diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 604e86d..6524a7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
             cat semantic-release-output.log
             exit 1
           fi
-          tagFormat=$(jq -r .tagFormat .releaserc)
+          tagFormat=$(node -e "const config=require('./release.config.cjs'); console.log(config.tagFormat)")
           if [ "${tagFormat}" = "null" ]
           then
             tagFormat="v\${version}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2210153..af3c468 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: Release to GitHub Packages
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 8 * * 3"
 
 jobs:
   quality_checks:
diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
deleted file mode 100644
index 46028f9..0000000
--- a/.releaserc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "branches": [
-    {
-      "name": "main"
-    }
-  ],
-  "plugins": [
-    [
-      "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
-      {
-        "preset": "eslint",
-        "releaseRules": [
-          {
-            "reminder": "Please update CONTRIBUTING.md if you change this",
-            "release": false
-          },
-          {
-            "tag": "Fix",
-            "release": "patch"
-          },
-          {
-            "tag": "Update",
-            "release": "patch"
-          },
-          {
-            "tag": "New",
-            "release": "minor"
-          },
-          {
-            "tag": "Breaking",
-            "release": "major"
-          },
-          {
-            "tag": "Docs",
-            "release": "patch"
-          },
-          {
-            "tag": "Build",
-            "release": false
-          },
-          {
-            "tag": "Upgrade",
-            "release": "patch"
-          },
-          {
-            "tag": "Chore",
-            "release": "patch"
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    ],
-    [
-      "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
-      {
-        "preset": "eslint"
-      }
-    ],
-    [
-      "@semantic-release/changelog",
-      {
-        "changelogFile": "CHANGELOG.md"
-      }
-    ],
-    "@semantic-release/npm",
-    [
-      "@semantic-release/github",
-      {
-        "assets": [
-          {
-            "path": "CHANGELOG.md",
-            "label": "CHANGELOG.md"
-          }
-        ],
-        "successComment": false,
-        "failComment": false,
-        "failTitle": false
-      }
-    ]
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/release.config.cjs b/release.config.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6678a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.config.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+ 
+const {readFileSync} = require("fs")
+
+const commitTemplate = readFileSync("./releaseNotesTemplates/commit.hbs").toString()
+ 
+module.exports = {
+  branches: [
+    {
+      name: "main"
+    }
+  ],
+  plugins: [
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+      {
+        preset: "eslint",
+        releaseRules: [
+          {
+            reminder: "Please update CONTRIBUTING.md if you change this",
+            release: false
+          },
+          {
+            tag: "Fix",
+            release: "patch"
+          },
+          {
+            tag: "Update",
+            release: "patch"
+          },
+          {
+            tag: "New",
+            release: "minor"
+          },
+          {
+            tag: "Breaking",
+            release: "major"
+          },
+          {
+            tag: "Docs",
+            release: "patch"
+          },
+          {
+            tag: "Build",
+            release: false
+          },
+          {
+            tag: "Upgrade",
+            release: "patch"
+          },
+          {
+            tag: "Chore",
+            release: "patch"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+      {
+        preset: "eslint",
+        writerOpts: {
+          commitPartial: commitTemplate
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/changelog",
+      {
+        changelogFile: "CHANGELOG.md"
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/github",
+      {
+        assets: [
+          {
+            path: "CHANGELOG.md",
+            label: "CHANGELOG.md"
+          }
+        ],
+        successComment: false,
+        failComment: false,
+        failTitle: false
+      }
+    ]
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/releaseNotesTemplates/commit.hbs b/releaseNotesTemplates/commit.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f1607c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releaseNotesTemplates/commit.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+* {{#if message}}{{message}}{{else}}{{header}}{{/if}}
+
+{{~!-- commit hash --}} {{#if @root.linkReferences}}([{{shortHash}}]({{#if @root.host}}{{@root.host}}/{{/if}}{{#if @root.owner}}{{@root.owner}}/{{/if}}{{@root.repository}}/{{@root.commit}}/{{hash}})){{else}}{{hash~}}{{/if}}
diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index e613ade..a3f36c6 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ sonar.host.url=https://sonarcloud.io
 sonar.coverage.exclusions=\
     **/*.test.*, \
     **/jest.config.ts,scripts/*, \
-    eslint.config.mjs
+    eslint.config.mjs, \
+    release.config.cjs
 sonar.javascript.lcov.reportPaths=coverage/lcov.info