diff --git a/.github/workflows/chain_release.yml b/.github/workflows/chain_release.yml
index 041c4bd57..1086632a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chain_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chain_release.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 name: Create EmpowerChain release
 
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "v*" # Push events to matching v*
+on: 
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      upgradeDir:
+        description: 'Upgrade directory name (e.g. v2)'   
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -26,4 +28,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: "ncipollo/release-action@v1"
         with:
           artifacts: ./chain/build/*
-          bodyFile: "./chain/app/upgrades/$GITHUB_REF_NAME/RELEASE_NOTES.md"
+          bodyFile: "./chain/app/upgrades/${{ inputs.upgradeDir }}/RELEASE_NOTES.md"
diff --git a/chain/app/upgrades/v2/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/chain/app/upgrades/v2/RELEASE_NOTES.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21ae1280a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chain/app/upgrades/v2/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+## [2.0.0] - 2023-11-21
+
+- CosmWasm version upgrade to v0.45.0
+- Cosmos SDK version upgrade to v0.47.6
+- IBC Go upgrade to v7.3.1
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