diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 8423ec4..8afc8c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*'
+env:
+  # If set in the repo env vars it will use this tag to build the release notes.
+  # Useful when creating a release tag after a release candidate tags phase.
+  GORELEASER_PREVIOUS_TAG: ${{vars.GORELEASER_PREVIOUS_TAG}}
 
 defaults:
   run: