diff --git a/.github/release-please/config.json b/.github/release-please/config.json
index 514c86d0dc..13da55934e 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/config.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/config.json
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
     { "type": "refactor", "section": "🧹 Chores", "hidden": false },
     { "type": "test", "section": "🧹 Chores", "hidden": false },
     { "type": "build", "section": "🤖 Automation", "hidden": false },
-    { "type": "ci", "section": "🤖 Automation", "hidden": true },
-    { "type": "thanks", "section": "🙏 Thank you", "hidden": false }
+    { "type": "ci", "section": "🤖 Automation", "hidden": true }
   ],
   "packages": {
     ".": {}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 72abb07121..1005ca2e70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,43 @@ jobs:
           config-file: .github/release-please/config.json
           manifest-file: .github/release-please/manifest.json
 
+  acknowledge_contributors:
+    name: Acknowledge Contributors
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: release_please
+    if: needs.release_please.outputs.releaseCreated
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          show-progress: false
+          
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: lts/*
+          
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install octokit
+
+      - name: Add contributors to release notes
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: node scripts/mention-contributors.mjs
+        
+      - name: Commit updated changelog
+        run: |
+          git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git add CHANGELOG.md
+          git commit -m "docs: update release notes with contributors" || exit 0
+          git push
+
   npm_publish:
     name: Publish to npm
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: npm
-    needs: release_please
+    needs: [release_please, acknowledge_contributors]
     if: needs.release_please.outputs.releaseCreated
     permissions:
       id-token: write
@@ -36,6 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           show-progress: false
+          
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
@@ -46,4 +79,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: npm publish --provenance --access public --tag=next
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fad58e1555..5a8885c288 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
     "version": "run-p version:* && git add -A ./AUTHORS ./CHANGELOG.md"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@octokit/rest": "^21.0.2",
     "ansi-colors": "^4.1.3",
     "browser-stdout": "^1.3.1",
     "chokidar": "^3.5.3",
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@
     "log-symbols": "^4.1.0",
     "minimatch": "^5.1.6",
     "ms": "^2.1.3",
+    "octokit": "^4.0.2",
     "serialize-javascript": "^6.0.2",
     "strip-json-comments": "^3.1.1",
     "supports-color": "^8.1.1",
diff --git a/scripts/mention-contributors.mjs b/scripts/mention-contributors.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f61b1d5176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/mention-contributors.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+'use strict';
+
+import { Octokit } from "octokit";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import { date } from "zod";
+import { console } from "node:inspector";
+
+const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN || "";
+const owner = "mochajs";
+const repo = "mocha";
+
+const octokit = new Octokit({ auth: token});
+
+async function getLastReleaseDate() {
+    try {
+        const { data: releases } = await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases', {
+            owner,
+            repo,
+            per_page: 2
+        });
+
+        if (releases.length > 1) {
+            return  new Date(releases[1].published_at);
+        }
+
+        return new Date(Date.now() - (30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Error fetching releases:", error);
+        return new Date(Date.now() - (30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
+    }
+}
+
+async function getContributorFullName(username) {
+    try {
+        const { data } = await octokit.request('GET /users/{username}', {
+            username: username
+        });
+        return data.name || username;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`Error fetching user info for ${username}:`, error);
+        return username;
+    }
+}
+
+async function getContributors() {
+    try {
+        const lastReleaseDate = await getLastReleaseDate();
+        const contributors = new Map();
+        let page = 1;
+        const per_page = 100;
+
+        while (true) {
+            const { data } = await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls', {
+                owner,
+                repo,
+                state: "closed",
+                sort: "updated",
+                direction: "desc",
+                per_page,
+                page
+            });
+
+            if (data.length === 0) break;
+
+            for (const pr of data) {
+                if (new Date(pr.merged_at) <= lastReleaseDate) {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                if (pr.merged_at && !pr.user.login.includes('[bot]')) {
+                    if (!contributors.has(pr.user.login)) {
+                        const fullName = await getContributorFullName(pr.user.login);
+                        contributors.set(pr.user.login, fullName);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (data[data.length - 1].merged_at && new Date(data[data.length - 1].merged_at) <= lastReleaseDate){
+                break;
+            }
+            page++;
+        }
+    return contributors;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Error fetching contributors:", error);
+        return new Map();
+    }
+}
+
+async function appendThankYouSection() {
+    try {
+        const changelogPath = "CHANGELOG.md";
+        const contributors = await getContributors();
+
+        if (contributors.size === 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+        let thankYouSection = "\n## ❤️ Thank You\n\n";
+        for (const [username, fullName] of contributors) {
+            thankYouSection += `* ${fullName} @${username}\n`;
+        }
+        thankYouSection += "\n";
+
+        const existingContent = fs.readFileSync(changelogPath, "utf-8");
+
+        const lines = existingContent.split("\n");
+
+        const firstVersionIndex = lines.findIndex(line => line.startsWith("#"));
+        if (firstVersionIndex === -1){
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const nextVersionIndex = lines.slice(firstVersionIndex + 1)
+            .findIndex(line => line.startsWith("#"));
+
+        const insertPosition = nextVersionIndex !== -1
+        ? firstVersionIndex + nextVersionIndex + 1: lines.length;
+
+        lines.splice(insertPosition, 0, thankYouSection);
+
+        fs.writeFileSync(changelogPath, lines.join("\n"), "utf-8");
+        console.log("Thank you section added to  changelog!")
+
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Error updating CHANGELOG.md:", error);
+    }
+}
+appendThankYouSection();
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