diff --git a/scripts/gen_changelog.sh b/scripts/gen_changelog.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ccf03b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/gen_changelog.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# credits go to Waku-2
+# https://stackoverflow.com/a/46033999/21335246
+
+previous_tag=0
+
+printf "# Changelog\n\n"
+
+for current_tag in $(git tag --sort=-creatordate)
+do
+	if [ "$previous_tag" != 0 ]
+	then
+		tag_date=$(git log -1 --pretty=format:'%ad' --date=short "$previous_tag")
+		printf "## %s (%s)\n\n" "$previous_tag" "$tag_date"
+		git log "${current_tag}...$previous_tag" --pretty=format:'*  %s [View](https://gitlab.com/teeworlds-network/twnet_parser/-/commit/%H)' --reverse | grep -v Merge
+		printf "\n\n"
+	fi
+	previous_tag=${current_tag}
+done
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 43b83ca..6c67f90 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -223,3 +223,7 @@ fi
 git push origin master
 git push origin "$tag_name"
 
+echo "Create a release on gitlab with a changelog!"
+echo "./scripts/gen_changelog.sh"
+echo "https://gitlab.com/teeworlds-network/twnet_parser/-/releases/new?tag_name=$tag_name"
+