diff --git a/.github/actions/await-workflow/action.yaml b/.github/actions/await-workflow/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4297ac2c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/await-workflow/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+name: "Await Workflow"
+description: "Waits until a workflow run completes."
+
+inputs:
+  run-id:
+    description: "The id of the workflow run to wait for."
+    required: true
+  poll-interval:
+    description: "The interval (in seconds) to poll for the workflow run status."
+    required: false
+    default: "60"
+  commit-status:
+    description: "The commit status message. Leave empty to not create a commit status."
+    required: false
+
+outputs:
+  succeeded:
+    description: "Whether the triggered run succeeded."
+    value: ${{ steps.wait-for-workflow.outputs.RUN_SUCCEEDED }}
+  conclusion:
+    description: "The conclusion of the triggered workflow run."
+    value: ${{ steps.wait-for-workflow.outputs.CONCLUSION }}
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Print Action Input
+      run: |
+        echo "[DEBUG] Starting 'Await Workflow' Action; inputs = ${{ toJson(inputs) }}"
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: View Run
+      if: ${{ inputs.commit-status != '' }}
+      id: view-run
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      run: |
+        JSON=$(gh run view ${{ inputs.run-id }} --json url,headSha)
+        echo "URL=$(echo $JSON | jq -r '.url')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "HEAD_SHA=$(echo $JSON | jq -r '.headSha')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Create Commit Status
+      if: ${{ inputs.commit-status != '' }}
+      uses: actions/github-script@v7
+      with:
+        script: |
+          github.rest.repos.createCommitStatus({
+            owner: context.repo.owner,
+            repo: context.repo.repo,
+            sha: '${{ steps.view-run.outputs.HEAD_SHA }}',
+            state: 'pending',
+            target_url: '${{ steps.view-run.outputs.URL }}',
+            context: '${{ inputs.commit-status }}'
+          })
+
+    - name: Wait for Workflow to Complete
+      id: wait-for-workflow
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      run: |
+        echo "[DEBUG] Waiting for run '${{ inputs.run-id }}' to complete..."
+        gh run watch ${{ inputs.run-id }} --interval ${{ inputs.poll-interval }} > /dev/null
+        CONCLUSION=$(gh run view ${{ inputs.run-id }} --json conclusion | jq -r '.conclusion')
+        
+        echo "CONCLUSION=$CONCLUSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "[DEBUG] Run '${{ inputs.run-id }}' finished with conclusion '$CONCLUSION'."
+        
+        if [[ "$CONCLUSION" != "success" ]]; then
+          echo "RUN_SUCCEEDED=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        
+        echo "RUN_SUCCEEDED=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Determine Final Commit Status
+      id: determine-final-commit-status
+      if: ${{ always() && inputs.commit-status != '' }}
+      run: |
+        if [[ "${{ steps.wait-for-workflow.outputs.CONCLUSION }}" == "success" ]]; then
+          echo "FINAL_COMMIT_STATUS=success" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+          echo "FINAL_COMMIT_STATUS=failure" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Update Commit Status
+      if: ${{ always() && inputs.commit-status != '' }}
+      uses: actions/github-script@v7
+      with:
+        script: |
+          github.rest.repos.createCommitStatus({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              sha: '${{ steps.view-run.outputs.HEAD_SHA }}',
+              state: '${{ steps.determine-final-commit-status.outputs.FINAL_COMMIT_STATUS }}',
+              target_url: '${{ steps.view-run.outputs.URL }}',
+              context: '${{ inputs.commit-status }}'
+          })
diff --git a/.github/actions/trigger-workflow/action.yaml b/.github/actions/trigger-workflow/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ceacf2fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/trigger-workflow/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+name: "Trigger Workflow"
+description: "Triggers a workflow without waiting for it to complete."
+
+inputs:
+  workflow:
+    description: "The workflow file name"
+    required: true
+  workflow-ref:
+    description: "The ref (i.e. branch name, or tag name) where the workflow is located."
+    required: true
+  parameters:
+    description: "The workflow parameters"
+    required: false
+  commit-sha:
+    description: "The commit SHA to trigger the workflow on"
+    required: false
+    default: ${{ github.sha }}
+
+outputs:
+  run-id:
+    description: "The id of the workflow run that was triggered."
+    value: ${{ steps.trigger-workflow.outputs.RUN_ID }}
+  run-url:
+    description: "The url of the workflow run that was triggered."
+    value: ${{ steps.trigger-workflow.outputs.RUN_URL }}
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Print Action Input
+      run: |
+        echo "[DEBUG] Starting 'Trigger Workflow' Action; inputs = ${{ toJson(inputs) }}"
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Trigger Workflow
+      id: trigger-workflow
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      run: |
+        PREVIOUS_RUN_ID=$(gh run list --workflow=${{ inputs.workflow}} --commit=${{ inputs.commit-sha }} --json databaseId | jq -r '.[0].databaseId')
+        echo "[DEBUG] Previous run id = '$PREVIOUS_RUN_ID'"
+        
+        gh workflow run "${{ inputs.workflow }}" --ref "${{ inputs.workflow-ref }}" ${{ inputs.parameters }}
+        # allow for some initial delay as workflows take a moment to spin up
+        sleep 20
+        
+        for i in {0..6}; do
+          LATEST_RUN_ID=$(gh run list --workflow=${{ inputs.workflow }} --commit=${{ inputs.commit-sha }} --json databaseId | jq -r '.[0].databaseId')
+        
+          if [[ -z "$LATEST_RUN_ID" || "$LATEST_RUN_ID" == "$PREVIOUS_RUN_ID" ]]; then
+            echo "[DEBUG] No new run detected. Waiting for 10 seconds."
+            sleep 10
+          else
+            echo "[DEBUG] New workflow run detected: '$LATEST_RUN_ID'."
+        
+            RUN_URL=$(gh run view $LATEST_RUN_ID --json url | jq -r '.url')
+            echo "[DEBUG] ${{ inputs.workflow }} run #$LATEST_RUN_ID successfully triggered: $RUN_URL"
+            echo "[${{ inputs.workflow }} run (#$LATEST_RUN_ID)]($RUN_URL)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY        
+            echo "RUN_ID=$LATEST_RUN_ID" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "RUN_URL=$RUN_URL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            exit 0
+          fi
+        done
+        
+        echo "[DEBUG] Unable to detect new run of workflow '${{ inputs.workflow }}'."
+        exit 1
+      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/perform-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/perform-release.yaml
index 25ec7d7e2..f91c6fb0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/perform-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/perform-release.yaml
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ on:
 env:
   MVN_CLI_ARGS: --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress --fail-at-end --show-version -DskipTests
   JAVA_VERSION: 17
+  DOCS_REPO: SAP/ai-sdk
 
 jobs:
   prerequisites:
     name: "Prerequisites"
     outputs:
       code-branch: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.CODE_BRANCH_NAME }}
+      release-notes-branch: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.RELEASE_NOTES_BRANCH_NAME }}
       release-tag: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.RELEASE_TAG }}
       release-commit: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.RELEASE_COMMIT }}
     permissions: write-all # contents and push are needed to see the draft release
@@ -33,11 +35,13 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_VERSION=$(echo $CODE_BRANCH_NAME | cut -d '-' -f2)
           RELEASE_TAG=rel/$RELEASE_VERSION
           RELEASE_COMMIT=$(gh release view $RELEASE_TAG --repo ${{github.repository}} --json targetCommitish --jq '.targetCommitish')
+          RELEASE_NOTES_BRANCH_NAME=java/release-notes-$RELEASE_VERSION
           
           echo "CODE_BRANCH_NAME=$CODE_BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$RELEASE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RELEASE_TAG=$RELEASE_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "RELEASE_COMMIT=$RELEASE_COMMIT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "RELEASE_NOTES_BRANCH_NAME=$RELEASE_NOTES_BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           
           echo -e "[DEBUG] Current GITHUB_OUTPUT:\n$(cat $GITHUB_OUTPUT)"
         env:
@@ -64,6 +68,18 @@ jobs:
           workflow: "Continuous Integration"
           sha: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.RELEASE_COMMIT }}
 
+      - name: "Check Whether Release Notes PR Can Be Merged"
+        if: ${{ inputs.skip-pr-merge != 'true' }}
+        uses: ./.github/actions/pr-is-mergeable
+        with:
+          pr-ref: ${{ steps.determine-branch-names.outputs.RELEASE_NOTES_BRANCH_NAME }}
+          repo: ${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+          excluded-check-runs: |
+            {
+              \"Build Cloud SDK Documentation\": [\"dependabot\"]
+            }
+
   release:
     name: "Release"
     needs: [ prerequisites ]
@@ -114,3 +130,9 @@ jobs:
         run: gh release edit ${{ needs.prerequisites.outputs.release-tag }} --draft=false --repo "${{ github.repository }}"
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+
+      - name: "Merge Release Notes PR"
+        if: ${{ inputs.skip-pr-merge != 'true' }}
+        run: gh pr merge --squash "${{ needs.prerequisites.outputs.release-notes-branch }}" --delete-branch --repo "${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml
index 4563564e9..9c39e6f30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ on:
         required: false
 
 env:
+  CI_BUILD_WORKFLOW: "continuous-integration.yaml" # Name of the workflow that should be triggered for CI build
   MVN_MULTI_THREADED_ARGS: --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress --fail-at-end --show-version --threads 1C
   JAVA_VERSION: 17
+  DOCS_REPO: SAP/ai-sdk
 
 jobs:
   bump-version:
@@ -59,11 +61,6 @@ jobs:
           git add .
           git commit -m "Update to version ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}"
 
-          # Create release notes
-          python .pipeline/scripts/release_notes_automation.py --version ${{ steps.determine-versions.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }} --folder "docs/release-notes"
-          git add .
-          git commit -m "Add new release notes"
-
           # We need to get the commit id, and push the branch so the release tag will point at the right commit afterwards
           RELEASE_COMMIT_ID=$(git log -1 --pretty=format:"%H")
           echo "RELEASE_COMMIT_ID=$RELEASE_COMMIT_ID" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -75,9 +72,38 @@ jobs:
           git push origin $BRANCH_NAME
           git push origin $TAG_NAME
 
+  run-ci:
+    name: "Continuous Integration"
+    outputs:
+      ci-run-id: ${{ steps.trigger-ci.outputs.run-id }}
+    needs: [ bump-version ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: write # needed to trigger the ci-build workflow
+      statuses: write # needed to update the commit status
+    steps:
+      - name: "Checkout repository"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
+
+      - name: "Trigger CI Workflow"
+        id: trigger-ci
+        uses: ./.github/actions/trigger-workflow
+        with:
+          workflow: ${{ env.CI_BUILD_WORKFLOW }}
+          workflow-ref: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
+          commit-sha: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-commit }}
+
+      - name: "Await CI Workflow"
+        uses: ./.github/actions/await-workflow
+        with:
+          run-id: ${{ steps.trigger-ci.outputs.run-id }}
+          commit-status: "Continuous Integration Workflow"
+
   create-release:
     name: "Create GitHub Release"
-    needs: [ bump-version ]
+    needs: [ bump-version, run-ci ]
     outputs:
       release-name: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.RELEASE_NAME }}
       release-url: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.RELEASE_URL }}
@@ -122,9 +148,88 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
+
+  create-release-notes-pr:
+    name: "Create Release Notes PR"
+    needs: [ bump-version, run-ci ]
+    outputs:
+      pr-url: ${{ steps.create-release-notes-pr.outputs.PR_URL }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: "Checkout Code Repository"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+      - name: "Checkout Docs Repository"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: ${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}
+          path: .ai-sdk-docs
+          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+      - name: "Prepare Git"
+        working-directory: ./.ai-sdk-docs
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.email "cloudsdk@sap.com"
+          git config --global user.name "SAP Cloud SDK Bot"
+
+      - name: "Create Release Notes Branch"
+        working-directory: ./.ai-sdk-docs
+        run: git checkout -B java/release-notes-${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}
+
+      - name: "Create Release Notes"
+        run: python .pipeline/scripts/release_notes_automation.py --version ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }} --folder ".ai-sdk-docs/docs-java/release-notes"
+
+      - name: "Commit Release Notes"
+        working-directory: ./.ai-sdk-docs
+        run: |
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Add new release notes"
+
+      - name: "Push Release Notes"
+        working-directory: ./.ai-sdk-docs
+        run: git push origin java/release-notes-${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}
+
+      - name: "Create Release Notes PR"
+        id: create-release-notes-pr
+        working-directory: ./.ai-sdk-docs
+        run: |
+          PR_TITLE="Java: Add release notes for release ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}"
+
+          # if the minor version is a multiple of 15, then change the PR_BODY to "# ⚠️Update the `docs-java/release-notes/index.jsx` file⚠️"
+          # else the PR_BODY will be "Add the SAP Cloud SDK ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }} release notes"
+
+          minor_version=$(echo ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }} | cut -d '.' -f 2)
+          if [[ $((minor_version % 15)) -eq 0 ]]; then
+            PR_BODY="# ⚠️Update the \`docs-java/release-notes/index.jsx\` file⚠️"
+          else
+            PR_BODY="Add the SAP Cloud SDK ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }} release notes"
+          fi
+
+          PR_URL=$(gh pr create --title "$PR_TITLE" --body "$PR_BODY" --repo "${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}")
+          echo "PR_URL=$PR_URL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+
+      - name: "Reset Release Notes for Next Version"
+        run: |
+          rm -rf .ai-sdk-docs
+
+          cp .pipeline/scripts/release_notes_template.md docs/release_notes.md
+          git add docs/release_notes.md
+
+          CHANGED_FILES="$(git status -s)"
+          if [[ -z "$CHANGED_FILES" ]]; then
+              echo "[DEBUG] No changes to release_notes.md detected, skipping reset."
+              exit 0
+          fi
+
+          git commit -m "Reset release notes"
+          git push
+
   create-code-pr:
     name: "Create Code PR"
-    needs: [ bump-version, create-release ]
+    needs: [ bump-version, run-ci, create-release, create-release-notes-pr ]
     outputs:
       pr-url: ${{ steps.create-code-pr.outputs.PR_URL }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -134,18 +239,25 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
           token: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }} # this is needed so that the same token is used when pushing our changes later. Otherwise, our on: push workflows (i.e. our continuous integration) won't be triggered.
-
-      - name: "Prepare git"
+      - name: "Prepare Git"
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "cloudsdk@sap.com"
           git config --global user.name "SAP Cloud SDK Bot"
 
+      - name: "Set New Version"
+        run: |
+          python .pipeline/scripts/set-release-versions.py --version ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.new-version }}
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Update to version ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.new-version }}"
+          git push
+
       - name: "Create Code PR"
         run: |
           COMMIT_URL=${{ github.event.repository.html_url }}/commit/${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-commit }}
           
           PR_URL=$(gh pr create --title "feat: Release ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-version }}" --body "## TODOs
           - [ ] Review the changes in [the release commit]($COMMIT_URL)
+          - [ ] Review **and approve** the [Release Notes PR](${{ needs.create-release-notes-pr.outputs.pr-url }})
           - [ ] Add release notes to the [Draft Release](${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release-url }}) and improve formatting
           - [ ] Review **and approve** this PR
           - [ ] Trigger the [Perform Release Workflow](${{ github.event.repository.html_url }}/actions/workflows/perform-release.yaml)
@@ -154,27 +266,9 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
 
-      - name: "Run Continuous Integration" # It should trigger on push but sometimes doesn't
-        run: |
-          gh workflow run continuous-integration.yaml --ref ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.release-branch }}
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
-
-      - name: "Set New Version and Reset Release Notes"
-        run: |
-          python .pipeline/scripts/set-release-versions.py --version ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.new-version }}
-          git add .
-          git commit -m "Update to version ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.new-version }}"
-          
-          # Reset release notes for next version
-          cp .pipeline/scripts/release_notes_template.md docs/release-notes/release_notes.md
-          git add docs/release-notes/release_notes.md
-          git commit -m "Reset release notes"
-          git push
-
   handle-failure:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [ bump-version, create-release, create-code-pr ]
+    needs: [ bump-version, create-release, create-release-notes-pr, create-code-pr ]
     permissions:
       contents: write # needed to delete the GitHub release
     if: ${{ failure() }}
@@ -209,3 +303,10 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
         continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: "Delete Release Notes PR"
+        if: ${{ needs.create-release-notes-pr.outputs.pr-url != '' }}
+        run: gh pr close --repo "${{ env.DOCS_REPO }}" ${{ needs.create-release-notes-pr.outputs.pr-url }} --delete-branch
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
+        continue-on-error: true
diff --git a/.pipeline/scripts/release_notes_automation.py b/.pipeline/scripts/release_notes_automation.py
index f60a7d24b..11418e214 100644
--- a/.pipeline/scripts/release_notes_automation.py
+++ b/.pipeline/scripts/release_notes_automation.py
@@ -36,14 +36,15 @@ def write_file(file_name, data):
 """,
 """### 🐛 Fixed Issues
 
-- 
+-
 """]
 
 def remove_unchanged_sections(file, unchanged_sections):
     for unchanged_section in unchanged_sections:
         # if file contains unchanged_section, remove it
         file = re.sub(unchanged_section, "", file)
-    return file
+    # remove the trailing whitespace when removing 🐛 Fixed Issues
+    return file.strip() + "\n"
 
 def set_header(file, version):
     date = datetime.today().strftime('%B %d, %Y')
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ def link_github_release(file, version):
     file = re.sub(old_github_release_link, new_github_release_link, file)
     return file
 
+def direct_links(file):
+    file = re.sub("https://sap.github.io/ai-sdk/docs/java/", "", file)
+    return file
 
 
 releases_pattern = re.compile(r"^## ")
@@ -69,10 +73,10 @@ def count_releases(filename):
     return count
 
 def find_target_file(version):
-    # release-notes-X-to-Y.md with every 15 versions the index increases by 15 and stays the same for 15 versions
+    # release-notes-X-to-Y.mdx with every 15 versions the index increases by 15 and stays the same for 15 versions
     minor_version = int(version.split(".")[1])
     index = minor_version // 15 * 15
-    return "release-notes-" + str(index) + "-to-" + str(index + 14) + ".md"
+    return "release-notes-" + str(index) + "-to-" + str(index + 14) + ".mdx"
 
 def write_release_notes(folder, target_file):
     absolute_target_file = os.path.join(folder, target_file)
@@ -86,25 +90,21 @@ def write_release_notes(folder, target_file):
         write_file(absolute_target_file, file)
 
 
-file_name = "docs/release-notes/release_notes.md"
+file_name = "docs/release_notes.md"
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='SAP Cloud SDK for AI (for Java) - Release Notes formatting script.')
 
     parser.add_argument('--version', metavar='VERSION', help='The version to be released.', required=True)
-    parser.add_argument('--folder', metavar='FOLDER', help='The ai-sdk-java/docs/release-notes folder.', required=True)
+    parser.add_argument('--folder', metavar='FOLDER', help='The ai-sdk/docs-java/release-notes folder.', required=True)
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     file = read_file(file_name)
+    # print file contents
     file = remove_unchanged_sections(file, unchanged_sections)
     file = set_header(file, args.version)
     file = link_github_release(file, args.version)
+    file = direct_links(file)
 
     target_file = find_target_file(args.version)
-
-
-    folder_path = args.folder
-    write_release_notes(folder_path, target_file)
-
-    # delete (temporary) release-notes file so it does not appear in the released version
-    os.remove(file_name)
+    write_release_notes(args.folder, target_file)
diff --git a/.pipeline/scripts/release_notes_template.md b/.pipeline/scripts/release_notes_template.md
index 30c6ae851..5745d6681 100644
--- a/.pipeline/scripts/release_notes_template.md
+++ b/.pipeline/scripts/release_notes_template.md
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
 
 ### 🐛 Fixed Issues
 
-- 
+-
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release_notes.md b/docs/release_notes.md
similarity index 98%
rename from docs/release-notes/release_notes.md
rename to docs/release_notes.md
index 30c6ae851..5745d6681 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/release_notes.md
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
 
 ### 🐛 Fixed Issues
 
-- 
+-