/hook", buf)
+				req.Header = http.Header{}
+				req.Header.Set(hookEvent, hookRelease)
+				r, b, err := parseHook(req)
+				g.Assert(err).IsNil()
+				g.Assert(r).IsNotNil()
+				g.Assert(b).IsNotNil()
+				g.Assert(b.Event).Equal(model.EventRelease)
+			})
+		})
 	})
 }
diff --git a/server/remote/gitea/types.go b/server/remote/gitea/types.go
index e7c87cadb6..b381c8f3df 100644
--- a/server/remote/gitea/types.go
+++ b/server/remote/gitea/types.go
@@ -14,6 +14,34 @@
 
 package gitea
 
+type giteaUser struct {
+	ID       int64  `json:"id"`
+	Username string `json:"username"`
+	Name     string `json:"name"`
+	FullName string `json:"full_name"`
+	Email    string `json:"email"`
+	Login    string `json:"login"`
+	Avatar   string `json:"avatar_url"`
+}
+
+type giteaRepo struct {
+	ID       int64     `json:"id"`
+	Name     string    `json:"name"`
+	FullName string    `json:"full_name"`
+	URL      string    `json:"html_url"`
+	Private  bool      `json:"private"`
+	Owner    giteaUser `json:"owner,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type giteaSender struct {
+	ID       int64  `json:"id"`
+	Login    string `json:"login"`
+	Username string `json:"username"`
+	Name     string `json:"full_name"`
+	Email    string `json:"email"`
+	Avatar   string `json:"avatar_url"`
+}
+
 type pushHook struct {
 	Sha     string `json:"sha"`
 	Ref     string `json:"ref"`
@@ -22,25 +50,9 @@ type pushHook struct {
 	Compare string `json:"compare_url"`
 	RefType string `json:"ref_type"`
 
-	Pusher struct {
-		Name     string `json:"name"`
-		Email    string `json:"email"`
-		Login    string `json:"login"`
-		Username string `json:"username"`
-	} `json:"pusher"`
-
-	Repo struct {
-		ID       int64  `json:"id"`
-		Name     string `json:"name"`
-		FullName string `json:"full_name"`
-		URL      string `json:"html_url"`
-		Private  bool   `json:"private"`
-		Owner    struct {
-			Name     string `json:"name"`
-			Email    string `json:"email"`
-			Username string `json:"username"`
-		} `json:"owner"`
-	} `json:"repository"`
+	Sender giteaSender `json:"sender"`
+	Repo   giteaRepo   `json:"repository"`
+	Pusher giteaUser   `json:"pusher"`
 
 	Commits []struct {
 		ID       string   `json:"id"`
@@ -50,19 +62,14 @@ type pushHook struct {
 		Removed  []string `json:"removed"`
 		Modified []string `json:"modified"`
 	} `json:"commits"`
-
-	Sender struct {
-		ID       int64  `json:"id"`
-		Login    string `json:"login"`
-		Username string `json:"username"`
-		Email    string `json:"email"`
-		Avatar   string `json:"avatar_url"`
-	} `json:"sender"`
 }
 
 type pullRequestHook struct {
-	Action      string `json:"action"`
-	Number      int64  `json:"number"`
+	Action string      `json:"action"`
+	Number int64       `json:"number"`
+	Repo   giteaRepo   `json:"repository"`
+	Sender giteaSender `json:"sender"`
+
 	PullRequest struct {
 		ID   int64 `json:"id"`
 		User struct {
@@ -84,18 +91,12 @@ type pullRequestHook struct {
 			Ref   string `json:"ref"`
 			Sha   string `json:"sha"`
 			Repo  struct {
-				ID       int64  `json:"id"`
-				Name     string `json:"name"`
-				FullName string `json:"full_name"`
-				URL      string `json:"html_url"`
-				Private  bool   `json:"private"`
-				Owner    struct {
-					ID       int64  `json:"id"`
-					Username string `json:"username"`
-					Name     string `json:"full_name"`
-					Email    string `json:"email"`
-					Avatar   string `json:"avatar_url"`
-				} `json:"owner"`
+				ID       int64     `json:"id"`
+				Name     string    `json:"name"`
+				FullName string    `json:"full_name"`
+				URL      string    `json:"html_url"`
+				Private  bool      `json:"private"`
+				Owner    giteaUser `json:"owner"`
 			} `json:"repo"`
 		} `json:"base"`
 		Head struct {
@@ -103,41 +104,36 @@ type pullRequestHook struct {
 			Ref   string `json:"ref"`
 			Sha   string `json:"sha"`
 			Repo  struct {
-				ID       int64  `json:"id"`
-				Name     string `json:"name"`
-				FullName string `json:"full_name"`
-				URL      string `json:"html_url"`
-				Private  bool   `json:"private"`
-				Owner    struct {
-					ID       int64  `json:"id"`
-					Username string `json:"username"`
-					Name     string `json:"full_name"`
-					Email    string `json:"email"`
-					Avatar   string `json:"avatar_url"`
-				} `json:"owner"`
+				ID       int64     `json:"id"`
+				Name     string    `json:"name"`
+				FullName string    `json:"full_name"`
+				URL      string    `json:"html_url"`
+				Private  bool      `json:"private"`
+				Owner    giteaUser `json:"owner"`
 			} `json:"repo"`
 		} `json:"head"`
 	} `json:"pull_request"`
-	Repo struct {
-		ID       int64  `json:"id"`
-		Name     string `json:"name"`
-		FullName string `json:"full_name"`
-		URL      string `json:"html_url"`
-		Private  bool   `json:"private"`
-		Owner    struct {
-			ID       int64  `json:"id"`
-			Username string `json:"username"`
-			Name     string `json:"full_name"`
-			Email    string `json:"email"`
-			Avatar   string `json:"avatar_url"`
-		} `json:"owner"`
-	} `json:"repository"`
-	Sender struct {
-		ID       int64  `json:"id"`
-		Login    string `json:"login"`
-		Username string `json:"username"`
-		Name     string `json:"full_name"`
-		Email    string `json:"email"`
-		Avatar   string `json:"avatar_url"`
-	} `json:"sender"`
+}
+
+type releaseHook struct {
+	Action  string      `json:"action"`
+	Repo    giteaRepo   `json:"repository"`
+	Sender  giteaSender `json:"sender"`
+	Release struct {
+		ID              int64     `json:"id"`
+		TagName         string    `json:"tag_name"`
+		TargetCommitish string    `json:"target_commitish"`
+		Name            string    `json:"name"`
+		Body            string    `json:"body"`
+		URL             string    `json:"url"`
+		HTMLURL         string    `json:"html_url"`
+		TarballURL      string    `json:"tarball_url"`
+		ZipballURL      string    `json:"zipball_url"`
+		Draft           bool      `json:"draft"`
+		Prerelease      bool      `json:"prerelease"`
+		CreatedAt       string    `json:"created_at"`
+		PublishedAt     string    `json:"published_at"`
+		Assets          []string  `json:"assets"`
+		Author          giteaUser `json:"author"`
+	}
 }
diff --git a/server/remote/github/fixtures/hooks.go b/server/remote/github/fixtures/hooks.go
index be0bfaff80..74a85acb8a 100644
--- a/server/remote/github/fixtures/hooks.go
+++ b/server/remote/github/fixtures/hooks.go
@@ -352,3 +352,181 @@ const HookDeploy = `
   }
 }
 `
+
+// HookPush is a sample release hook.
+// https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/events/types/#release
+const HookRelease = `
+{
+  "action": "released",
+  "release": {
+    "url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/releases/2",
+    "assets_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/releases/2/assets",
+    "upload_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/uploads/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/releases/2/assets{?name,label}",
+    "html_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/Codertocat/Hello-World/releases/tag/0.0.1",
+    "id": 2,
+    "node_id": "MDc6UmVsZWFzZTI=",
+    "tag_name": "0.0.1",
+    "target_commitish": "master",
+    "name": null,
+    "draft": false,
+    "author": {
+      "login": "Codertocat",
+      "id": 4,
+      "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjQ=",
+      "avatar_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/avatars/u/4?",
+      "gravatar_id": "",
+      "url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat",
+      "html_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/Codertocat",
+      "followers_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/followers",
+      "following_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/following{/other_user}",
+      "gists_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/gists{/gist_id}",
+      "starred_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
+      "subscriptions_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/subscriptions",
+      "organizations_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/orgs",
+      "repos_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/repos",
+      "events_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/events{/privacy}",
+      "received_events_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/received_events",
+      "type": "User",
+      "site_admin": false
+    },
+    "prerelease": false,
+    "created_at": "2019-05-15T19:37:08Z",
+    "published_at": "2019-05-15T19:38:20Z",
+    "assets": [],
+    "tarball_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/tarball/0.0.1",
+    "zipball_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/zipball/0.0.1",
+    "body": null
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "id": 118,
+    "node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxMTg=",
+    "name": "Hello-World",
+    "full_name": "Codertocat/Hello-World",
+    "private": false,
+    "owner": {
+      "login": "Codertocat",
+      "id": 4,
+      "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjQ=",
+      "avatar_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/avatars/u/4?",
+      "gravatar_id": "",
+      "url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat",
+      "html_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/Codertocat",
+      "followers_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/followers",
+      "following_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/following{/other_user}",
+      "gists_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/gists{/gist_id}",
+      "starred_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
+      "subscriptions_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/subscriptions",
+      "organizations_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/orgs",
+      "repos_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/repos",
+      "events_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/events{/privacy}",
+      "received_events_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/received_events",
+      "type": "User",
+      "site_admin": false
+    },
+    "html_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/Codertocat/Hello-World",
+    "description": null,
+    "fork": false,
+    "url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World",
+    "forks_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/forks",
+    "keys_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
+    "collaborators_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
+    "teams_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/teams",
+    "hooks_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/hooks",
+    "issue_events_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
+    "events_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/events",
+    "assignees_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
+    "branches_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
+    "tags_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/tags",
+    "blobs_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
+    "git_tags_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
+    "git_refs_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
+    "trees_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
+    "statuses_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
+    "languages_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/languages",
+    "stargazers_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
+    "contributors_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/contributors",
+    "subscribers_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
+    "subscription_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/subscription",
+    "commits_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
+    "git_commits_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
+    "comments_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
+    "issue_comment_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
+    "contents_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
+    "compare_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
+    "merges_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/merges",
+    "archive_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
+    "downloads_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/downloads",
+    "issues_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
+    "pulls_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
+    "milestones_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
+    "notifications_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
+    "labels_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
+    "releases_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
+    "deployments_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/repos/Codertocat/Hello-World/deployments",
+    "created_at": "2019-05-15T19:37:07Z",
+    "updated_at": "2019-05-15T19:38:15Z",
+    "pushed_at": "2019-05-15T19:38:19Z",
+    "git_url": "git://octocoders.github.io/Codertocat/Hello-World.git",
+    "ssh_url": "git@octocoders.github.io:Codertocat/Hello-World.git",
+    "clone_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/Codertocat/Hello-World.git",
+    "svn_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/Codertocat/Hello-World",
+    "homepage": null,
+    "size": 0,
+    "stargazers_count": 0,
+    "watchers_count": 0,
+    "language": "Ruby",
+    "has_issues": true,
+    "has_projects": true,
+    "has_downloads": true,
+    "has_wiki": true,
+    "has_pages": true,
+    "forks_count": 1,
+    "mirror_url": null,
+    "archived": false,
+    "disabled": false,
+    "open_issues_count": 2,
+    "license": null,
+    "forks": 1,
+    "open_issues": 2,
+    "watchers": 0,
+    "default_branch": "master"
+  },
+  "enterprise": {
+    "id": 1,
+    "slug": "github",
+    "name": "GitHub",
+    "node_id": "MDg6QnVzaW5lc3Mx",
+    "avatar_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/avatars/b/1?",
+    "description": null,
+    "website_url": null,
+    "html_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/businesses/github",
+    "created_at": "2019-05-14T19:31:12Z",
+    "updated_at": "2019-05-14T19:31:12Z"
+  },
+  "sender": {
+    "login": "Codertocat",
+    "id": 4,
+    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjQ=",
+    "avatar_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/avatars/u/4?",
+    "gravatar_id": "",
+    "url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat",
+    "html_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/Codertocat",
+    "followers_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/followers",
+    "following_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/following{/other_user}",
+    "gists_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/gists{/gist_id}",
+    "starred_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
+    "subscriptions_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/subscriptions",
+    "organizations_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/orgs",
+    "repos_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/repos",
+    "events_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/events{/privacy}",
+    "received_events_url": "https://octocoders.github.io/api/v3/users/Codertocat/received_events",
+    "type": "User",
+    "site_admin": false
+  },
+  "installation": {
+    "id": 5,
+    "node_id": "MDIzOkludGVncmF0aW9uSW5zdGFsbGF0aW9uNQ=="
+  }
+}
+
+`
diff --git a/server/remote/github/github.go b/server/remote/github/github.go
index 0b90aaa80e..9c8df6e280 100644
--- a/server/remote/github/github.go
+++ b/server/remote/github/github.go
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ const (
 	defaultAPI = "https://api.github.com/" // Default GitHub API URL
 )
 
+// Release events.
+/*
+	published: a release, pre-release, or draft of a release is published
+	unpublished: a release or pre-release is deleted
+	created: a draft is saved, or a release or pre-release is published without previously being saved as a draft
+	edited: a release, pre-release, or draft release is edited
+	deleted: a release, pre-release, or draft release is deleted
+	prereleased: a pre-release is created
+	released: a release or draft of a release is published, or a pre-release is changed to a release
+*/
+
 // Opts defines configuration options.
 type Opts struct {
 	URL        string // GitHub server url.
@@ -48,18 +59,25 @@ type Opts struct {
 	Secret     string // GitHub oauth client secret.
 	SkipVerify bool   // Skip ssl verification.
 	MergeRef   bool   // Clone pull requests using the merge ref.
+
+	/*
+		On which actions to trigger a release.
+		Can be: published, unpublished, created, edited, deleted, prereleased, released
+	*/
+	ReleaseActions []string
 }
 
 // New returns a Remote implementation that integrates with a GitHub Cloud or
 // GitHub Enterprise version control hosting provider.
 func New(opts Opts) (remote.Remote, error) {
 	r := &client{
-		API:        defaultAPI,
-		URL:        defaultURL,
-		Client:     opts.Client,
-		Secret:     opts.Secret,
-		SkipVerify: opts.SkipVerify,
-		MergeRef:   opts.MergeRef,
+		API:            defaultAPI,
+		URL:            defaultURL,
+		Client:         opts.Client,
+		Secret:         opts.Secret,
+		SkipVerify:     opts.SkipVerify,
+		MergeRef:       opts.MergeRef,
+		ReleaseActions: opts.ReleaseActions,
 	}
 	if opts.URL != defaultURL {
 		r.URL = strings.TrimSuffix(opts.URL, "/")
@@ -70,12 +88,13 @@ func New(opts Opts) (remote.Remote, error) {
 }
 
 type client struct {
-	URL        string
-	API        string
-	Client     string
-	Secret     string
-	SkipVerify bool
-	MergeRef   bool
+	URL            string
+	API            string
+	Client         string
+	Secret         string
+	SkipVerify     bool
+	MergeRef       bool
+	ReleaseActions []string // On which actions to trigger a release.
 }
 
 // Name returns the string name of this driver
@@ -496,7 +515,7 @@ func (c *client) Branches(ctx context.Context, u *model.User, r *model.Repo) ([]
 // Hook parses the post-commit hook from the Request body
 // and returns the required data in a standard format.
 func (c *client) Hook(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (*model.Repo, *model.Build, error) {
-	pull, repo, build, err := parseHook(r, c.MergeRef)
+	pull, repo, build, err := parseHook(r, c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/server/remote/github/parse.go b/server/remote/github/parse.go
index d58e4c1625..12a9cd40f8 100644
--- a/server/remote/github/parse.go
+++ b/server/remote/github/parse.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v39/github"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/model"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/shared/utils"
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ const (
 
 // parseHook parses a GitHub hook from an http.Request request and returns
 // Repo and Build detail. If a hook type is unsupported nil values are returned.
-func parseHook(r *http.Request, merge bool) (*github.PullRequest, *model.Repo, *model.Build, error) {
+func parseHook(r *http.Request, c *client) (*github.PullRequest, *model.Repo, *model.Build, error) {
 	var reader io.Reader = r.Body
 
 	if payload := r.FormValue(hookField); payload != "" {
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ func parseHook(r *http.Request, merge bool) (*github.PullRequest, *model.Repo, *
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	payload, err := github.ParseWebHook(github.WebHookType(r), raw)
+	var webhookType string = github.WebHookType(r)
+	payload, err := github.ParseWebHook(webhookType, raw)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -62,10 +64,34 @@ func parseHook(r *http.Request, merge bool) (*github.PullRequest, *model.Repo, *
 	case *github.DeploymentEvent:
 		repo, build, err := parseDeployHook(hook)
 		return nil, repo, build, err
+	case *github.ReleaseEvent:
+		hasAction := false
+		println(*hook.Action)
+		for _, actionType := range c.ReleaseActions {
+			if actionType == *hook.Action {
+				hasAction = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !hasAction {
+			log.Debug().
+				Str("Hook", webhookType).
+				Str("Action", *hook.Action).
+				Msg(
+					"Github release action ignored. " +
+						"See WOODPECKER_GITHUB_RELEASE_ACTIONS")
+			return nil, nil, nil, nil
+		}
+		repo, build, err := parseReleaseHook(hook)
+		return nil, repo, build, err
 	case *github.PullRequestEvent:
-		return parsePullHook(hook, merge)
+		return parsePullHook(hook, c.MergeRef)
+	default:
+		log.Debug().
+			Str("Hook", webhookType).
+			Msg("Github event ignored, and will not be parsed")
+		return nil, nil, nil, nil
 	}
-	return nil, nil, nil, nil
 }
 
 // parsePushHook parses a push hook and returns the Repo and Build details.
@@ -142,6 +168,36 @@ func parseDeployHook(hook *github.DeploymentEvent) (*model.Repo, *model.Build, e
 	return convertRepo(hook.GetRepo()), build, nil
 }
 
+// parseDeployHook parses a deployment and returns the Repo and Build details.
+// If the commit type is unsupported nil values are returned.
+func parseReleaseHook(hook *github.ReleaseEvent) (*model.Repo, *model.Build, error) {
+	release := hook.GetRelease()
+
+	build := &model.Build{
+		Event: model.EventRelease,
+		// Commit: "",
+		// Cannot retrieve the commit since
+		// it is hidden in the tag. It seems that github dose
+		// not provide the commit SHA with a release.
+		Created: release.CreatedAt.UTC().Unix(),
+		Link:    release.GetURL(),
+		Message: "Release (" + hook.GetAction() + "):" + release.GetName(), // Use the body of the release. There is no message.
+		Title:   release.GetName(),
+		// Tag name here is the ref. We should add the refs/tags so
+		// it is known its a tag (git-plugin looks for it)
+		Ref: "refs/tags/" + release.GetTagName(),
+		// Branch:  *release.TagName, Dose not exist here. Github releases
+		// is always a tag
+
+		Avatar: hook.GetSender().GetAvatarURL(),
+		Author: hook.GetSender().GetLogin(),
+		Sender: hook.GetSender().GetLogin(),
+		Remote: hook.GetRepo().GetCloneURL(),
+	}
+
+	return convertRepo(hook.GetRepo()), build, nil
+}
+
 // parsePullHook parses a pull request hook and returns the Repo and Build
 // details. If the pull request is closed nil values are returned.
 func parsePullHook(hook *github.PullRequestEvent, merge bool) (*github.PullRequest, *model.Repo, *model.Build, error) {
diff --git a/server/remote/github/parse_test.go b/server/remote/github/parse_test.go
index 862a3c0a08..8a9f726e57 100644
--- a/server/remote/github/parse_test.go
+++ b/server/remote/github/parse_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"net/http"
 	"sort"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/franela/goblin"
@@ -27,10 +28,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	hookEvent  = "X-Github-Event"
-	hookDeploy = "deployment"
-	hookPush   = "push"
-	hookPull   = "pull_request"
+	hookEvent   = "X-Github-Event"
+	hookDeploy  = "deployment"
+	hookPush    = "push"
+	hookPull    = "pull_request"
+	hookRelease = "release"
 )
 
 func testHookRequest(payload []byte, event string) *http.Request {
@@ -44,9 +46,13 @@ func testHookRequest(payload []byte, event string) *http.Request {
 func Test_parser(t *testing.T) {
 	g := goblin.Goblin(t)
 	g.Describe("GitHub parser", func() {
+		client := &client{
+			ReleaseActions: []string{"released", "prereleased"},
+			MergeRef:       false,
+		}
 		g.It("should ignore unsupported hook events", func() {
 			req := testHookRequest([]byte(fixtures.HookPullRequest), "issues")
-			p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, false)
+			p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, client)
 			g.Assert(r).IsNil()
 			g.Assert(b).IsNil()
 			g.Assert(err).IsNil()
@@ -56,7 +62,7 @@ func Test_parser(t *testing.T) {
 		g.Describe("given a push hook", func() {
 			g.It("should skip when action is deleted", func() {
 				req := testHookRequest([]byte(fixtures.HookPushDeleted), hookPush)
-				p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, false)
+				p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, client)
 				g.Assert(r).IsNil()
 				g.Assert(b).IsNil()
 				g.Assert(err).IsNil()
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ func Test_parser(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 			g.It("should extract repository and build details", func() {
 				req := testHookRequest([]byte(fixtures.HookPush), hookPush)
-				p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, false)
+				p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, client)
 				g.Assert(err).IsNil()
 				g.Assert(p).IsNil()
 				g.Assert(r).IsNotNil()
@@ -78,7 +84,7 @@ func Test_parser(t *testing.T) {
 		g.Describe("given a pull request hook", func() {
 			g.It("should skip when action is not open or sync", func() {
 				req := testHookRequest([]byte(fixtures.HookPullRequestInvalidAction), hookPull)
-				p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, false)
+				p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, client)
 				g.Assert(r).IsNil()
 				g.Assert(b).IsNil()
 				g.Assert(err).IsNil()
@@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ func Test_parser(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 			g.It("should skip when state is not open", func() {
 				req := testHookRequest([]byte(fixtures.HookPullRequestInvalidState), hookPull)
-				p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, false)
+				p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, client)
 				g.Assert(r).IsNil()
 				g.Assert(b).IsNil()
 				g.Assert(err).IsNil()
@@ -94,7 +100,7 @@ func Test_parser(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 			g.It("should extract repository and build details", func() {
 				req := testHookRequest([]byte(fixtures.HookPullRequest), hookPull)
-				p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, false)
+				p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, client)
 				g.Assert(err).IsNil()
 				g.Assert(r).IsNotNil()
 				g.Assert(b).IsNotNil()
@@ -106,7 +112,7 @@ func Test_parser(t *testing.T) {
 		g.Describe("given a deployment hook", func() {
 			g.It("should extract repository and build details", func() {
 				req := testHookRequest([]byte(fixtures.HookDeploy), hookDeploy)
-				p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, false)
+				p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, client)
 				g.Assert(err).IsNil()
 				g.Assert(r).IsNotNil()
 				g.Assert(b).IsNotNil()
@@ -114,5 +120,19 @@ func Test_parser(t *testing.T) {
 				g.Assert(b.Event).Equal(model.EventDeploy)
 			})
 		})
+
+		g.Describe("given a release hook", func() {
+			g.It("should extract repository and build details", func() {
+				req := testHookRequest([]byte(fixtures.HookRelease), hookRelease)
+				p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, client)
+				g.Assert(err).IsNil()
+				g.Assert(r).IsNotNil()
+				g.Assert(b).IsNotNil()
+				g.Assert(p).IsNil()
+				g.Assert(b.Event).Equal(model.EventRelease)
+				g.Assert(len(strings.Split(b.Ref, "/")) == 3).IsTrue()
+				g.Assert(strings.HasPrefix(b.Ref, "refs/tags/")).IsTrue()
+			})
+		})
 	})
 }
diff --git a/server/remote/gitlab/convert.go b/server/remote/gitlab/convert.go
index 1e14bc08be..7a9d576442 100644
--- a/server/remote/gitlab/convert.go
+++ b/server/remote/gitlab/convert.go
@@ -227,6 +227,41 @@ func convertTagHook(hook *gitlab.TagEvent) (*model.Repo, *model.Build, error) {
 	return repo, build, nil
 }
 
+func convertReleaseHook(hook *gitlab.ReleaseEvent) (*model.Repo, *model.Build, error) {
+	repo := &model.Repo{
+		Name:         hook.Project.Name,
+		Link:         hook.Project.WebURL,
+		Clone:        hook.Project.GitHTTPURL,
+		FullName:     hook.Project.PathWithNamespace,
+		Branch:       hook.Project.DefaultBranch,
+		IsSCMPrivate: hook.Project.VisibilityLevel > 10,
+	}
+
+	build := &model.Build{
+		Event:   model.EventRelease,
+		Commit:  hook.Commit.ID,
+		Link:    hook.URL,
+		Message: "Release (" + hook.Action + "):" + hook.Name,
+		Title:   hook.Name,
+		Author:  hook.Commit.Author.Name,
+		Email:   hook.Commit.Author.Email,
+
+		// Tag name here is the ref. We should add the refs/tags so
+		// it is known its a tag (git-plugin looks for it)
+		Ref: "refs/tags/" + hook.Tag,
+	}
+
+	repo.IsSCMPrivate = false
+	if hook.Project.VisibilityLevel > 10 {
+		repo.IsSCMPrivate = true
+	}
+
+	build.Commit = hook.Commit.ID
+	build.Title = hook.Name
+
+	return repo, build, nil
+}
+
 func getUserAvatar(email string) string {
 	hasher := md5.New()
 	hasher.Write([]byte(email))
diff --git a/server/remote/gitlab/gitlab.go b/server/remote/gitlab/gitlab.go
index 2b14f65cbc..73929d8448 100644
--- a/server/remote/gitlab/gitlab.go
+++ b/server/remote/gitlab/gitlab.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -554,13 +555,17 @@ func (g *Gitlab) Hook(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request) (*model.Repo, *mod
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	parsed, err := gitlab.ParseWebhook(gitlab.WebhookEventType(req), payload)
+	gitlabEventType := gitlab.WebhookEventType(req)
+	println("Received event: " + gitlabEventType)
+	parsed, err := gitlab.ParseWebhook(gitlabEventType, payload)
+	println("Parsed event: ", parsed)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
 	switch event := parsed.(type) {
 	case *gitlab.MergeEvent:
+		println("Processing merge hook: " + reflect.TypeOf(*event).Name())
 		mergeIID, repo, build, err := convertMergeRequestHook(event, req)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
@@ -569,12 +574,18 @@ func (g *Gitlab) Hook(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request) (*model.Repo, *mod
 		if build, err = g.loadChangedFilesFromMergeRequest(ctx, repo, build, mergeIID); err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
-
 		return repo, build, nil
 	case *gitlab.PushEvent:
+		println("Processing push hook: " + reflect.TypeOf(*event).Name())
 		return convertPushHook(event)
 	case *gitlab.TagEvent:
+		println("Processing tag hook: " + reflect.TypeOf(*event).Name())
 		return convertTagHook(event)
+	case *gitlab.ReleaseEvent:
+		println("Processing release hook: " + reflect.TypeOf(*event).Name())
+		// will create a run for all release types.
+		// TODO: add support for event action filtering.
+		return convertReleaseHook(event)
 	default:
 		return nil, nil, nil
 	}
diff --git a/server/remote/gitlab/gitlab_test.go b/server/remote/gitlab/gitlab_test.go
index 8a3ed7381b..a01952e4a5 100644
--- a/server/remote/gitlab/gitlab_test.go
+++ b/server/remote/gitlab/gitlab_test.go
@@ -227,6 +227,26 @@ func Test_Gitlab(t *testing.T) {
 					}
 				})
 			})
+
+			g.Describe("Release request hook", func() {
+				g.It("Should parse release request hook", func() {
+					req, _ := http.NewRequest(
+						testdata.ServiceHookMethod,
+						testdata.ServiceHookURL.String(),
+						bytes.NewReader(testdata.WebhookReleaseBody),
+					)
+					req.Header = testdata.ReleaseHookHeaders
+
+					// TODO: insert fake store into context to retrieve user & repo, this will activate fetching of ChangedFiles
+					hookRepo, build, err := client.Hook(ctx, req)
+					assert.NoError(t, err)
+					if assert.NotNil(t, hookRepo) && assert.NotNil(t, build) {
+						assert.Equal(t, "refs/tags/0.0.2", build.Ref)
+						assert.Equal(t, "ci", hookRepo.Name)
+						assert.Equal(t, "Awesome version 0.0.2", build.Title)
+					}
+				})
+			})
 		})
 	})
 }
diff --git a/server/remote/gitlab/testdata/hooks.go b/server/remote/gitlab/testdata/hooks.go
index 7d39306b62..86b1c75117 100644
--- a/server/remote/gitlab/testdata/hooks.go
+++ b/server/remote/gitlab/testdata/hooks.go
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ var (
 		"User-Agent":     []string{"GitLab/14.3.0"},
 		"X-Gitlab-Event": []string{"Service Hook"},
 	}
+	ReleaseHookHeaders = http.Header{
+		"Content-Type":   []string{"application/json"},
+		"User-Agent":     []string{"GitLab/14.3.0"},
+		"X-Gitlab-Event": []string{"Release Hook"},
+	}
 )
 
 // ServiceHookPushBody is payload of ServiceHook: Push
@@ -314,3 +319,70 @@ var WebhookMergeRequestBody = []byte(`{
   ]
 }
 `)
+
+var WebhookReleaseBody = []byte(`
+{
+  "id": 4268085,
+  "created_at": "2022-02-09 20:19:09 UTC",
+  "description": "new version desc",
+  "name": "Awesome version 0.0.2",
+  "released_at": "2022-02-09 20:19:09 UTC",
+  "tag": "0.0.2",
+  "object_kind": "release",
+  "project": {
+    "id": 32521798,
+    "name": "ci",
+    "description": "",
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/anbratens-test/ci",
+    "avatar_url": null,
+    "git_ssh_url": "git@gitlab.com:anbratens-test/ci.git",
+    "git_http_url": "https://gitlab.com/anbratens-test/ci.git",
+    "namespace": "anbratens-test",
+    "visibility_level": 0,
+    "path_with_namespace": "anbratens-test/ci",
+    "default_branch": "main",
+    "ci_config_path": "",
+    "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/anbratens-test/ci",
+    "url": "git@gitlab.com:anbratens-test/ci.git",
+    "ssh_url": "git@gitlab.com:anbratens-test/ci.git",
+    "http_url": "https://gitlab.com/anbratens-test/ci.git"
+  },
+  "url": "https://gitlab.com/anbratens-test/ci/-/releases/0.0.2",
+  "action": "create",
+  "assets": {
+    "count": 4,
+    "links": [
+
+    ],
+    "sources": [
+      {
+        "format": "zip",
+        "url": "https://gitlab.com/anbratens-test/ci/-/archive/0.0.2/ci-0.0.2.zip"
+      },
+      {
+        "format": "tar.gz",
+        "url": "https://gitlab.com/anbratens-test/ci/-/archive/0.0.2/ci-0.0.2.tar.gz"
+      },
+      {
+        "format": "tar.bz2",
+        "url": "https://gitlab.com/anbratens-test/ci/-/archive/0.0.2/ci-0.0.2.tar.bz2"
+      },
+      {
+        "format": "tar",
+        "url": "https://gitlab.com/anbratens-test/ci/-/archive/0.0.2/ci-0.0.2.tar"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "commit": {
+    "id": "0b8c02955ba445ea70d22824d9589678852e2b93",
+    "message": "Initial commit",
+    "title": "Initial commit",
+    "timestamp": "2022-01-03T10:39:51+00:00",
+    "url": "https://gitlab.com/anbratens-test/ci/-/commit/0b8c02955ba445ea70d22824d9589678852e2b93",
+    "author": {
+      "name": "Anbraten",
+      "email": "2251488-anbraten@users.noreply.gitlab.com"
+    }
+  }
+}
+`)
diff --git a/web/src/assets/locales/en.json b/web/src/assets/locales/en.json
index 77cdcc4be8..983347ac50 100644
--- a/web/src/assets/locales/en.json
+++ b/web/src/assets/locales/en.json
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@
                 "push": "Push",
                 "tag": "Tag",
                 "pr": "Pull Request",
-                "deploy": "Deploy"
+                "deploy": "Deploy",
+                "release": "Release"
             }
         }
     },
diff --git a/web/src/components/secrets/SecretEdit.vue b/web/src/components/secrets/SecretEdit.vue
index 99c594b397..d807bd04e0 100644
--- a/web/src/components/secrets/SecretEdit.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/secrets/SecretEdit.vue
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
         description: i18n.t('repo.settings.secrets.events.pr_warning'),
       },
       { value: WebhookEvents.Deploy, text: i18n.t('repo.build.event.deploy') },
+      { value: WebhookEvents.Release, text: i18n.t('repo.build.event.release') },
     ];
 
     function save() {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/types/webhook.ts b/web/src/lib/api/types/webhook.ts
index 9b121f6574..7b1b318a5e 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/types/webhook.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/types/webhook.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ export enum WebhookEvents {
   Tag = 'tag',
   PullRequest = 'pull_request',
   Deploy = 'deployment',
+  Release = 'release',
 }
diff --git a/woodpecker-go/woodpecker/const.go b/woodpecker-go/woodpecker/const.go
index e77fb9c7fe..5ea6da85de 100644
--- a/woodpecker-go/woodpecker/const.go
+++ b/woodpecker-go/woodpecker/const.go
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ package woodpecker
 
 // Event values.
 const (
-	EventPush   = "push"
-	EventPull   = "pull_request"
-	EventTag    = "tag"
-	EventDeploy = "deployment"
+	EventPush    = "push"
+	EventPull    = "pull_request"
+	EventTag     = "tag"
+	EventDeploy  = "deployment"
+	EventRelease = "release"
 )
 
 // Status values.