diff --git a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/info.json b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/info.json
index 215dd9db..bdb3659a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/info.json
+++ b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/info.json
@@ -560,6 +560,45 @@
           "name": "Test trigger"
         }
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "New release",
+      "key": "newRelease",
+      "interval": "15m",
+      "description": "Triggers when a new release is created",
+      "substeps": [
+        {
+          "key": "chooseAccount",
+          "name": "Choose account"
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "chooseTrigger",
+          "name": "Set up a trigger",
+          "arguments": [
+            {
+              "label": "Repo",
+              "key": "repo",
+              "type": "dropdown",
+              "required": true,
+              "variables": false,
+              "source": {
+                "type": "query",
+                "name": "getData",
+                "arguments": [
+                  {
+                    "name": "key",
+                    "value": "listRepos"
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "testStep",
+          "name": "Test trigger"
+        }
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers.ts b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers.ts
index e8246764..55b8efbf 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import NewMilestone from './triggers/new-milestone';
 import NewCommitComment from './triggers/new-commit-comment';
 import NewLabel from './triggers/new-label';
 import NewCollaborator from './triggers/new-collaborator';
+import NewRelease from './triggers/new-release';
 
 export default class Triggers {
   newRepository: NewRepository;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export default class Triggers {
   newCommitComment: NewCommitComment;
   newLabel: NewLabel;
   newCollaborator: NewCollaborator;
+  newRelease: NewRelease;
 
   constructor(connectionData: IJSONObject, parameters: IJSONObject) {
     this.newRepository = new NewRepository(connectionData);
@@ -33,5 +35,6 @@ export default class Triggers {
     this.newCommitComment = new NewCommitComment(connectionData, parameters);
     this.newLabel = new NewLabel(connectionData, parameters);
     this.newCollaborator = new NewCollaborator(connectionData, parameters);
+    this.newRelease = new NewRelease(connectionData, parameters);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers/new-release.ts b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers/new-release.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c5fb1f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers/new-release.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { Octokit } from 'octokit';
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
+import { IJSONObject } from '@automatisch/types';
+
+export default class NewRelease {
+  client?: Octokit;
+  repoOwner?: string;
+  repo?: string;
+
+  constructor(connectionData: IJSONObject, parameters: IJSONObject) {
+    if (connectionData.accessToken) {
+      this.client = new Octokit({
+        auth: connectionData.accessToken as string,
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (parameters?.repo) {
+      const [owner, repo] = (parameters.repo as string).split('/');
+
+      this.repoOwner = 'facebook' || owner;
+      this.repo = 'react' || repo;
+    }
+  }
+
+  get options() {
+    return {
+      owner: this.repoOwner,
+      repo: this.repo,
+    };
+  }
+
+  async run(startTime: Date) {
+    const iterator = await this.client.paginate.iterator(this.client.rest.repos.listReleases, this.options);
+    const newReleases = [];
+
+    const startTimeDateObject = DateTime.fromJSDate(startTime);
+
+    releaseIterator:
+    for await (const { data: releases } of iterator) {
+      for (const release of releases) {
+        const createdAtDateObject = DateTime.fromISO(release.created_at);
+
+        if (createdAtDateObject < startTimeDateObject) {
+          break releaseIterator;
+        }
+
+        newReleases.push(release);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return newReleases;
+  }
+
+  async testRun() {
+    const options = {
+      ...this.options,
+      per_page: 1,
+    };
+
+    return (await this.client.rest.repos.listReleases(options)).data;
+  }
+}