diff --git a/.github/scripts/parse_changelog.py b/.github/scripts/parse_changelog.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47b4414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/parse_changelog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import sys
+import re
+import os
+from typing import Tuple
+
+
+def parse_changelog(changelog_path: str = 'CHANGELOG.md', with_v: bool = False) -> Tuple[str, str, str]:
+    with open(changelog_path) as f:
+        changelog = f.read()
+
+    # Get the first (Highest Latest) version
+    version_pattern = r'## \[(v?\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\] - (\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})'
+    match = re.search(version_pattern, changelog)
+    if not match:
+        print('Version not found in CHANGELOG.md', file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    version, date = match.groups()
+    version = version.strip()
+    date = date.strip()
+
+    # Extract Latest version details
+    latest_version_pattern = r'## \[v?{0}\] - {1}(.*?)(?:\n## \[v?\d+\.\d+\.\d+\] - \d{{4}}-\d{{2}}-\d{{2}}|\Z)'.format(
+        re.escape(version), re.escape(date))
+    match = re.search(latest_version_pattern, changelog, re.DOTALL)
+    if not match:
+        print('Latest version details not found in CHANGELOG.md', file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    latest_version_details = match.group(1).strip()
+
+    return version, date, latest_version_details
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Parse sys.argv if specified
+    version, date, latest_version_details = parse_changelog(*sys.argv[1:])
+
+    os.makedirs('github_action_outputs', exist_ok=True)
+
+    # Write to file
+    with open('./github_action_outputs/version.txt', 'w') as f:
+        f.write(version)
+
+    with open('./github_action_outputs/date.txt', 'w') as f:
+        f.write(date)
+
+    with open('./github_action_outputs/latest_version_details.txt', 'w') as f:
+        f.write(latest_version_details)
+
+    print(f'Version: {version}\nDate: {date}\nLatest Version Details:\n{latest_version_details}')
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff9d33e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+name: Release from Changelog
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
+
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+
+      - name: Parse Changelog
+        run: |
+          python .github/scripts/parse_changelog.py
+
+      - name: Read Changelog Outputs
+        id: read_changelog
+        run: |
+          version=$(cat github_action_outputs/version.txt)
+          date=$(cat github_action_outputs/date.txt)
+          details=$(cat github_action_outputs/latest_version_details.txt)
+          echo "VERSION=$version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DATE=$date" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DETAILS<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "$details" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Create Tag
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const version = process.env.VERSION;
+            const tagName = `${version}`;
+            const { data: tag } = await github.rest.git.createTag({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              tag: tagName,
+              message: `Release ${tagName}`,
+              object: context.sha,
+              type: 'commit',
+            });
+            await github.rest.git.createRef({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              ref: `refs/tags/${tagName}`,
+              sha: tag.sha,
+            });
+
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          tag_name: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          body: ${{ env.DETAILS }}
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe46dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [2.0.1] - 2024-11-15
+### Added
+- Auto start minecraft server on container start suggested by [issue #12](https://github.com/WasinUddy/Montainer/issues/12) by [niker](https://github.com/niker)
diff --git a/backend/minecraft_server.py b/backend/minecraft_server.py
index 8b6fcc5..500612c 100644
--- a/backend/minecraft_server.py
+++ b/backend/minecraft_server.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ def __init__(self, cwd: str):
         self.is_running = False
         self.log_file = None
 
+        self.start() # Start the server instance on initialization
+
     def start(self):
         """
         Start the Minecraft server instance if it is not already running.