diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yaml
index 0f703e2..1924aaf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 name: Deploy doc to GitHub Pages
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - 'main'
+  release:
+    types:
+      - published
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
     python-version: "3.10"
diff --git a/deployer/utils/models.py b/deployer/utils/models.py
index 13f22f0..1838585 100644
--- a/deployer/utils/models.py
+++ b/deployer/utils/models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from inspect import signature
+from inspect import Parameter, signature
 from typing import Callable, Literal, Optional, Protocol
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, create_model
@@ -44,13 +44,18 @@ def create_model_from_func(
 
     func_signature = signature(func)
 
+    func_typing = {
+        p.name: (
+            type_converter(p.annotation),
+            ... if (exclude_defaults or p.default == Parameter.empty) else p.default,
+        )
+        for p in func_signature.parameters.values()
+    }
+
     func_model = create_model(
         __model_name=model_name,
         __base__=CustomBaseModel,
-        **{
-            p.name: (type_converter(p.annotation), ... if exclude_defaults else p.default)
-            for p in func_signature.parameters.values()
-        },
+        **func_typing,
     )
 
     return func_model
diff --git a/deployer/utils/utils.py b/deployer/utils/utils.py
index 1bd6cc7..968757e 100644
--- a/deployer/utils/utils.py
+++ b/deployer/utils/utils.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def _parse_validation_errors(
         else:
             config_name = error["loc"][3]
             error_row = {"type": error["type"], "msg": error["msg"]}
-            parsed_errors[pipeline_name][config_name] = []
+            parsed_errors[pipeline_name].setdefault(config_name, [])
             if len(error["loc"]) > 4:
                 error_row["field"] = error["loc"][5]
             parsed_errors[pipeline_name][config_name].append(error_row)
diff --git a/docs/CLI_REFERENCE.md b/docs/CLI_REFERENCE.md
index ceb88ec..79c0cce 100644
--- a/docs/CLI_REFERENCE.md
+++ b/docs/CLI_REFERENCE.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ $ vertex-deployer check [OPTIONS] PIPELINE_NAMES...
 * `PIPELINE_NAMES...`: The names of the pipeline to create. [optional]
 
 **Options**:
+
 * `--all, -a / --no-all`: Whether to check all pipelines. [default: no-all]
 * `--config-filepath, -cfp PATH`: Path to the json/py file with parameter values and input artifacts to check. If not specified, all config files in the pipeline dir will be checked.
 * `--warn-defaults, -wd / --no-warn-defaults, -nwd`: Whether to warn when a default value is used and not overwritten in config file. [default: warn-defaults]
diff --git a/templates/.release_notes.md.j2 b/templates/.release_notes.md.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..243bf0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/.release_notes.md.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+## {{ version.as_tag() }} ({{ release.tagged_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d") }})
+{% for type_, commits in release["elements"] | dictsort %}
+{% if type_ == "enh" %}
+### {{ "Enhancements" | capitalize }}
+{% else %}
+### {{ type_ | capitalize }}
+{% endif %}{%- if type_ != "unknown" %}{% for commit in commits %}
+* {{ commit.descriptions[0] }} by {{commit.commit.author.name}} in [`{{ commit.short_hash }}`]({{ commit.hexsha | commit_hash_url }})
+{%- endfor %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}