diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-post-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-post-release.yml
index 8922e855..f800cb2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-post-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-post-release.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ on:
         description: 'pull-request body'
         type: string
         required: true
+      changelog:
+        description: 'The changelog to prepend to CHANGELOG.md without heading'
+        type: string
+        required: false
+        default: ''
 
 env:
   RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
@@ -97,6 +102,19 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/gradle-goal
         with:
           command: ./gradlew -q setNextVersion
+
+      - name: Insert notes into cumulative changelog (post release)
+        if: inputs.phase == 'post'
+        run: |
+          echo "# ${{ inputs.version }} - $(date +'%d/%m/%Y')" > tmpchangelog
+          echo '${{ inputs.changelog }}' >> tmpchangelog
+          cat CHANGELOG.md >> tmpchangelog
+          mv tmpchangelog CHANGELOG.md
+
+      - name: Clear next release changelog (post release)
+        if: inputs.phase == 'post'
+        run: |
+          echo '' > CHANGELOG.next-release.md
   
       - name: Push the ${{ inputs.phase }} release branch
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-step-3.yml b/.github/workflows/release-step-3.yml
index 29034858..3676b4b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-step-3.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-step-3.yml
@@ -200,11 +200,35 @@ jobs:
           group-id: 'co.elastic.otel'
           artifact-id: 'elastic-otel-javaagent'
           version: ${{ inputs.version }}
+  
+  generate-release-notes:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Generate the changelog for this release
+    outputs:
+      notes: ${{ steps.print_release_notes.outputs.notes }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/gradle-goal
+        with:
+          command: ""
+      - name: Print Release Notes
+        id: print_release_notes
+        run: |
+          echo 'notes<<RELNOTESEOF' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          cat CHANGELOG.next-release.md >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          printf '\nThis release is based on the following upstream versions:\n\n' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          ./gradlew -q printUpstreamDependenciesMarkdown >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo 'RELNOTESEOF' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT  
+    
 
   post-release:
     name: "Bump versions and create PR"
     needs:
       - await-maven-central-artifact
+      - generate-release-notes
     uses: ./.github/workflows/pre-post-release.yml
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -215,12 +239,14 @@ jobs:
       phase: 'post'
       pr_title: "[release] release-step-4 ${{ inputs.version }}"
       pr_body: "Step 4 of the release process for version ${{ inputs.version }}: review & merge"
+      changelog: ${{needs.generate-release-notes.outputs.notes}}
     secrets: inherit
 
   create-github-release:
     name: "Create GitHub Release"
     needs:
       - post-release
+      - generate-release-notes
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ ! inputs.dry_run }}
     permissions:
@@ -236,4 +262,4 @@ jobs:
           gh release create ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION_TAG }} \
             --verify-tag \
             --title="Release ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}" \
-            --notes=""
+            --notes='${{needs.generate-release-notes.outputs.notes}}'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29ec8a93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# 1.0.0
+GA Release
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next-release.md b/CHANGELOG.next-release.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60b2dc7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next-release.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Fixed missing transitive dependencies when using universal profiling integration standalone - #423
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index aba956fb..288c4e90 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 import java.io.FileInputStream
-import java.nio.file.Paths
-import java.nio.file.Files
-import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption
 
 plugins {
   alias(catalog.plugins.nexusPublish)
@@ -27,8 +24,45 @@ nexusPublishing {
   }
 }
 
+repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
+}
+
+val printDependencyVersions: Configuration by configurations.creating
+dependencies {
+  printDependencyVersions(platform(libs.opentelemetryInstrumentationAlphaBom))
+  printDependencyVersions("io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent")
+  printDependencyVersions("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk")
+}
+
 tasks {
 
+  fun getResolvedDependency(identifier: String): ModuleComponentIdentifier? {
+    return printDependencyVersions.incoming.resolutionResult.allComponents.mapNotNull {
+      val id = it.id
+      return@mapNotNull if (id is ModuleComponentIdentifier) id else null;
+    }.find {
+      it.moduleIdentifier.toString() == identifier
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Used from within our release automation as part of the release note generation.
+   */
+  register("printUpstreamDependenciesMarkdown") {
+    dependsOn(printDependencyVersions)
+    doLast {
+      val agentVer = getResolvedDependency("io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent")!!.version
+      val sdkVer = getResolvedDependency("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk")!!.version
+      val semconvVer = libs.versions.opentelemetrySemconvAlpha.get().replace("-alpha", "")
+      val contribVer = libs.versions.opentelemetryContribAlpha.get().replace("-alpha", "")
+      println("* opentelemetry-javaagent: [$agentVer](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v$agentVer)")
+      println("* opentelemetry-sdk: [$sdkVer](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v$sdkVer)")
+      println("* opentelemetry-semconv: [$semconvVer](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-java/releases/tag/v$semconvVer)")
+      println("* opentelemetry-java-contrib: [$contribVer](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/releases/tag/v$contribVer)")
+    }
+  }
+
   register("currentVersion") {
     doLast {
       println(project.version)