diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 674bcb2..9bf5f15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -40,14 +40,24 @@ jobs:
           COLLECTION_FILE=$(ls *.tar.gz)
           echo "COLLECTION_FILE=${COLLECTION_FILE}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+      # Create a release
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          tag: ${{ github.ref }}  # Use the pushed tag
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Automatically provided by GitHub Actions
+
       # Upload the collection file to the release
       - name: Upload Release Asset
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
-          upload_url: "${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}"
-          asset_path: "${{ env.COLLECTION_FILE }}"
-          asset_name: "${{ env.COLLECTION_FILE }}"
-          asset_content_type: application/gzip
+          tag: ${{ github.ref }}  # Use the same tag
+          files: ${{ env.COLLECTION_FILE }}  # The file to upload
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Automatically provided by GitHub Actions
+
 
       # Publish the collection to Ansible Galaxy
       - name: Publish to Ansible Galaxy