diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 003a533..ea04e5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 name: Release
 
 on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       force_version:
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           esac
 
       - name: Create GitHub release
-        run: gh release create "$VERSION" --title="$VERSION" --draft
+        run: gh release create "$VERSION" --title="$VERSION" --generate-notes --draft
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9125f88..2462dd2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "git-tree"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f6a655a..8cb49ee 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "git-tree"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.2.0"
 authors = ["Christoph Rüßler <christoph.ruessler@mailbox.org>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "tree + git status: displays git status info in a tree"