diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-apk-release.yml b/.github/workflows/android-apk-release.yml
index b91a4a0f5..540ffa6f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-apk-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-apk-release.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
             release create "$RELEASE_TAG"
             --repo "${{ github.repository }}"
             --title "Paseo $RELEASE_TAG"
-            --generate-notes
+            --notes ""
           )
 
           if [[ "$IS_PRERELEASE" == "true" ]]; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml
index e5d40ebba..3d724f30f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
             gh release create "$RELEASE_TAG" \
               --repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
               --title "Paseo $RELEASE_TAG" \
-              --generate-notes \
+              --notes "" \
               $prerelease_flag || {
                 echo "Release creation raced with another workflow; continuing."
               }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes-sync.yml
index 5288e61b3..545657f67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes-sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes-sync.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           create_if_missing="false"
-          if [ "$EVENT_NAME" = "workflow_dispatch" ] && [ "${INPUT_CREATE_IF_MISSING:-false}" = "true" ]; then
+          if [[ "$EVENT_NAME" = "push" && "$REF" == refs/tags/v* ]]; then
+            create_if_missing="true"
+          elif [ "$EVENT_NAME" = "workflow_dispatch" ] && [ "${INPUT_CREATE_IF_MISSING:-false}" = "true" ]; then
             create_if_missing="true"
           fi