diff --git a/release-it.json b/.release-it.json
similarity index 83%
rename from release-it.json
rename to .release-it.json
index 82f89fe..2b6673f 100644
--- a/release-it.json
+++ b/.release-it.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "npm": false,
   "hooks": {
     "after:bump": "echo Version bumped to ${version}",
-    "after:release": "echo SUCCESSFULLY RELEASED: v${version} > test.log"
+    "after:release": "node ./scripts/create-gitea-release.js ${version}"
 
   },
   "github": false,
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     }
   },
     "files": [
-    "package.json"
+    "package.json",
+    "CHANGELOG.md"
   ]
 }