diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 55f4f13..eb6e891 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@ release:
     # Install Gulp globally
     - npm install --global gulp-cli
     - gulp --version  # Verify Gulp is installed
-    # Install release-cli
-    - |
-      RELEASE_CLI_VERSION="v0.18.0"  # Replace with the latest version
-      curl -sSL "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli/-/releases/${RELEASE_CLI_VERSION}/downloads/release-cli-linux-amd64.tar.gz" -o release-cli-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-      tar -xzvf release-cli-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-      mv linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/release-cli
-      chmod +x /usr/local/bin/release-cli
   # Verify release-cli installation
     - release-cli --version
     - git fetch --all
@@ -73,6 +66,25 @@ release:
     - git commit -m "Update system.json with release URL"
     - git push "https://$CI_COMMITTER_USER_AND_TOKEN@gitlab.com/${CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE}/${CI_PROJECT_NAME}.git" HEAD:master
 
+     # Create a release on GitLab
+    - |
+      export RELEASE_RESPONSE=$(curl --request POST \
+        --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${GITLAB_PAT}" \
+        --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        --data '{
+            "name": "Release v'$VERSION'",
+            "tag_name": "v'$VERSION'",
+            "description": "Release v'$VERSION'",
+            "ref": "master",
+            "assets": {
+              "links": [
+                {
+                  "name": "Download kidsonbrooms.zip",
+                  "url": "https://gitlab.com/wintermyst/kidsonbrooms/-/jobs/$CI_JOB_ID/artifacts/download"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+        }' "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/$CI_PROJECT_ID/releases")
     # Publish the release to the Foundry API
     - |
       curl -X POST https://api.foundryvtt.com/_api/packages/release_version/ \