diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a570d9b..af7e9b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ This action will create a github release and optionally upload an artifact to it
 - **body**: An optional body for the release.
 - **bodyFile**: An optional body file for the release. This should be the path to the file.
 - **commit**: An optional commit reference. This will be used to create the tag if it does not exist.
+- **discussionCategory**: When provided this will generate a discussion of the specified category. The category must exist otherwise this will cause the action to fail. This isn't used with draft releases.
 - **draft**: Optionally marks this release as a draft release. Set to `true` to enable.
 - **name**: An optional name for the release. If this is omitted the tag will be used.
 - **omitBody**: Indicates if the release body should be omitted.
diff --git a/__tests__/Action.test.ts b/__tests__/Action.test.ts
index 6351c07..8a98a9d 100644
--- a/__tests__/Action.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/Action.test.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ const artifacts = [
     new Artifact('b/art2')
 ]
 
-const artifactErrorsFailBuild = false
 const createBody = 'createBody'
 const createName = 'createName'
 const commit = 'commit'
+const discussionCategory = 'discussionCategory'
 const draft = true
 const id = 100
 const prerelease = true
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, draft, createName, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).not.toBeCalled()
     })
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, draft, createName, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
     })
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, draft, createName, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
 
     })
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, draft, createName, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
     })
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
             expect(error).toEqual("error")
         }
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, draft, createName, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).not.toBeCalled()
     })
 
@@ -139,22 +139,32 @@ describe("Action", () => {
             expect(error).toEqual("error")
         }
 
-        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(id, tag, updateBody, commit, draft, updateName, prerelease)
+        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(
+            id,
+            tag,
+            updateBody,
+            commit,
+            discussionCategory,
+            draft,
+            updateName,
+            prerelease
+        )
         expect(uploadMock).not.toBeCalled()
     })
 
     it('throws error when upload fails', async () => {
         const action = createAction(false, true)
-        uploadMock.mockRejectedValue("error")
+        const expectedError = {status: 404}
+        uploadMock.mockRejectedValue(expectedError)
 
         expect.hasAssertions()
         try {
             await action.perform()
         } catch (error) {
-            expect(error).toEqual("error")
+            expect(error).toEqual(expectedError)
         }
 
-        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, draft, createName, prerelease)
+        expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, createBody, commit, discussionCategory, draft, createName, prerelease)
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
     })
 
@@ -171,7 +181,16 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(id, tag, updateBody, commit, draft, updateName, prerelease)
+        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(
+            id,
+            tag,
+            updateBody,
+            commit,
+            discussionCategory,
+            draft,
+            updateName,
+            prerelease
+        )
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
 
     })
@@ -181,7 +200,16 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(id, tag, updateBody, commit, draft, updateName, prerelease)
+        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(
+            id,
+            tag,
+            updateBody,
+            commit,
+            discussionCategory,
+            draft,
+            updateName,
+            prerelease
+        )
         expect(uploadMock).not.toBeCalled()
 
     })
@@ -191,7 +219,16 @@ describe("Action", () => {
 
         await action.perform()
 
-        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(id, tag, updateBody, commit, draft, updateName, prerelease)
+        expect(updateMock).toBeCalledWith(
+            id,
+            tag,
+            updateBody,
+            commit,
+            discussionCategory,
+            draft,
+            updateName,
+            prerelease
+        )
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, releaseId, url)
 
     })
@@ -245,6 +282,7 @@ describe("Action", () => {
                 createdReleaseBody: createBody,
                 createdReleaseName: createName,
                 commit: commit,
+                discussionCategory: discussionCategory,
                 draft: draft,
                 owner: "owner",
                 prerelease: prerelease,
diff --git a/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts b/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts
index eb350be..73d5450 100644
--- a/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/Inputs.test.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,18 @@ describe('Inputs', () => {
         })
     })
 
+    describe('discussionCategory', () => {
+        it('returns category', () => {
+            mockGetInput.mockReturnValue('Release')
+            expect(inputs.discussionCategory).toBe('Release')
+        })
+        
+        it('returns undefined', () => {
+            mockGetInput.mockReturnValue('')
+            expect(inputs.discussionCategory).toBe(undefined)
+        })
+    })
+
     describe('draft', () => {
         it('returns false', () => {
             expect(inputs.draft).toBe(false)
diff --git a/__tests__/Integration.test.ts b/__tests__/Integration.test.ts
index a7f8950..bc9a2bb 100644
--- a/__tests__/Integration.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/Integration.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {FileArtifactGlobber} from "../src/ArtifactGlobber";
 // This test is currently intended to be manually run during development. To run:
 // - Make sure you have an environment variable named GITHUB_TOKEN assigned to your token
 // - Remove skip from the test below
-describe.skip('Integration Test', () => {
+describe('Integration Test', () => {
     let action: Action
 
     beforeEach(() => {
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ describe.skip('Integration Test', () => {
                 artifactErrorsFailBuild: false,
                 artifacts: artifacts(),
                 createdReleaseBody: "This release was generated by release-action's integration test",
-                createdReleaseName: "Releases Action Integration Test",
+                createdReleaseName: "Releases Action Integration Test 2",
                 commit: "",
+                discussionCategory: 'Release',
                 draft: false,
                 owner: "ncipollo",
                 prerelease: false,
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ describe.skip('Integration Test', () => {
                 tag: "release-action-test",
                 token: getToken(),
                 updatedReleaseBody: "This release was generated by release-action's integration test",
-                updatedReleaseName: "Releases Action Integration Test"
+                updatedReleaseName: "Releases Action Integration Test 2"
             }
         })
         return new MockInputs();
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 5c86176..40457f9 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ inputs:
   commit:
     description: "An optional commit reference. This will be used to create the tag if it does not exist."
     required: false
+    default: ''  
+  discussionCategory:
+    description: "When provided this will generate a discussion of the specified category. The category must exist otherwise this will cause the action to fail. This isn't used with draft releases"
+    required: false
     default: ''
   draft:
     description: "Optionally marks this release as a draft release. Set to true to enable."
diff --git a/lib/Action.js b/lib/Action.js
index 83ca0b1..33c5d73 100644
--- a/lib/Action.js
+++ b/lib/Action.js
@@ -31,27 +31,33 @@ class Action {
     createOrUpdateRelease() {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             if (this.inputs.allowUpdates) {
+                let getResponse;
                 try {
-                    const getResponse = yield this.releases.getByTag(this.inputs.tag);
-                    return yield this.updateRelease(getResponse.data.id);
+                    getResponse = yield this.releases.getByTag(this.inputs.tag);
                 }
                 catch (error) {
-                    if (Action.noPublishedRelease(error)) {
-                        return yield this.updateDraftOrCreateRelease();
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        throw error;
-                    }
+                    return yield this.checkForMissingReleaseError(error);
                 }
+                return yield this.updateRelease(getResponse.data.id);
             }
             else {
                 return yield this.createRelease();
             }
         });
     }
+    checkForMissingReleaseError(error) {
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            if (Action.noPublishedRelease(error)) {
+                return yield this.updateDraftOrCreateRelease();
+            }
+            else {
+                throw error;
+            }
+        });
+    }
     updateRelease(id) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            return yield this.releases.update(id, this.inputs.tag, this.inputs.updatedReleaseBody, this.inputs.commit, this.inputs.draft, this.inputs.updatedReleaseName, this.inputs.prerelease);
+            return yield this.releases.update(id, this.inputs.tag, this.inputs.updatedReleaseBody, this.inputs.commit, this.inputs.discussionCategory, this.inputs.draft, this.inputs.updatedReleaseName, this.inputs.prerelease);
         });
     }
     static noPublishedRelease(error) {
@@ -80,7 +86,7 @@ class Action {
     }
     createRelease() {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            return yield this.releases.create(this.inputs.tag, this.inputs.createdReleaseBody, this.inputs.commit, this.inputs.draft, this.inputs.createdReleaseName, this.inputs.prerelease);
+            return yield this.releases.create(this.inputs.tag, this.inputs.createdReleaseBody, this.inputs.commit, this.inputs.discussionCategory, this.inputs.draft, this.inputs.createdReleaseName, this.inputs.prerelease);
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Inputs.js b/lib/Inputs.js
index 0f7e8c2..108e269 100644
--- a/lib/Inputs.js
+++ b/lib/Inputs.js
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ class CoreInputs {
             return undefined;
         return this.name;
     }
+    get discussionCategory() {
+        const category = core.getInput('discussionCategory');
+        if (category) {
+            return category;
+        }
+        return undefined;
+    }
     static get omitName() {
         return core.getInput('omitName') == 'true';
     }
diff --git a/lib/Releases.js b/lib/Releases.js
index 0948fce..a33f049 100644
--- a/lib/Releases.js
+++ b/lib/Releases.js
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ class GithubReleases {
         this.inputs = inputs;
         this.git = git;
     }
-    create(tag, body, commitHash, draft, name, prerelease) {
+    create(tag, body, commitHash, discussionCategory, draft, name, prerelease) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             // noinspection TypeScriptValidateJSTypes
             return this.git.repos.createRelease({
                 body: body,
                 name: name,
+                discussion_category_name: discussionCategory,
                 draft: draft,
                 owner: this.inputs.owner,
                 prerelease: prerelease,
@@ -65,13 +66,14 @@ class GithubReleases {
             });
         });
     }
-    update(id, tag, body, commitHash, draft, name, prerelease) {
+    update(id, tag, body, commitHash, discussionCategory, draft, name, prerelease) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             // noinspection TypeScriptValidateJSTypes
             return this.git.repos.updateRelease({
                 release_id: id,
                 body: body,
                 name: name,
+                discussion_category_name: discussionCategory,
                 draft: draft,
                 owner: this.inputs.owner,
                 prerelease: prerelease,
diff --git a/src/Action.ts b/src/Action.ts
index 4144117..bf8552b 100644
--- a/src/Action.ts
+++ b/src/Action.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {Inputs} from "./Inputs";
-import {CreateReleaseResponse, Releases, UpdateReleaseResponse} from "./Releases";
+import {CreateReleaseResponse, ReleaseByTagResponse, Releases, UpdateReleaseResponse} from "./Releases";
 import {ArtifactUploader} from "./ArtifactUploader";
 import {GithubError} from "./GithubError";
 
@@ -27,20 +27,26 @@ export class Action {
 
     private async createOrUpdateRelease(): Promise<CreateReleaseResponse | UpdateReleaseResponse> {
         if (this.inputs.allowUpdates) {
+            let getResponse: ReleaseByTagResponse
             try {
-                const getResponse = await this.releases.getByTag(this.inputs.tag)
-                return await this.updateRelease(getResponse.data.id)
+                getResponse = await this.releases.getByTag(this.inputs.tag)
             } catch (error) {
-                if (Action.noPublishedRelease(error)) {
-                    return await this.updateDraftOrCreateRelease()
-                } else {
-                    throw error
-                }
+                return await this.checkForMissingReleaseError(error)
             }
+
+            return await this.updateRelease(getResponse.data.id)
         } else {
             return await this.createRelease()
         }
     }
+    
+    private async checkForMissingReleaseError(error: Error) : Promise<CreateReleaseResponse | UpdateReleaseResponse> {
+        if (Action.noPublishedRelease(error)) {
+            return await this.updateDraftOrCreateRelease()
+        } else {
+            throw error
+        }
+    }
 
     private async updateRelease(id: number): Promise<UpdateReleaseResponse> {
         return await this.releases.update(
@@ -48,6 +54,7 @@ export class Action {
             this.inputs.tag,
             this.inputs.updatedReleaseBody,
             this.inputs.commit,
+            this.inputs.discussionCategory,
             this.inputs.draft,
             this.inputs.updatedReleaseName,
             this.inputs.prerelease
@@ -82,6 +89,7 @@ export class Action {
             this.inputs.tag,
             this.inputs.createdReleaseBody,
             this.inputs.commit,
+            this.inputs.discussionCategory,
             this.inputs.draft,
             this.inputs.createdReleaseName,
             this.inputs.prerelease
diff --git a/src/Inputs.ts b/src/Inputs.ts
index 1bc1614..dde882b 100644
--- a/src/Inputs.ts
+++ b/src/Inputs.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export interface Inputs {
     readonly commit: string
     readonly createdReleaseBody?: string
     readonly createdReleaseName?: string
+    readonly discussionCategory?: string
     readonly draft: boolean
     readonly owner: string
     readonly prerelease: boolean
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ export class CoreInputs implements Inputs {
         return core.getInput('omitBody') == 'true'
     }
 
-    private get body() : string | undefined {
+    private get body(): string | undefined {
         const body = core.getInput('body')
         if (body) {
             return body
@@ -89,6 +90,14 @@ export class CoreInputs implements Inputs {
         return this.name
     }
 
+    get discussionCategory(): string | undefined {
+        const category = core.getInput('discussionCategory')
+        if (category) {
+            return category
+        }
+        return undefined
+    }
+
     private static get omitName(): boolean {
         return core.getInput('omitName') == 'true'
     }
@@ -162,7 +171,7 @@ export class CoreInputs implements Inputs {
     }
 
     get updatedReleaseName(): string | undefined {
-        if (CoreInputs.omitName ||  CoreInputs.omitNameDuringUpdate) return undefined
+        if (CoreInputs.omitName || CoreInputs.omitNameDuringUpdate) return undefined
         return this.name
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Releases.ts b/src/Releases.ts
index cdf4baa..2d6803e 100644
--- a/src/Releases.ts
+++ b/src/Releases.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export interface Releases {
         tag: string,
         body?: string,
         commitHash?: string,
+        discussionCategory?: string,
         draft?: boolean,
         name?: string,
         prerelease?: boolean
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export interface Releases {
         tag: string,
         body?: string,
         commitHash?: string,
+        discussionCategory?: string,
         draft?: boolean,
         name?: string,
         prerelease?: boolean
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ export class GithubReleases implements Releases {
         tag: string,
         body?: string,
         commitHash?: string,
+        discussionCategory?: string,
         draft?: boolean,
         name?: string,
         prerelease?: boolean
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ export class GithubReleases implements Releases {
         return this.git.repos.createRelease({
             body: body,
             name: name,
+            discussion_category_name: discussionCategory,
             draft: draft,
             owner: this.inputs.owner,
             prerelease: prerelease,
@@ -118,6 +122,7 @@ export class GithubReleases implements Releases {
         tag: string,
         body?: string,
         commitHash?: string,
+        discussionCategory?: string,
         draft?: boolean,
         name?: string,
         prerelease?: boolean
@@ -127,6 +132,7 @@ export class GithubReleases implements Releases {
             release_id: id,
             body: body,
             name: name,
+            discussion_category_name: discussionCategory,
             draft: draft,
             owner: this.inputs.owner,
             prerelease: prerelease,