diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
index f04183ddd..f9785e16d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  update-changelog:
+    name: "Update CHANGELOG for new tag"
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: ansys/actions/doc-deploy-changelog@v6
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.PYANSYS_CI_BOT_TOKEN }}
+
   style:
     name: Code style
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -630,7 +642,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Release project
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
-    needs: [package]
+    needs: [package, update-changelog]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Release to the public PyPI repository
diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/710.added.md b/doc/changelog.d/710.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca9ca8cf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/710.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+feat: set up doc-deploy-changelog action
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d74e2b33e..7fef2ae33 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ markers = [
 xfail_strict = true
 
 [tool.towncrier]
+package = "ansys.mechanical.core"
 directory = "doc/changelog.d"
 filename = "CHANGELOG.md"
 start_string = "<!-- towncrier release notes start -->\n"