diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 2200e22..037cbf9 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ pipeline:
       api_key:
         from_secret: gitea_token
       base_url: https://gitea.zionetrix.net
+      note: dist/release_notes.md
       files:
         - gitdch
         - dist/*.deb
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index f6ed6e0..9e4e586 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ fi
 	--version "${VERSION}" \
 	--code-name $DEBIAN_CODENAME \
 	--output $BDIR/debian/changelog \
+	--release-notes dist/release_notes.md \
 	"${GITDCH_ARGS[@]}"
 
 if [ -n "$MAINTAINER_NAME" -a -n "$MAINTAINER_EMAIL" ]
diff --git a/gitdch b/gitdch
index 5889732..eb55f18 100755
--- a/gitdch
+++ b/gitdch
@@ -126,6 +126,15 @@ parser.add_argument(
     help='Maintainer email (default: last commit author email)'
 )
 
+parser.add_argument(
+    '-R',
+    '--release-notes',
+    type=str,
+    dest='release_notes',
+    help='Specify the Markdown release notes output path (default: not generated)',
+)
+
+
 options = parser.parse_args()
 
 if not options.package_name:
@@ -258,3 +267,14 @@ if options.output:
         fd.writelines(changelog_lines)
 else:
     print(''.join(changelog_lines))
+
+if options.release_notes:
+   log.info('Generate Markdown release notes')
+   release_notes_lines = [f'# Changelog:\n\n']
+   release_notes_lines.extend([
+       f'* {message}\n'
+       for message in versions[0]['messages']
+   ])
+   log.info('Write generated Markdown release notes in file %s', options.release_notes)
+   with open(options.release_notes, 'w', encoding='utf8') as fd:
+        fd.writelines(release_notes_lines)