diff --git a/.github/workflows/config/release-notes.json b/.github/workflows/config/release-notes.json
index bf1747f5ccd..eee182a77e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/config/release-notes.json
+++ b/.github/workflows/config/release-notes.json
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@
         "pattern": "<!--.*-->",
         "flags": "gus",
         "target": ""
+      },
+      {
+        "pattern": "\n\\s*\n",
+        "flags": "gu",
+        "target": "\n"
+      },
+      {
+        "pattern": "\n",
+        "flags": "gu",
+        "target": "\n  "
       }
     ],
     "custom_placeholders": [
@@ -65,12 +75,12 @@
         "transformer": {
           "pattern": ".*#### Release Notes(?:[\n\\s]|(?:<!--.*?-->))*((?:\\S(?!!--)).*?)[\n\\s]*\n#.*",
           "flags": "gus",
-          "target": "\n  $1"
+          "target": "\n$1"
         }
       }
     ],
     "trim_values": false,
     "max_tags_to_fetch": 200,
-    "max_pull_requests": 500,
+    "max_pull_requests": 1000,
     "max_back_track_time_days": 365
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes.yml
index 6459664a6e6..f3bac67dbaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Build Release Notes
         id: release-notes
-        uses: mikepenz/release-changelog-builder-action@v3.7.0
+        uses: mikepenz/release-changelog-builder-action@v4.1.1
         with:
           configuration: .github/workflows/config/release-notes.json
           failOnError: true