diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a07ce6e..0db767a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ upload-package-registry:
       else
         version="${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
       fi
-
+    - |
       curl \
         --silent \
         --fail \
@@ -116,18 +116,13 @@ release-pigstall:
     refs:
       - tags
   script:
+    - version="${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
+    - changelog_excerpt="$(scripts/ci/create-release-message.sh "${version}" < CHANGELOG.md)"
+    - release_message="$(printf "bemanitools ${version} released\n${CI_TOOLS_URL}/bemanitools-v${version}.zip\n${changelog_excerpt}")"
+    - session="$(echo "$CI_PIGSTALL_SESSION_BASE64" | base64 -d)"
+    - data_prefix="$(echo "$CI_PIGSTALL_DATA_PREFIX_BASE64" | base64 -d)"
+    - link="$(echo "$CI_PIGSTALL_LINK_BASE64" | base64 -d)"
     - |
-      version="${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
-
-      changelog_excerpt="$(scripts/ci/create-release-message.sh "${version}" < CHANGELOG.md)"
-
-      release_message="$(printf \
-        "bemanitools ${version} released\n${CI_TOOLS_URL}/bemanitools-v${version}.zip\n${changelog_excerpt}")"
-
-      session="$(echo "$CI_PIGSTALL_SESSION_BASE64" | base64 -d)"
-      data_prefix="$(echo "$CI_PIGSTALL_DATA_PREFIX_BASE64" | base64 -d)"
-      link="$(echo "$CI_PIGSTALL_LINK_BASE64" | base64 -d)"
-
       curl \
         --silent \
         --fail \
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5db68a6..0ede7b1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 Note for CI/CD: Ensure the version formatting in the sections is kept identical to the versions
 given in tags. The pipeline will pick this up and cuts out the relevant section for release notes.
 
+## 0.00
+
+testing release pipeline
+
 ## 5.37
 
 ## 5.36
diff --git a/scripts/ci/create-release-message.sh b/scripts/ci/create-release-message.sh
index 13e0e61..bcd6c76 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/create-release-message.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/create-release-message.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ if [ "$changelog_excerpt" ]; then
     printf "%s" "$changelog_excerpt"
     exit 0
 else
-    echo "Could not find version in changelog: $VERSION"
+    >&2 echo "Could not find version in changelog: $VERSION"
     exit 1
 fi
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