diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ef5c19d2b..b6a054d25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,17 @@ jobs:
           BRANCH_NAME=$(basename ${{ github.ref }})
           echo "::set-output name=branch-name::$BRANCH_NAME"
 
+      - name: Create GitHub deployment
+        uses: chrnorm/deployment-action@1b599fe41a0ef1f95191e7f2eec4743f2d7dfc48
+        id: deployment
+        with:
+          token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
+          initial-status: 'in_progress'
+          environment: 'production'
+          description: 'Deployment ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} from branch ${{ steps.branch.outputs.branch-name }}'
+          task: release
+      
+
       - name: Download all artifacts
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type != 'Dry Run' }}
         uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@575b1e4167df67acf7e692af784566618b23c71e  # v2.17.10
@@ -87,6 +98,22 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           draft: true
 
+      - name: Update deployment status to Success
+        if: ${{ success() }}
+        uses: chrnorm/deployment-status@07b3930847f65e71c9c6802ff5a402f6dfb46b86
+        with:
+          token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
+          state: 'success'
+          deployment-id: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.deployment_id }}
+
+      - name: Update deployment status to Failure
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        uses: chrnorm/deployment-status@07b3930847f65e71c9c6802ff5a402f6dfb46b86
+        with:
+          token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
+          state: 'failure'
+          deployment-id: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.deployment_id }}
+
 
   f-droid:
     name: F-Droid Release