diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 31931d4..6754a0d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "docker": "powershell -File ./scripts/dockerBuild.ps1",
     "release:createZip": "powershell -File ./scripts/release.ps1",
     "release:gitea": "node ./scripts/create-gitea-release.js",
+    "release":"release-it",
     "commit": "cz"
   },
   "repository": {
diff --git a/release-it.json b/release-it.json
index 30a2b8a..49fc453 100644
--- a/release-it.json
+++ b/release-it.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "npm": false,
   "hooks": {
     "after:bump": "echo Version bumped to ${version}",
-    "after:release": "curl -X POST -H \"Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}\" -F name=release-${version}.zip -F attachment=@releases/release-${version}.zip https://${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_USERNAME}/${GITEA_REPO}/releases/assets?tag=v${version}"
+     "after:release": "node ./scripts/create-gitea-release.js ${version}"
   },
   "github": false,
   "plugins": {
diff --git a/scripts/release.ps1 b/scripts/release.ps1
index fd9bb73..595ac34 100644
--- a/scripts/release.ps1
+++ b/scripts/release.ps1
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ $filesToInclude = @(
     "frontend\.tanstack",
     "frontend\.output",
     "frontend\public",
-    "package.json"
+    "package.json",
+    "CHANGELOG.md",
+    "README.md"
 )
 
 Compress-Archive -Path $filesToInclude -DestinationPath $zipPath