diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 1316d64..5d73ad5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ jobs:
             SEMVER_BUMP="patch"
           else
             SEMVER_BUMP="none"
+            echo "EXIT=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             exit 0 # exit if no labels are found, which means no version bump is required
           fi
 
@@ -277,6 +278,16 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
 
+      - name: sed [unreleased] with new version in CHANGELOG.md
+        if: env.EXIT != '1'
+        run: sed -i "s/\[unreleased\]/[${{ env.NEW_TAG }}]/" CHANGELOG.md
+
+      - name: sed [unreleased] with new version in RELEASE_NOTES.md
+        if: env.EXIT != '1'
+        run: |
+          cat ${{ steps.generate_changelog.outputs.changelog }} > RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          sed -i "s/\[unreleased\]/[${{ env.NEW_TAG }}]/" RELEASE_NOTES.md
+
       - name: Print Changelog
         if: env.EXIT != '1'
         run: cat ${{ steps.generate_changelog.outputs.changelog }} && echo "##" && cat CHANGELOG.md
@@ -314,6 +325,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           tag_name: ${{ env.NEW_TAG }}
           release_name: ${{ env.NEW_TAG }}
-          body_path: ${{ steps.generate_changelog.outputs.changelog }}
+          body_path: RELEASE_NOTES.md
           draft: false
           prerelease: false
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d59757a..c03b2d6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## [unreleased]
+## v0.4.12
 
 ### 🐛 Bug Fixes
 
@@ -8,32 +8,32 @@
 
 ### 🐛 Bug Fixes
 
-- *(ci)* Use gh env to skip steps
+- **(ci)** Use gh env to skip steps
 
 ## v0.4.9
 
 ### 🐛 Bug Fixes
 
-- *(ci)* Commit message fixed and header stripped from changelog
-- *(ci)* Only trigger release if commit is not release commit
-- *(ci)* Cant type, changelog cleaned
+- **(ci)** Commit message fixed and header stripped from changelog
+- **(ci)** Only trigger release if commit is not release commit
+- **(ci)** Cant type, changelog cleaned
 
 ### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
 
-- *(relase)* Prepare for v0.4.8
-- *(relase)* Prepare for v0.4.9
+- **(release)** Prepare for v0.4.8
+- **(release)** Prepare for v0.4.9
 
 ## v0.4.8
 
 ### 🐛 Bug Fixes
 
-- *(ci)* Use deploy key because one action cant trigger the next :(
-- *(ci)* Release workflow uses normal bot user to not cause a loop
-- *(ci)* Release workflow should not remove old and add new tag
+- **(ci)** Use deploy key because one action cant trigger the next :(
+- **(ci)** Release workflow uses normal bot user to not cause a loop
+- **(ci)** Release workflow should not remove old and add new tag
 
 ### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
 
-- *(relase)* Prepare for v0.4.8
+- **(release)** Prepare for v0.4.8
 
 ## v0.4.6
 
diff --git a/cliff.toml b/cliff.toml
index d6f1ee7..1c3b0f5 100644
--- a/cliff.toml
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ body = """
 {% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
     ### {{ group | striptags | trim | upper_first }}
     {% for commit in commits %}
-        - {% if commit.scope %}*({{ commit.scope }})* {% endif %}\
+        - {% if commit.scope %}**({{ commit.scope }})** {% endif %}\
             {% if commit.breaking %}[**breaking**] {% endif %}\
             {{ commit.message | upper_first }}\
     {% endfor %}