diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f431a64..4454f9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# NOTES:
+# generating changelog for release is performed twice because first changelog generates for release notes,
+# so it runs before release step, and second changelog generates for updating CHANGELOG.md file, so it runs after release step.
+# if i'd try to generate changelog once, changes will be marked as "master" branch changes, cause there's no new tag yet.
+
 name: styleguide client release
 
 on:
@@ -6,7 +11,74 @@ on:
       - main
 
 jobs:
+  release:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: get prevTag
+        id: prevTag
+        uses: "WyriHaximus/github-action-get-previous-tag@v1"
+
+      # for release notes // why 2 changelogs? see NOTES
+      - name: generate Release Changelog
+        id: changelog
+        uses: requarks/changelog-action@v1
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          writeToFile: false
+          reverseOrder: true
+          excludeTypes: build
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
+          fromTag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          toTag: ${{ steps.prevTag.outputs.tag }}
+
+      - name: get-npm-version
+        id: package-version
+        uses: martinbeentjes/npm-get-version-action@v1.3.1
+
+      - name: Create release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          tag_name: "v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}}"
+          name: "@webitel/styleguide v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}}"
+          body: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changes }}
+
+      # update tags list after prev step release, so that we fetch new tag, created by prev step
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: get newTag
+        id: newTag
+        uses: "WyriHaximus/github-action-get-previous-tag@v1"
+
+      # update CHANGELOG.md file // why 2 changelogs? see NOTES
+      - name: update Release Changelog
+        id: update-changelog
+        uses: requarks/changelog-action@v1
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          reverseOrder: true
+          excludeTypes: build
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
+          fromTag: ${{ steps.newTag.outputs.tag }}
+          toTag: ${{ steps.prevTag.outputs.tag }}
+
+      - name: commit changelog
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+        with:
+          commit_message: autoupdate changelog
+          file_pattern: 'CHANGELOG.md'
+          push_options: --force
+
   publish:
+    needs: [ release ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps: