diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 413745f6758..67830facbc6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 stages:
   - image
   - build
+  - deploy
 
 include:
   - local: "/tools/gitlab/image.yml"
   - local: "/tools/gitlab/build.yml"
+  - local: "/tools/gitlab/release.yml"
diff --git a/tools/gitlab/release.yml b/tools/gitlab/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aee9072bb72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/gitlab/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# CI script for creating releases
+
+create-release:
+  stage: deploy
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG && $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "wine/wine"
+  script:
+    - VERSION=$(expr "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ":" 'wine-\(.*\)')
+    - URL=$(grep -o "https://dl.winehq.org/.*" ANNOUNCE)
+    - FILEPATH=$(expr "$URL" ":" '.*\(/.*\)')
+    - |
+      sed -e '/^The source/,/^----------/d
+      /^----------/,$d
+      /^Bugs fixed/i--------
+      s/^  *\([0-9][0-9]*\) /  - #\1/
+      s/^\*\*\*/###/' ANNOUNCE >announce.md
+    - release-cli create
+        --name "Wine $VERSION"
+        --tag-name "$CI_COMMIT_TAG"
+        --released-at "$CI_COMMIT_TIMESTAMP"
+        --description announce.md
+        --assets-link "{\"name\":\"Source code\",\"url\":\"$URL\",\"link_type\":\"other\",\"filepath\":\"$FILEPATH\"}"