diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 6b2e2800..78a7cd2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   deployment:
     permissions:
       packages: write
+      contents: write
     environment: deploy
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -81,76 +82,16 @@ jobs:
         MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.BUILD_USERNAME }}
         MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.BUILD_PASSWORD }}
 
-    - name: Build Changelog
-      id: changelog
-      uses: ardalanamini/auto-changelog@v4
+    - name: Create GitHub Release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
       with:
-        default-commit-type: New Features
-        github-token: ${{ github.token }}
+        files: |
+          **/target/*.jar
+          **/target/*.zip
+        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        generate_release_notes: true
       if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
 
-    - name: Create release
-      uses: actions/create-release@v1
-      id: create_release
-      with:
-        draft: false
-        prerelease: true
-        release_name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}
-        tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-        body: |
-          ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-      if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
-
-    - name: Check account-gui zip existence
-      id: check_file_account_gui
-      uses: andstor/file-existence-action@v2
-      with:
-        files: "/home/runner/work/OpenConext-myconext/OpenConext-myconext/account-gui/target/account-gui-${{ github.ref_name }}.zip"
-    - name: Upload account-gui zip to github release
-      if: steps.check_file_account_gui.outputs.files_exists == 'true'
-      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-      with:
-        upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-        asset_path: "/home/runner/work/OpenConext-myconext/OpenConext-myconext/account-gui/target/account-gui-${{ github.ref_name }}.zip"
-        asset_name: account-gui-${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
-        asset_content_type: application/zip
-
-    - name: Check myconext-gui zip existence
-      id: check_file_myconext_gui
-      uses: andstor/file-existence-action@v1
-      with:
-        files: "/home/runner/work/OpenConext-myconext/OpenConext-myconext/myconext-gui/target/myconext-gui-${{ github.ref_name }}.zip"
-    - name: Upload myconext-gui zip to github release
-      if: steps.check_file_myconext_gui.outputs.files_exists == 'true'
-      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-      with:
-        upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-        asset_path: /home/runner/work/OpenConext-myconext/OpenConext-myconext/myconext-gui/target/myconext-gui-${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
-        asset_name: myconext-gui-${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
-        asset_content_type: application/zip
-
-    - name: Check myconext-server jar existence
-      id: check_file_myconext_server
-      uses: andstor/file-existence-action@v1
-      with:
-        files: "/home/runner/work/OpenConext-myconext/OpenConext-myconext/myconext-server/target/myconext-server-${{ github.ref_name }}.jar"
-    - name: Upload myconext-server jar to github release
-      if: steps.check_file_myconext_server.outputs.files_exists == 'true'
-      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-      with:
-        upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-        asset_path: /home/runner/work/OpenConext-myconext/OpenConext-myconext/myconext-server/target/myconext-server-${{ github.ref_name }}.jar
-        asset_name: myconext-server-${{ github.ref_name }}.jar
-        asset_content_type: application/zip
-
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
       uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3