diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-release.yml b/.github/workflows/version-release.yml
index 804f4e2..b7e7b5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-release.yml
@@ -44,5 +44,8 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "Branch '$BRANCH_NAME' does not exist, proceeding..."
 
+      - name: Auto-generate release notes if missing
+        run: .github/scripts/generate_release_notes.sh -v "${{ steps.extract.outputs.version }}" -k "${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}" -p
+
       - name: Create release branch and update version
         run: .github/scripts/create_release.sh "${{ steps.validate.outputs.version }}" "${{ env.CURRENT_BRANCH_NAME }}"