diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1991dd4fc37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: Create Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    # Sequence of patterns matched against refs/tags
+    tags:
+      - 'v*' # Push events to matching v*, i.e. v1.0, v20.15.10
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Create Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Get version from tag
+        id: tag_name
+        run: |
+          echo ::set-output name=current_version::${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Create Changelog
+        uses: heinrichreimer/github-changelog-generator-action@v2.1.1
+        with:
+          output: ./CHANGELOG.md
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Get Changelog Entry
+        id: changelog_reader
+        uses: mindsers/changelog-reader-action@v2
+        with:
+          version: ${{ steps.tag_name.outputs.current_version }}
+          path: ./CHANGELOG.md
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          # This pulls from the "Get Changelog Entry" step above, referencing it's ID to get its outputs object.
+          # See this blog post for more info: https://jasonet.co/posts/new-features-of-github-actions/#passing-data-to-future-steps
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.changelog_reader.outputs.version }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ steps.changelog_reader.outputs.version }}
+          body: ${{ steps.changelog_reader.outputs.changes }}
+          prerelease: ${{ steps.changelog_reader.outputs.status == 'prereleased' }}
+          draft: ${{ steps.changelog_reader.outputs.status == 'unreleased' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-update.yml b/.github/workflows/version-update.yml
index ba037ec0999..d93a9bf5e50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-update.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Commit update
         uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
         with:
-          branch: main
+          branch: master
           skip_dirty_check: true
           commit_message: 'Update VERSION'
           commit_options: '--no-verify --signoff'
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 70596c7ed99..9e2af462bfd 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "v1.0"
+VERSION = "v1.2"
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