diff --git a/docs/src/content/docs/changelog.mdx b/docs/src/content/docs/changelog.mdx
index 21dfdb181..933331611 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/docs/changelog.mdx
+++ b/docs/src/content/docs/changelog.mdx
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## v3.0.0-alpha.11 - 2025-07-12
+
 ## Added
   - Add distribution-specific build dependencies for Linux by @leaanthony in [PR](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/4345)
   - Added bindings guide by @atterpac in [PR](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/4404)
diff --git a/v3/internal/version/version.txt b/v3/internal/version/version.txt
index a950b0916..e07684c14 100644
--- a/v3/internal/version/version.txt
+++ b/v3/internal/version/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v3.0.0-alpha.10
\ No newline at end of file
+v3.0.0-alpha.11
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/v3/tasks/release/release.go b/v3/tasks/release/release.go
index aab2d17bf..419e2c900 100644
--- a/v3/tasks/release/release.go
+++ b/v3/tasks/release/release.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -18,6 +21,80 @@ func checkError(err error) {
 	}
 }
 
+func runCommand(name string, arg ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command(name, arg...)
+	return cmd.Output()
+}
+
+func hasReleaseTag() (bool, string) {
+	output, err := runCommand("git", "describe", "--tags", "--exact-match", "HEAD")
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, ""
+	}
+
+	tag := strings.TrimSpace(string(output))
+	matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`^v3\.0\.0-alpha\.\d+(\.\d+)*$`, tag)
+	return matched, tag
+}
+
+func extractChangelogSinceTag(tag string) (string, error) {
+	output, err := runCommand("git", "log", "--pretty=format:- %s", tag+"..HEAD")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	changelog := strings.TrimSpace(string(output))
+	if changelog == "" {
+		return "No changes since " + tag, nil
+	}
+
+	return changelog, nil
+}
+
+func extractUnreleasedChangelog() (string, error) {
+	// This function assumes we're in the project root
+	changelogData, err := os.ReadFile("docs/src/content/docs/changelog.mdx")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	changelog := string(changelogData)
+
+	// Find the [Unreleased] section
+	unreleasedStart := strings.Index(changelog, "## [Unreleased]")
+	if unreleasedStart == -1 {
+		return "No unreleased changes found", nil
+	}
+
+	// Find the next version section
+	nextVersionStart := strings.Index(changelog[unreleasedStart+len("## [Unreleased]"):], "## ")
+	if nextVersionStart == -1 {
+		// No next version, take everything after [Unreleased]
+		content := changelog[unreleasedStart+len("## [Unreleased]"):]
+		return strings.TrimSpace(content), nil
+	}
+
+	// Extract content between [Unreleased] and next version
+	content := changelog[unreleasedStart+len("## [Unreleased]") : unreleasedStart+len("## [Unreleased]")+nextVersionStart]
+	return strings.TrimSpace(content), nil
+}
+
+func outputReleaseMetadata(version, changelog string) error {
+	// Output release metadata for GitHub Actions to consume
+	fmt.Printf("RELEASE_VERSION=%s\n", version)
+	fmt.Printf("RELEASE_TAG=%s\n", version)
+	fmt.Printf("RELEASE_TITLE=%s\n", version)
+
+	// Write changelog to file for GitHub Actions
+	err := os.WriteFile("release-notes.txt", []byte(changelog), 0o644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write release notes: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("RELEASE_NOTES_FILE=release-notes.txt")
+	return nil
+}
+
 // TODO:This can be replaced with "https://github.com/coreos/go-semver/blob/main/semver/semver.go"
 func updateVersion() string {
 	currentVersionData, err := os.ReadFile(versionFile)
@@ -42,28 +119,6 @@ func updateVersion() string {
 //	checkError(err)
 //}
 
-// extractReleaseNotes extracts just the content from the Unreleased section
-// until the next version header, removing empty lines from the beginning and end
-func extractReleaseNotes(changelogSection string) string {
-	// Find the next version header (starts with "## v" or "## [")
-	lines := strings.Split(changelogSection, "\n")
-	var releaseLines []string
-	
-	for _, line := range lines {
-		// Stop at the next version header
-		if strings.HasPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(line), "## v") || strings.HasPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(line), "## [") {
-			break
-		}
-		releaseLines = append(releaseLines, line)
-	}
-	
-	// Join lines and trim empty lines from beginning and end
-	releaseNotes := strings.Join(releaseLines, "\n")
-	releaseNotes = strings.TrimSpace(releaseNotes)
-	
-	return releaseNotes
-}
-
 //func IsPointRelease(currentVersion string, newVersion string) bool {
 //	// The first n-1 parts of the version should be the same
 //	if currentVersion[:len(currentVersion)-2] != newVersion[:len(newVersion)-2] {
@@ -79,43 +134,73 @@ func extractReleaseNotes(changelogSection string) string {
 //}
 
 func main() {
+	// Check if current commit has a release tag
+	hasTag, tag := hasReleaseTag()
+
 	var newVersion string
-	if len(os.Args) > 1 {
-		newVersion = os.Args[1]
-		//currentVersion, err := os.ReadFile(versionFile)
-		//checkError(err)
-		err := os.WriteFile(versionFile, []byte(newVersion), 0o755)
+	var releaseChangelog string
+
+	if hasTag {
+		// Current commit has a release tag - this is a nightly release
+		fmt.Printf("Found release tag: %s\n", tag)
+
+		// Read version from version.txt
+		currentVersionData, err := os.ReadFile(versionFile)
 		checkError(err)
-		//isPointRelease = IsPointRelease(string(currentVersion), newVersion)
+		newVersion = strings.TrimSpace(string(currentVersionData))
+
+		// Extract changelog since the tag
+		changelog, err := extractChangelogSinceTag(tag)
+		checkError(err)
+		releaseChangelog = changelog
+
+		fmt.Printf("Creating GitHub release for existing tag: %s\n", newVersion)
+
 	} else {
-		newVersion = updateVersion()
+		// No release tag - normal release process
+		fmt.Println("No release tag found - proceeding with normal release")
+
+		if len(os.Args) > 1 {
+			newVersion = os.Args[1]
+			err := os.WriteFile(versionFile, []byte(newVersion), 0o755)
+			checkError(err)
+		} else {
+			newVersion = updateVersion()
+		}
+
+		// Update ChangeLog
+		s.CD("../../..")
+		changelogData, err := os.ReadFile("docs/src/content/docs/changelog.mdx")
+		checkError(err)
+		changelog := string(changelogData)
+		// Split on the line that has `## [Unreleased]`
+		changelogSplit := strings.Split(changelog, "## [Unreleased]")
+		// Get today's date in YYYY-MM-DD format
+		today := time.Now().Format("2006-01-02")
+		// Add the new version to the top of the changelog
+		newChangelog := changelogSplit[0] + "## [Unreleased]\n\n## " + newVersion + " - " + today + changelogSplit[1]
+		// Write the changelog back
+		err = os.WriteFile("docs/src/content/docs/changelog.mdx", []byte(newChangelog), 0o755)
+		checkError(err)
+
+		// Extract unreleased changelog for GitHub release
+		unreleasedChangelog, err := extractUnreleasedChangelog()
+		checkError(err)
+		releaseChangelog = unreleasedChangelog
+
+		fmt.Printf("Updated version to: %s\n", newVersion)
+		fmt.Println("Updated changelog")
 	}
 
-	// Update ChangeLog
-	s.CD("../../..")
-
-	// Read in `src/pages/changelog.md`
-	changelogData, err := os.ReadFile("docs/src/content/docs/changelog.mdx")
-	checkError(err)
-	changelog := string(changelogData)
-	// Split on the line that has `## [Unreleased]`
-	changelogSplit := strings.Split(changelog, "## [Unreleased]")
-	// Get today's date in YYYY-MM-DD format
-	today := time.Now().Format("2006-01-02")
-	
-	// Extract release notes from the Unreleased section
-	releaseNotes := extractReleaseNotes(changelogSplit[1])
-	
-	// Print JUST the release notes for version tag
-	println("=== RELEASE NOTES FOR " + newVersion + " ===")
-	print(releaseNotes)
-	println("=== END RELEASE NOTES ===")
-	
-	// Add the new version to the top of the changelog
-	newChangelog := changelogSplit[0] + "## [Unreleased]\n\n## " + newVersion + " - " + today + changelogSplit[1]
-	// Write the changelog back
-	err = os.WriteFile("docs/src/content/docs/changelog.mdx", []byte(newChangelog), 0o755)
-	checkError(err)
+	// Output release metadata for GitHub Actions
+	fmt.Printf("Preparing release metadata for version: %s\n", newVersion)
+	err := outputReleaseMetadata(newVersion, releaseChangelog)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Failed to output release metadata: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("Release metadata prepared successfully")
+	}
 
 	// TODO: Documentation Versioning and Translations