diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-release.yml b/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
index c49f17f32..42158ad2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ name: Create new release
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    # Runs "At 00:01 every night" (UTC)
-    - cron: '1 0 * * *'
+    - cron: '1 0 * * *'  # Runs nightly
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   create-new-release:
@@ -13,17 +13,24 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Parse CHANGELOG.md for yesterday's entries and create a new release
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           YESTERDAY=$(date -u --date="yesterday" +%Y-%m-%d)
-          YESTERDAY_CHANGELOG_NOTES=$(awk '/^## '"$YESTERDAY"'/ {f=1; next} f && /^## [0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}/ {f=0} f && !/^## / {print}' CHANGELOG.md)
-          
-          if [ ${#YESTERDAY_CHANGELOG_NOTES} -gt 10000 ]; then
-            echo "Changelog is too large, saving to file..."
-            echo "$YESTERDAY_CHANGELOG_NOTES" > changelog_tmp.md
-            gh release create "$YESTERDAY" -t "$YESTERDAY" -F changelog_tmp.md --latest
-          elif [ -n "$YESTERDAY_CHANGELOG_NOTES" ]; then
-            gh release create "$YESTERDAY" -t "$YESTERDAY" -n "$YESTERDAY_CHANGELOG_NOTES" --latest
+
+          # Extract exactly the section for YESTERDAY
+          awk -v date="## $YESTERDAY" '
+            $0 ~ date {found=1; print; next} 
+            found && /^## [0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}/ {exit} 
+            found {print}
+          ' CHANGELOG.md > changelog_tmp.md
+
+          if [ ! -s changelog_tmp.md ]; then
+            echo "No changes found for $YESTERDAY, skipping release."
+            exit 0
           fi
+
+          echo "Creating GitHub release for $YESTERDAY..."
+          gh release create "$YESTERDAY" -t "$YESTERDAY" -F changelog_tmp.md
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