diff --git a/ci/pipeline.yml b/ci/pipeline.yml
index 3f36bf03f7c..4fc3c240310 100644
--- a/ci/pipeline.yml
+++ b/ci/pipeline.yml
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ jobs:
     image: spring-boot-ci-image
     file: git-repo/ci/tasks/publish-release-notes.yml
     params:
+      RELEASE_TYPE: M
       GITHUB_ORGANIZATION: spring-projects
       GITHUB_REPO: spring-boot
       GITHUB_USERNAME: ((github-username))
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@ jobs:
   - get: spring-boot-ci-image
   - get: git-repo
     trigger: false
+  - get: release-notes-repo
   - task: stage
     image: spring-boot-ci-image
     file: git-repo/ci/tasks/stage.yml
@@ -355,6 +357,7 @@ jobs:
     image: spring-boot-ci-image
     file: git-repo/ci/tasks/publish-release-notes.yml
     params:
+      RELEASE_TYPE: RC
       GITHUB_ORGANIZATION: spring-projects
       GITHUB_REPO: spring-boot
       GITHUB_USERNAME: ((github-username))
@@ -365,6 +368,7 @@ jobs:
   - get: spring-boot-ci-image
   - get: git-repo
     trigger: false
+  - get: release-notes-repo
   - task: stage
     image: spring-boot-ci-image
     file: git-repo/ci/tasks/stage.yml
@@ -381,6 +385,7 @@ jobs:
     image: spring-boot-ci-image
     file: git-repo/ci/tasks/publish-release-notes.yml
     params:
+      RELEASE_TYPE: RELEASE
       GITHUB_ORGANIZATION: spring-projects
       GITHUB_REPO: spring-boot
       GITHUB_USERNAME: ((github-username))
diff --git a/ci/scripts/publish-release-notes.sh b/ci/scripts/publish-release-notes.sh
index 0f1ded75626..c5b71449628 100644
--- a/ci/scripts/publish-release-notes.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/publish-release-notes.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ set -e
 
 source $(dirname $0)/common.sh
 
-latest=$( curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases/latest" -u ${GITHUB_USERNAME}:${GITHUB_PASSWORD} )
-id=$( echo $latest | jq -r '.id' )
-
 milestone=$( cat version/stageVersion )
+if [[ $RELEASE_TYPE = "RELEASE" ]]; then
+	milestone=${milestone%.RELEASE}
+fi
 milestone_number=$( curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/milestones" -u ${GITHUB_USERNAME}:${GITHUB_PASSWORD} | jq -r --arg MILESTONE "${milestone}" '.[]  | select(.title == $MILESTONE) | .number')
 
 pushd release-notes-repo > /dev/null
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ curl \
 	-s \
 	-u ${GITHUB_USERNAME}:${GITHUB_PASSWORD} \
 	-H "Content-type:application/json" \
-	-d "{\"body\": \"${body}\"}"  \
+	-d "{\"tag_name\":\"v{$milestone}\",\"name\":\"v{$milestone}\",\"body\": \"${body}\"}"  \
 	-f \
 	-X \
-	PATCH "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases/${id}" > /dev/null || { echo "Failed to publish" >&2; exit 1; }
+	POST "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases" > /dev/null || { echo "Failed to publish" >&2; exit 1; }
diff --git a/ci/tasks/publish-release-notes.yml b/ci/tasks/publish-release-notes.yml
index 64b286468fd..87462a0e9a9 100755
--- a/ci/tasks/publish-release-notes.yml
+++ b/ci/tasks/publish-release-notes.yml
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ params:
   GITHUB_REPO:
   GITHUB_USERNAME:
   GITHUB_PASSWORD:
+  RELEASE_TYPE:
 run:
   path: git-repo/ci/scripts/publish-release-notes.sh