diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 06ce752..66926b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,22 +31,11 @@ jobs:
         env:
           JAVA_OPTS: -Xmx2g -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false
 
-      - name: Generate Release body
-        id: generate_body
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: |
-          config=$(cat linea-besu/build.json)
-          echo "## Release Notes" > output.md
-          echo "" >> output.md
-          echo "| Module | Version |" >> output.md
-          echo "|--------|---------|" >> output.md
-          echo "$config" | jq -r '.modules[] | select(.src == null) | "| **\(.name)** | \(.version // "[source](\(.url))") |"' >> output.md
-
       - name: Draft Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
-          body_path: output.md
           name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          body_path: build/release-notes.md
           generate_release_notes: true
           fail_on_unmatched_files: true
           draft: true
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6fa35dd..52cdaa6 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -272,6 +272,43 @@ tasks.register('cleanDist') {
   delete "$DISTRIBUTIONS_DIR"
 }
 
+// Task to generate release-notes.md
+tasks.register('generateReleaseNotes') {
+  dependsOn distTar
+  doLast {
+    def releaseNotesFile = file("$buildDir/release-notes.md")
+    if (releaseNotesFile.exists()) {
+      releaseNotesFile.delete()
+    }
+    releaseNotesFile.text = "## Release Notes\n\n| Module | Version | SHA-256 |\n|--------|---------|---------|\n"
+    modules.each { module ->
+      if (module.src == null) {
+        def versionInfo = module.version ? module.version : "[source](${module.url})"
+        def fileName = getFileNameFromUrl(module.url.replace("{version}", module.version))
+        def filePath = "$DOWNLOADS_DIR/$fileName"
+        def sha256Hex = file(filePath).exists() ? DigestUtils.sha256Hex(new FileInputStream(filePath)) : "N/A"
+        releaseNotesFile.append("| **${module.name}** | ${versionInfo} | ${sha256Hex} |\n")
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Add title and SHA-256 digest of the distTar artifact
+    def tarFile = file("$DISTRIBUTIONS_DIR/${config.distIdentifier}-${version}.tar.gz")
+    if (tarFile.exists()) {
+      def sha256Hex = DigestUtils.sha256Hex(new FileInputStream(tarFile))
+      releaseNotesFile.append("\n### Release Artifact\n")
+      releaseNotesFile.append("${tarFile.name}\n")
+      releaseNotesFile.append("SHA-256: ${sha256Hex}\n")
+    } else {
+      throw new GradleException("Tar file not found: $tarFile")
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Ensure release notes are generated during the build
+tasks.build {
+  dependsOn 'generateReleaseNotes'
+}
+
 processModules.dependsOn(cleanDist)
 
 // Apply additional Gradle script for Docker