diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-release-metadata.yml b/.github/workflows/generate-release-metadata.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81895c917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-release-metadata.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: Release Docs Automation
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - docs/release-notes/**
+      - variables.yml
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '1*'
+    paths:
+      - docs/release-notes/**
+      - variables.yml
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Update release metadata
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Update release date
+        run: |
+          TODAY=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')
+
+          VERSION=$(grep "pspgversion:" variables.yml | awk '{print $2}' | tr -d "'")
+          KEY=$(echo $VERSION | tr '.' '_')
+
+          echo "Setting release date for version $VERSION ($KEY)"
+
+          if grep -q "$KEY:" variables.yml; then
+            sed -i "s/$KEY:.*/$KEY: $TODAY/" variables.yml
+          else
+            sed -i "/date:/a\  $KEY: $TODAY" variables.yml
+          fi
+
+      - name: Show changes
+        run: git diff
+
+      - name: Commit changes
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/1')
+        run: |
+          git config user.name github-actions
+          git config user.email github-actions@github.com
+          git add variables.yml
+          git diff --cached --quiet || git commit -m "Auto-update release date"
+          git push
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diff --git a/variables.yml b/variables.yml
index 49f6c5f31..7d1b81ccb 100644
--- a/variables.yml
+++ b/variables.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ release: 'release-notes-v18.3.1'
 dockertag: '18.3'
 pgsubversion: '18.3'
 pgversion: '18'
-pspgversion: '18.3.1'
+pspgversion: '18.3.1' #change version for release note update
 pgsmversion: '2.3.2'
 
+# Dates are automatically updated by CI on release merge
 date:
   18_3_1: 2026-03-02
   18_1_1: 2025-11-28