diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 59d4e99..6a45602 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,4 +13,3 @@ coverage/
 *.swo
 .claude-memory.md
 scripts/manual-release.sh
-scripts/manual-release.sh
diff --git a/scripts/manual-release.sh b/scripts/manual-release.sh
index 840bbbb..7fe20d1 100755
--- a/scripts/manual-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/manual-release.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ echo "📤 Pushing to GitHub..."
 git push origin main
 git push origin "v$NEW_VERSION"
 
+# Get the commit message for the release notes
+COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
+
+echo "📢 Creating GitHub release..."
+gh release create "v$NEW_VERSION" --target main --title "v$NEW_VERSION" --notes "$COMMIT_MESSAGE"
+
 echo ""
 echo "✅ Manual release complete!"
 echo "📋 Version: $NEW_VERSION"