diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a89e0f2..4837d75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ jobs:
           REMOVE_TITLE: "true"
         run: npx --no-install git-cliff --latest --strip header -o release-notes.md
 
+      - name: Limit release notes size
+        run: |-
+          MAX_CHARS=125000
+          CHARS=$(wc -m < release-notes.md | tr -d ' ')
+          if [ "$CHARS" -gt "$MAX_CHARS" ]; then
+            echo "Release notes are too large ($CHARS characters, max $MAX_CHARS). Linking to CHANGELOG.md instead."
+            echo "Release notes are too large to display here. See [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/blob/v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}/CHANGELOG.md) for the full changelog." > release-notes.md
+          fi
+
       - name: Create release
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/__tests__/unit/categories/js/release-workflow/preset/index.spec.ts b/__tests__/unit/categories/js/release-workflow/preset/index.spec.ts
index 0bd5cf3..50e65bf 100644
--- a/__tests__/unit/categories/js/release-workflow/preset/index.spec.ts
+++ b/__tests__/unit/categories/js/release-workflow/preset/index.spec.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ describe('release-workflow/preset', () => {
               },
               run: 'npx --no-install git-cliff --latest --strip header -o release-notes.md',
             },
+            {
+              name: 'Limit release notes size',
+              run: [
+                'MAX_CHARS=125000',
+                "CHARS=$(wc -m < release-notes.md | tr -d ' ')",
+                'if [ "$CHARS" -gt "$MAX_CHARS" ]; then',
+                '  echo "Release notes are too large ($CHARS characters, max $MAX_CHARS). Linking to CHANGELOG.md instead."',
+                '  echo "Release notes are too large to display here. See [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/blob/v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}/CHANGELOG.md) for the full changelog." > release-notes.md',
+                'fi',
+              ].join('\n'),
+            },
             {
               name: 'Create release',
               env: {
diff --git a/__tests__/unit/categories/js/release-workflow/release-workflow.installer.spec.ts b/__tests__/unit/categories/js/release-workflow/release-workflow.installer.spec.ts
index 834ea08..63acda9 100644
--- a/__tests__/unit/categories/js/release-workflow/release-workflow.installer.spec.ts
+++ b/__tests__/unit/categories/js/release-workflow/release-workflow.installer.spec.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ describe('release-workflow.installer', () => {
           '          REMOVE_TITLE: "true"',
           '        run: npx --no-install git-cliff --latest --strip header -o release-notes.md',
           '',
+          '      - name: Limit release notes size',
+          '        run: |-',
+          '          MAX_CHARS=125000',
+          "          CHARS=$(wc -m < release-notes.md | tr -d ' ')",
+          '          if [ "$CHARS" -gt "$MAX_CHARS" ]; then',
+          '            echo "Release notes are too large ($CHARS characters, max $MAX_CHARS). Linking to CHANGELOG.md instead."',
+          '            echo "Release notes are too large to display here. See [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/blob/v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}/CHANGELOG.md) for the full changelog." > release-notes.md',
+          '          fi',
+          '',
           '      - name: Create release',
           '        env:',
           '          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}',
diff --git a/src/categories/js/release-workflow/preset/default.preset.ts b/src/categories/js/release-workflow/preset/default.preset.ts
index bd11f7f..17779b3 100644
--- a/src/categories/js/release-workflow/preset/default.preset.ts
+++ b/src/categories/js/release-workflow/preset/default.preset.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,17 @@ export const content = {
           },
           run: 'npx --no-install git-cliff --latest --strip header -o release-notes.md',
         },
+        {
+          name: 'Limit release notes size',
+          run: [
+            'MAX_CHARS=125000',
+            "CHARS=$(wc -m < release-notes.md | tr -d ' ')",
+            'if [ "$CHARS" -gt "$MAX_CHARS" ]; then',
+            '  echo "Release notes are too large ($CHARS characters, max $MAX_CHARS). Linking to CHANGELOG.md instead."',
+            '  echo "Release notes are too large to display here. See [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/blob/v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}/CHANGELOG.md) for the full changelog." > release-notes.md',
+            'fi',
+          ].join('\n'),
+        },
         {
           name: 'Create release',
           env: {