diff --git a/app/blueprints/api/endpoints.py b/app/blueprints/api/endpoints.py
index b4760fcb..58832539 100644
--- a/app/blueprints/api/endpoints.py
+++ b/app/blueprints/api/endpoints.py
@@ -325,15 +325,19 @@ def create_release(token, package):
 	else:
 		data = request.form
 
-	if "title" not in data:
-		error(400, "Title is required in the POST data")
+	if not ("title" in data or "name" in data):
+		error(400, "name is required in the POST data")
+
+	name = data.get("name")
+	title = data.get("title") or name
+	name = name or title
 
 	if data.get("method") == "git":
 		for option in ["method", "ref"]:
 			if option not in data:
 				error(400, option + " is required in the POST data")
 
-		return api_create_vcs_release(token, package, data["title"], data["title"], data.get("release_notes"), data["ref"])
+		return api_create_vcs_release(token, package, name, title, data.get("release_notes"), data["ref"])
 
 	elif request.files:
 		file = request.files.get("file")
@@ -342,7 +346,7 @@ def create_release(token, package):
 
 		commit_hash = data.get("commit")
 
-		return api_create_zip_release(token, package, data["title"], data["title"], data.get("release_notes"), file, None, None, "API", commit_hash)
+		return api_create_zip_release(token, package,  name, title, data.get("release_notes"), file, None, None, "API", commit_hash)
 
 	else:
 		error(400, "Unknown release-creation method. Specify the method or provide a file.")
diff --git a/app/flatpages/help/api.md b/app/flatpages/help/api.md
index c517f2c7..0a053af4 100644
--- a/app/flatpages/help/api.md
+++ b/app/flatpages/help/api.md
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ Examples:
 # Create release from Git
 curl -X POST https://content.minetest.net/api/packages/username/name/releases/new/ \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer YOURTOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -d '{ "method": "git", "title": "My Release", "ref": "master" }'
+    -d '{ "method": "git", "name": "1.2.3", "title": "My Release", "ref": "master", "release_notes": "some\nrelease\nnotes\n" }'
 
 # Create release from zip upload
 curl -X POST https://content.minetest.net/api/packages/username/name/releases/new/ \
diff --git a/app/logic/releases.py b/app/logic/releases.py
index 38167d32..aefb4317 100644
--- a/app/logic/releases.py
+++ b/app/logic/releases.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from app.logic.LogicError import LogicError
 from app.logic.uploads import upload_file
 from app.models import PackageRelease, db, Permission, User, Package, MinetestRelease
 from app.tasks.importtasks import make_vcs_release, check_zip_release
-from app.utils import AuditSeverity, add_audit_log, nonempty_or_none
+from app.utils import AuditSeverity, add_audit_log, nonempty_or_none, normalize_line_endings
 
 
 def check_can_create_release(user: User, package: Package):
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def do_create_vcs_release(user: User, package: Package, name: str, title: Option
 	rel.package = package
 	rel.name    = name
 	rel.title   = title or name
-	rel.release_notes = release_notes
+	rel.release_notes = normalize_line_endings(release_notes)
 	rel.url     = ""
 	rel.task_id = uuid()
 	rel.min_rel = min_v
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def do_create_zip_release(user: User, package: Package, name: str, title: Option
 	rel.package = package
 	rel.name    = name
 	rel.title   = title or name
-	rel.release_notes = release_notes
+	rel.release_notes = normalize_line_endings(release_notes)
 	rel.url     = uploaded_url
 	rel.task_id = uuid()
 	rel.commit_hash = commit_hash