diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
index 385956c5..17afd37a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+  update-changelog:
+    name: "Update CHANGELOG (on release)"
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: ansys/actions/doc-deploy-changelog@v6
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.PYANSYS_CI_BOT_TOKEN }}
+
   doc-build:
     name: Doc building
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -109,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: "Release project to private PyPI, public PyPI and GitHub"
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
-    needs: build-library
+    needs: [build-library, update-changelog]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/378.fixed.md b/doc/changelog.d/378.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bf0e178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/378.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix: add changelog action in ci-cd
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7f243c4e..96b7d181 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "flit_core.buildapi"
 [project]
 # Check https://flit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pyproject_toml.html for all available sections
 name = "ansys-sphinx-theme"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.16.1"
 description = "A theme devised by ANSYS, Inc. for Sphinx documentation."
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.9,<4"