diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8c806e779..c54de20bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ jobs:
           tar -zcvf doc-v${PROJECT_VERSION}-en.tar.gz doc-v${PROJECT_VERSION}-en
 
           cd ../..
-          grep -Pzo "(?s)v${PROJECT_VERSION//./\\.} Release Notes.*?(?=v.\..\.. Release Notes)" NEWS | tr '\0' '\n' > release_body.txt
+          grep -Pzo "(?s)v${PROJECT_VERSION//./\\.} Release Notes.*?(?=v.\..\.. Release Notes)" NEWS.md | tr '\0' '\n' > release_body.txt
 
           # Only executed during the first release
-          grep -q '[^[:space:]]' < release_body.txt || cp NEWS release_body.txt
+          grep -q '[^[:space:]]' < release_body.txt || cp NEWS.md release_body.txt
 
           echo >> release_body.txt
           echo "**Attachments**" >> release_body.txt