diff --git a/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl b/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl
index 9bbd11f027..788d7f015c 100644
--- a/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 			</div>
 			<div class="eleven wide tw-pt-0">
 				<div class="field {{if .Err_Title}}error{{end}}">
-					<input name="title" aria-label="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.release.title"}}" placeholder="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.release.title"}}" value="{{.title}}" autofocus maxlength="255">
+					<input id="release-title" name="title" aria-label="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.release.title"}}" placeholder="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.release.title"}}" value="{{.tag_name}}" autofocus maxlength="255">
 				</div>
 				<div class="field">
 					{{template "shared/combomarkdowneditor" (dict
diff --git a/tests/e2e/release.test.e2e.ts b/tests/e2e/release.test.e2e.ts
index 49c67793e6..6d1fff2102 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/release.test.e2e.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/release.test.e2e.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ test('External Release Attachments', async ({page, isMobile}) => {
   // Fill out form and create new release
   await expect(page).toHaveURL('/user2/repo2/releases/new');
   await validate_form({page}, 'fieldset');
-  await page.fill('input[name=tag_name]', '2.0');
+  const textarea = page.locator('input[name=tag_name]');
+  await textarea.pressSequentially('2.0');
+  await expect(page.locator('input[name=title]')).toHaveAttribute('placeholder', '2.0');
   await page.fill('input[name=title]', '2.0');
   await page.click('#add-external-link');
   await page.click('#add-external-link');
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-release.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-release.js
index 0db9b8ac73..1ac44f22ef 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-release.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-release.js
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ function initTagNameEditor() {
       showElem('#tag-target-selector');
       tagHelper.textContent = value ? newTagHelperText : defaultTagHelperText;
     }
+
+    const title_input = document.getElementById('release-title');
+    title_input.placeholder = value;
   });
 }