diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/merge.yml b/.gitea/workflows/merge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e014667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/merge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Merge Release to Master
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - release
+
+jobs:
+  merge-branch:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Release Branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: release
+          fetch-depth: 0  # fetch full history for all tags and branches
+
+      - name: Merge Release into Master
+        run: |
+          git config user.email gitea-actions
+          git config user.name noreply+github-actions@springer-dl.de
+          git merge origin/master -m "automated merge" \
+            --no-ff
+          git push origin release:master          
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0fb17da..2a12be1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-# action-test READ ME
+# action-test READ ME 1