diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 7fb51323..6d736679 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ Changelog for zest.releaser
 9.1.2 (unreleased)
 ------------------
 
-- Nothing changed yet.
-
+- Append the changes written in the change log file to the commit message.
+  This allows integration with GitHub releases.
+  Fixes issue #218 [gforcada]
 
 9.1.1 (2023-10-11)
 ------------------
diff --git a/zest/releaser/baserelease.py b/zest/releaser/baserelease.py
index 458e3ca0..6ba255d1 100644
--- a/zest/releaser/baserelease.py
+++ b/zest/releaser/baserelease.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     ),
     "history_last_release": ("Full text of all history entries of the current release"),
     "history_lines": "List with all history file lines (when found)",
+    "history_this_release": "The changes from the release being made",
     "name": "Name of the project being released",
     "new_version": "New version to write, possibly with development marker",
     "nothing_changed_yet": (
diff --git a/zest/releaser/prerelease.py b/zest/releaser/prerelease.py
index cdb89d48..45223fa8 100644
--- a/zest/releaser/prerelease.py
+++ b/zest/releaser/prerelease.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ def execute(self):
         self._write_version()
         if self.data["update_history"]:
             self._write_history()
+        self.data["commit_msg"] += self.data["history_this_release"]
         self._diff_and_commit()
 
     def _grab_version(self, initial=False):