diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..168f1d961bdb675c83b3f524a55e5aff530e28b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Configuration for GitHub's automatically generated release notes.
+# This file controls how PRs are categorized in release notes.
+# For more info: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/releasing-projects-on-github/automatically-generated-release-notes
+
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - "skip-changelog"
+  categories:
+    - title: "New Features"
+      labels:
+        - "enhancement"
+        - "feature"
+    - title: "Bug Fixes"
+      labels:
+        - "bug"
+        - "fix"
+    - title: "Performance Improvements"
+      labels:
+        - "performance"
+    - title: "Documentation"
+      labels:
+        - "documentation"
+    - title: "Dependencies"
+      labels:
+        - "dependencies"
+    - title: "Other Changes"
+      labels:
+        - "*"
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 76a5aae50af2a811b6cdf63198c37568843d3cbf..05d0ebad66f7ed93b51b1dde02e745abe6082179 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -58,41 +58,10 @@ checksum:
 
 # 'changelog' configures the automatic generation of release notes.
 changelog:
-  # Use 'github' to fetch additional metadata like PR authors and linked issues.
-  use: github
-  sort: asc
-  # Group commits by category based on conventional commit prefixes.
-  groups:
-    - title: "New Features"
-      regexp: '^.*?feat(\([[:word:]]+\))??!?:.+$'
-      order: 0
-    - title: "Bug Fixes"
-      regexp: '^.*?fix(\([[:word:]]+\))??!?:.+$'
-      order: 1
-    - title: "Performance Improvements"
-      regexp: '^.*?perf(\([[:word:]]+\))??!?:.+$'
-      order: 2
-    - title: "Refactoring"
-      regexp: '^.*?refactor(\([[:word:]]+\))??!?:.+$'
-      order: 3
-    - title: "Build & CI"
-      regexp: '^.*?(build|ci)(\([[:word:]]+\))??!?:.+$'
-      order: 4
-    - title: "Dependencies"
-      regexp: '^.*?chore\(deps\).*$'
-      order: 5
-    - title: "Other Changes"
-      order: 999
-  filters:
-    # Exclude commit messages that match these patterns from the changelog.
-    exclude:
-      - "^docs:"
-      - "^test:"
-      - "^chore:"
-      - "Merge branch"
-      - "Merge pull request"
-  # Include contributor info and abbreviate commit hashes.
-  abbrev: 7
+  # Use 'github-native' to leverage GitHub's release notes API.
+  # This automatically includes contributors and links to PRs/issues.
+  # Categories are configured in .github/release.yml
+  use: github-native
 
 # 'release' configures the GitHub Release creation.
 release:
@@ -101,18 +70,9 @@ release:
   draft: false
   # If set to true, will mark the release as a pre-release.
   prerelease: auto
-  # Add a footer to the release notes featuring contributors.
+  # Add a footer to the release notes featuring full changelog.
   footer: |
     ---
-
-    ## Contributors
-
-    Thanks to all the contributors who made this release possible!
-
-    {{ range .Contributors }}
-    - @{{ .Name }}
-    {{- end }}
-
     **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/floatpane/matcha/compare/{{ .PreviousTag }}...{{ .Tag }}
 
 # 'brews' configures the Homebrew tap integration.