diff --git a/resources/com/cadoles/gitea/gitea-release.sh b/resources/com/cadoles/gitea/gitea-release.sh
index 6b49848..ba5185b 100644
--- a/resources/com/cadoles/gitea/gitea-release.sh
+++ b/resources/com/cadoles/gitea/gitea-release.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ GITEA_RELEASE_ORG=${GITEA_RELEASE_ORG}
 GITEA_RELEASE_BASE_URL=${GITEA_BASE_URL:-https://forge.cadoles.com}
 GITEA_RELEASE_USERNAME=${GITEA_RELEASE_USERNAME}
 GITEA_RELEASE_PASSWORD=${GITEA_RELEASE_PASSWORD}
+GITEA_RELEASE_NAME=${GITEA_RELEASE_NAME}
 GITEA_RELEASE_VERSION=${GITEA_RELEASE_VERSION}
 GITEA_RELEASE_COMMITISH_TARGET=${GITEA_RELEASE_COMMITISH_TARGET}
 GITEA_RELEASE_IS_DRAFT=${GITEA_RELEASE_IS_DRAFT:-false}
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ function create_release {
 
     payload=$(json_set "$payload" body "$GITEA_RELEASE_BODY" true)
     payload=$(json_set "$payload" draft $GITEA_RELEASE_IS_DRAFT)
-    payload=$(json_set "$payload" name "\"$GITEA_RELEASE_VERSION\"")
+    payload=$(json_set "$payload" name "\"${GITEA_RELEASE_NAME:-$GITEA_RELEASE_VERSION}\"")
     payload=$(json_set "$payload" prerelease $GITEA_RELEASE_IS_PRERELEASE)
     payload=$(json_set "$payload" tag_name "\"${GITEA_RELEASE_VERSION:-$GITEA_RELEASE_COMMITISH_TARGET}\"")
     payload=$(json_set "$payload" target_commitish "\"$GITEA_RELEASE_COMMITISH_TARGET\"")
diff --git a/vars/gitea.groovy b/vars/gitea.groovy
index 5f682e4..8a30e95 100644
--- a/vars/gitea.groovy
+++ b/vars/gitea.groovy
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def release(String credentialsId, String org, String project, Map options = [:])
   def baseUrl = options.get('baseUrl', 'https://forge.cadoles.com')
   def defaultVersion = sh(returnStdout: true, script: 'git describe --always').trim()
   def releaseVersion = options.get('releaseVersion', defaultVersion)
+  def releaseName = options.get('releaseName', releaseVersion)
   def commitishTarget = options.get('commitishTarget', env.GIT_COMMIT)
 
   def defaultIsPrerelease = true
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ def release(String credentialsId, String org, String project, Map options = [:])
       export GITEA_RELEASE_ORG="${org}"
       export GITEA_RELEASE_BASE_URL="${baseUrl}"
       export GITEA_RELEASE_VERSION="${releaseVersion}"
+      export GITEA_RELEASE_NAME="${releaseName}"
       export GITEA_RELEASE_COMMITISH_TARGET="${commitishTarget}"
       export GITEA_RELEASE_IS_DRAFT="${isDraft}"
       export GITEA_RELEASE_IS_PRERELEASE="${isPrerelease}"