diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 43f5d06..d539b7d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # we create this for the release message
-releasenotes.md*
+releasenotes.md
 
 # Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/python,vim
 # Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=python,vim
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index e508864..feffaf3 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 the_app := "teilchensammler_cli.main"
 uv_export_options := "--frozen --format requirements.txt --quiet --no-install-project"
-releasenotes := "releasenotes.md"
 
 [private]
 default:
@@ -52,7 +51,8 @@ lint:
 
 release *release_name:
   #!/usr/bin/env fish
-  test -f {{ releasenotes }}; and set -l body "$(cat {{ releasenotes }})"; or begin echo Release notes are missing!; exit 2; end
+  set -l release_name {{ release_name }}
+  test -f releasenotes.md; and set -l body "$(cat releasenotes.md)"; or set -l body ""
   set -l tag (uv version --short --output-format text)
 
   git add pyproject.toml uv.lock
@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@ release *release_name:
 
   just build
 
-  fj release create "v$tag: {{ release_name }}" --tag "v$tag" --attach dist/*.whl --body "$body"
+  fj release create "v$tag: $release_name" --tag "v$tag" --attach dist/*.whl --body "$body"
   # just upload
-  mv {{ releasenotes }} {{ releasenotes }}.$tag
 
 # builds a package
 build: