diff --git a/tasks/libs/ciproviders/github_api.py b/tasks/libs/ciproviders/github_api.py
index 73a54248cfd73..17860e68f08c6 100644
--- a/tasks/libs/ciproviders/github_api.py
+++ b/tasks/libs/ciproviders/github_api.py
@@ -370,6 +370,14 @@ def create_label(self, name, color, description=""):
         """
         return self._repository.create_label(name, color, description)
 
+    def create_release(self, tag, message, draft=True):
+        return self._repository.create_git_release(
+            tag=tag,
+            name=tag,
+            message=message,
+            draft=draft,
+        )
+
 
 def get_github_teams(users):
     for user in users:
diff --git a/tasks/release.py b/tasks/release.py
index 57ed76ba1671f..bb7a232834f0b 100644
--- a/tasks/release.py
+++ b/tasks/release.py
@@ -1049,3 +1049,55 @@ def create_qa_cards(ctx, tag):
         return
     setup_ddqa(ctx)
     ctx.run(f"ddqa --auto create {version.previous_rc_version()} {tag} {get_labels(version)}")
+
+
+@task
+def create_github_release(_ctx, version, draft=True):
+    """
+    Create a GitHub release for the given tag.
+    """
+    import pandoc
+
+    sections = (
+        ("Agent", "CHANGELOG.rst"),
+        ("Datadog Cluster Agent", "CHANGELOG-DCA.rst"),
+    )
+
+    notes = []
+
+    for section, filename in sections:
+        text = pandoc.write(pandoc.read(file=filename), format="markdown_strict", options=["--wrap=none"])
+
+        header_found = False
+        lines = []
+
+        # Extract the section for the given version
+        for line in text.splitlines():
+            # Move to the right section
+            if line.startswith("## " + version):
+                header_found = True
+                continue
+
+            if header_found:
+                # Next version found, stop
+                if line.startswith("## "):
+                    break
+                lines.append(line)
+
+        # if we found the header, add the section to the final release note
+        if header_found:
+            notes.append(f"# {section}")
+            notes.extend(lines)
+
+    if not notes:
+        print(f"No release notes found for {version}")
+        raise Exit(code=1)
+
+    github = GithubAPI()
+    release = github.create_release(
+        version,
+        "\n".join(notes),
+        draft=draft,
+    )
+
+    print(f"Link to the release note: {release.html_url}")
diff --git a/tasks/requirements_release_tasks.txt b/tasks/requirements_release_tasks.txt
index 684ee2cb6cbfa..f4159a5204ad5 100644
--- a/tasks/requirements_release_tasks.txt
+++ b/tasks/requirements_release_tasks.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 atlassian-python-api==3.41.3
 yattag==1.15.2
 reno==3.5.0
+pandoc==2.4