diff --git a/.github/config/markdownignore b/.github/config/markdownignore
index 61874c2a7a..00158608b8 100644
--- a/.github/config/markdownignore
+++ b/.github/config/markdownignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 examples/lib/tour/0*
 docs/reference
 docs/pluginreference
+hack/collapse/*
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diff --git a/.github/config/wordlist.txt b/.github/config/wordlist.txt
index 3bb353cc37..d38b0d4469 100644
--- a/.github/config/wordlist.txt
+++ b/.github/config/wordlist.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ bool
 boolean
 buildx
 cas
+changelog
 chocolateyinstall
 cli
 cliconfig
@@ -307,4 +308,4 @@ xml
 yaml
 yitsushi
 yml
-yyyy
+yyyy
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yaml
index e066e35b6d..ca8a9601cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: true
       - name: Setup Release with gh
         env:
+          COLLAPSE_THRESHOLD: 5
           REF: ${{ github.ref }}
           REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
@@ -81,6 +82,16 @@ jobs:
                -q .body \
              )
           
+          if [[ -z $notes ]]; then
+            echo "No release notes generated from API, failed"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          echo "Auto-Collapsing release notes to reduce size"
+          echo $notes > $RUNNER_TEMP/release_notes.md
+          bash hack/collapse/auto_collapse.sh $RUNNER_TEMP/release_notes.md $RUNNER_TEMP/release_notes_processed.md ${{ env.COLLAPSE_THRESHOLD }}
+          notes=$(cat $RUNNER_TEMP/release_notes_processed.md)
+          
           echo "Release Notes generated for ${{env.RELEASE_VERSION}}:"
           echo "${notes}"
           
diff --git a/hack/collapse/.gitignore b/hack/collapse/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..edf5bf79b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/collapse/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test_example_collapsible.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hack/collapse/auto_collapse.sh b/hack/collapse/auto_collapse.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce515c9400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/collapse/auto_collapse.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Auto Collapse
+#This is a script that takes in
+# - a markdown file
+# - a designated output file
+# - the number of lines as a threshold on when to collapse a section.
+#
+# Sample
+# ./auto_collapse.sh test_example.md test_example_collapsible.md 10
+
+# Input and output files
+INPUT_FILE=${1:-"README.md"}
+OUTPUT_FILE=${2:-"README_collapsible.md"}
+THRESHOLD=${3:-10}
+
+# Ensure output file is empty initially
+rm -f "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+
+# Variables to track sections
+inside_section=false
+section_lines=()
+section_header=""
+
+INPUT="$(cat "$INPUT_FILE")"
+FULL_CHANGELOG=$(grep -E "Full Changelog" < "$INPUT_FILE")
+
+if [[ -z $FULL_CHANGELOG ]]; then
+    echo "Full Changelog not found in the input file."
+else
+    echo "Full Changelog found in the input file."
+    INPUT=$(echo "$INPUT" | sed '/Full Changelog/d')
+fi
+
+# Function to process and write a section
+write_section() {
+    local header="$1"
+    local lines=("${@:2}")
+    local num_lines=$((${#lines[@]}-1))
+
+    # Write the section header as is
+    echo "$header" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+
+    if [[ $num_lines -gt $THRESHOLD ]]; then
+        # Collapse only the content with a dynamic summary
+        {
+            echo "<details>"
+            echo "<summary>${num_lines} changes</summary>"
+            echo ""
+            printf "%s\n" "${lines[@]}"
+            echo "</details>"
+        } >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+    else
+        # Write the content as is if it's below the threshold
+        printf "%s\n" "${lines[@]}" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Read the Markdown file line by line
+echo "${INPUT}" | while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n $line ]]; do
+    # Preserve comment blocks
+    if [[ $line =~ ^\<!-- ]] || [[ $line =~ ^--\> ]]; then
+        # Finalize the current section if inside one
+        if [[ $inside_section == true ]]; then
+            write_section "$section_header" "${section_lines[@]:1}" # Exclude the header
+            inside_section=false
+        fi
+        # Write the comment directly
+        echo "$line" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $line =~ ^#+\  ]]; then # New section starts
+        if [[ $inside_section == true ]]; then
+            # Write the previous section
+            write_section "$section_header" "${section_lines[@]:1}" # Exclude the header
+        fi
+        # Start a new section
+        section_header="$line"
+        section_lines=("$line") # Initialize section with the header
+        inside_section=true
+    else
+        # Collect lines of the current section
+        section_lines+=("$line")
+    fi
+done
+
+# Process the last section
+if [[ $inside_section == true ]]; then
+    write_section "$section_header" "${section_lines[@]:1}" # Exclude the header
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -z $FULL_CHANGELOG ]]; then
+    echo "Appending Full Changelog to the end of the file."
+    printf "\n%s" "$FULL_CHANGELOG" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+fi
+
+echo "Collapsible Markdown written to $OUTPUT_FILE"
+
diff --git a/hack/collapse/test_auto_collapse.sh b/hack/collapse/test_auto_collapse.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41cb386336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/collapse/test_auto_collapse.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+
+# Paths to files
+export INPUT_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/test_example.md"
+export OUTPUT_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/test_example_collapsible.md"
+export EXPECTED_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/test_example_expected_collapsible.md"
+export SCRIPT="$SCRIPT_DIR/auto_collapse.sh"
+
+# Run the script
+bash "$SCRIPT" "$INPUT_FILE" "$OUTPUT_FILE" 5
+
+if [ ! -f "$OUTPUT_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "Test failed: Output file not found."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Compare output with expected file
+if diff -q "$OUTPUT_FILE" "$EXPECTED_FILE" > /dev/null; then
+    echo "Test passed: Output matches expected result."
+else
+    echo "Test failed: Output does not match expected result."
+    echo "Differences:"
+    diff "$OUTPUT_FILE" "$EXPECTED_FILE"
+fi
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diff --git a/hack/collapse/test_example.md b/hack/collapse/test_example.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d018eef011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/collapse/test_example.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/config/release.yml at refs/heads/releases/v0.19 -->
+<!-- markdown-link-check-disable -->
+## What's Changed
+### 🚀 Features
+* feat(log): log http requests for OCI and docker based on trace level by injecting a logger by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1118
+### 🧰 Maintenance
+* chore: change guide for 0.18.0 by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1066
+* chore: allow publishing to Brew via custom script by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1059
+* chore: remove ocm inception during build CTF aggregation by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1065
+* chore: release branches as `releases/vX.Y` instead of `releases/vX.Y.Z` by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1071
+* chore: cleanup release action by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1076
+* chore: bump version to 0.19.0-dev by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1084
+* chore: disable mandatory period comments by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1079
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/compare/v0.18...v0.19.0
+<!-- markdown-link-check-enable -->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hack/collapse/test_example_expected_collapsible.md b/hack/collapse/test_example_expected_collapsible.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c71baadc37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/collapse/test_example_expected_collapsible.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/config/release.yml at refs/heads/releases/v0.19 -->
+<!-- markdown-link-check-disable -->
+## What's Changed
+
+### 🚀 Features
+* feat(log): log http requests for OCI and docker based on trace level by injecting a logger by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1118
+### 🧰 Maintenance
+<details>
+<summary>7 changes</summary>
+
+* chore: change guide for 0.18.0 by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1066
+* chore: allow publishing to Brew via custom script by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1059
+* chore: remove ocm inception during build CTF aggregation by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1065
+* chore: release branches as `releases/vX.Y` instead of `releases/vX.Y.Z` by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1071
+* chore: cleanup release action by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1076
+* chore: bump version to 0.19.0-dev by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1084
+* chore: disable mandatory period comments by @author in https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/pull/1079
+
+</details>
+<!-- markdown-link-check-enable -->
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/open-component-model/ocm/compare/v0.18...v0.19.0
\ No newline at end of file