diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3e84e4d..af078a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build a source tarball
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade setuptools wheel
-          python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+          python -m pip install build
+          python -m build
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -50,33 +50,9 @@ jobs:
           name: artifact
           path: dist
 
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        id: create_release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-          release_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: false
-
-      - name: Get Asset name
-        run: |
-          export PKG=$(ls dist/ | grep tar)
-          set -- $PKG
-          echo "name=$1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Upload Release Asset (sdist) to GitHub
+      - name: Upload Github release
         id: upload-release-asset
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: dist/${{ env.name }}
-          asset_name: ${{ env.name }}
-          asset_content_type: application/zip
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
 
       - name: Upload Release Assets to PyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 26ec269..a9ef6ce 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ Changelog of hydxlib
 1.5.2 (unreleased)
 ------------------
 
-- Nothing changed yet.
+- Build the release with the build package instead of setuptools.
+- Rewrite release workflow to use a supported github action for github release.
 
 
 1.5.1 (2023-05-17)