diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 0b34314db7..3f184868a3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ jobs:
           PREV_TAG="$(git -C "$BARE" tag --sort=-creatordate | head -2 | tail -1 || echo '')"
 
           if [ -n "$PREV_TAG" ] && [ "$PREV_TAG" != "$VERSION" ]; then
-            CHANGELOG="$(git -C "$BARE" log --oneline --no-decorate "${PREV_TAG}..${VERSION}")"
+            CHANGELOG="$(git -C "$BARE" log --oneline --no-decorate --max-count=50 "${PREV_TAG}..${VERSION}")"
+            [ -z "$CHANGELOG" ] && CHANGELOG="No commit changes since ${PREV_TAG}"
           else
-            CHANGELOG="$(git -C "$BARE" log --oneline --no-decorate "${VERSION}")"
+            TOTAL="$(git -C "$BARE" rev-list --count "${VERSION}" 2>/dev/null || echo '?')"
+            CHANGELOG="Initial release of EpicNext-CMS (${TOTAL} commits)."
           fi
           [ -z "$CHANGELOG" ] && CHANGELOG="Initial release"