diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/release.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/release.go
index 478bdbd797a8e..a796a40f460fb 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/release.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/release.go
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func CreateRelease(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 			IsTag:        false,
 			Repo:         ctx.Repo.Repository,
 		}
-		if err := release_service.CreateRelease(ctx.Repo.GitRepo, rel, nil, ""); err != nil {
+		if err := release_service.CreateRelease(ctx.Repo.GitRepo, rel, nil, form.Note); err != nil {
 			if repo_model.IsErrReleaseAlreadyExist(err) {
 				ctx.Error(http.StatusConflict, "ReleaseAlreadyExist", err)
 			} else if models.IsErrProtectedTagName(err) {