diff --git a/contrib/release/README.md b/contrib/release/README.md
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+# pulls release
+
+This is a Go "script" to create a new release blog post from a template.
+
+**NOTE:** Posts could always do with some personal touches. We really are incredibly grateful to each and every person
+who helps out the project, big or small.  
+This contrib is mostly for automating getting those numbers right in all the spots.
+
+### Usage
+
+From the base directory
+```
+go run contrib/release/release.go --author jolheiser --milestone 1.12.5
+```
diff --git a/contrib/release/release.go b/contrib/release/release.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"text/template"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var (
+	mergedURLFmt = "https://api.github.com/search/issues?q=repo:go-gitea/gitea+is:pr+is:merged+milestone:%s"
+	tmpl         = template.Must(template.ParseFiles("contrib/release/release.md"))
+
+	author    string
+	milestone string
+)
+
+type Merged struct {
+	TotalCount int `json:"total_count"`
+}
+
+func main() {
+	flag.StringVar(&author, "author", "", "The author for this blog post")
+	flag.StringVar(&milestone, "milestone", "", "The milestone for this release")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if author == "" {
+		fmt.Println("missing --author flag")
+		return
+	}
+	if milestone == "" {
+		fmt.Println("missing --milestone flag")
+		return
+	}
+
+	resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf(mergedURLFmt, milestone))
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	var merged Merged
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &merged); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// This will truncate if you mess up the milestone, but this is in Git so just revert it. YOLO
+	fi, err := os.Create(fmt.Sprintf("content/post/release-of-%s.md", milestone))
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer fi.Close()
+
+	date := time.Now()
+	data := map[string]interface{}{
+		"Author":    author,
+		"Milestone": milestone,
+		"Merged":    merged.TotalCount,
+		"DateLong":  date.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05+07:00"),
+		"DateShort": date.Format("2006-01-02"),
+	}
+
+	if err := tmpl.Execute(fi, data); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/contrib/release/release.md b/contrib/release/release.md
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+---
+date: "{{.DateLong}}"
+author: "{{.Author}}"
+title: "Gitea {{.Milestone}} is released"
+tags: ["release"]
+draft: false
+---
+
+We are proud to present the release of Gitea version {{.Milestone}}.
+
+We highly encourage users to update to this version for some important bug-fixes.
+
+We have merged [{{.Merged}}](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pulls?q=is%3Apr+milestone%3A{{.Milestone}}+is%3Amerged) pull requests to release this version.
+
+<!-- Security Thanks! -->
+
+You can download one of our pre-built binaries from our [downloads page](https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/{{.Milestone}}/) - make sure to select the correct platform! For further details on how to install, follow our [installation guide](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/install-from-binary/).
+
+
+We would also like to thank all of our supporters on [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/gitea) who are helping to sustain us financially.
+
+<!--more-->
+
+## Changelog
+
+## [{{.Milestone}}](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v{{.Milestone}}) - {{.DateShort}}
+
+<!-- Changelog Details -->