diff --git a/.github/actions/github-release/main.js b/.github/actions/github-release/main.js
index d61b24ed5ef3..c0cdc9fbb94a 100644
--- a/.github/actions/github-release/main.js
+++ b/.github/actions/github-release/main.js
@@ -91,13 +91,25 @@ async function runOnce() {
   } catch (e) {
     console.log("ERROR: ", JSON.stringify(e, null, 2));
     core.info(`creating a release`);
+
+    const releaseNotes = fs.readFileSync('RELEASES.md').toString();
+    let notes = null;
+    const opts = {
+      owner,
+      repo,
+      tag_name: name,
+      prerelease: name === 'dev',
+    };
+    if (name !== 'dev') {
+      for (let x of releaseNotes.split(/^-+$/m)) {
+        if (x.indexOf(name.substring(1)) == -1)
+          continue;
+        opts.body = x;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
     try {
-      release = await octokit.rest.repos.createRelease({
-        owner,
-        repo,
-        tag_name: name,
-        prerelease: name === 'dev',
-      });
+      release = await octokit.rest.repos.createRelease(opts);
     } catch(e) {
       console.log("ERROR: ", JSON.stringify(e, null, 2));
       core.info(`fetching one more time`);