diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6fd89b3c7..024c0f051 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ jobs:
           name: release
           path: ./
       -
-        name: Get branch name
-        id: get_branch_name
+        name: Get version
+        id: get_version
         run: |
-          echo ::set-output name=branch_name::${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/ng-}
+          echo ::set-output name=version::${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/ng-}
       -
         name: Create release
         id: create_release
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          tag_name: ${{ steps.get_branch_name.outputs.branch_name }}
-          release_name: Paperless-ng ${{ steps.get_branch_name.outputs.branch_name }}
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+          release_name: Paperless-ng ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
           draft: false
           prerelease: true
           body: |
-            TODO: Insert changelog here (it's also in the documentation)
+            For a complete list of changes, see the changelog at https://paperless-ng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changelog.html.
       -
         name: Upload release archive
         id: upload-release-asset
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }} # This pulls from the CREATE RELEASE step above, referencing it's ID to get its outputs object, which include a `upload_url`. See this blog post for more info: https://jasonet.co/posts/new-features-of-github-actions/#passing-data-to-future-steps
           asset_path: ./paperless-ng.tar.xz
-          asset_name: paperless-ng-${{ steps.get_branch_name.outputs.branch_name }}.tar.xz
+          asset_name: paperless-ng-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}.tar.xz
           asset_content_type: application/x-xz
 
   # build and push image to docker hub.