diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index 081ffb7abf29..5154aadb68c8 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -2288,6 +2288,7 @@ release.tag_name = Tag name
 release.target = Target
 release.tag_helper = Choose an existing tag or create a new tag.
 release.title = Title
+release.title_empty = Title cannot be empty.
 release.content = Content
 release.prerelease_desc = Mark as Pre-Release
 release.prerelease_helper = Mark this release unsuitable for production use.
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/release.go b/routers/web/repo/release.go
index e969fdc5ab37..63c8797fe56a 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/release.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/release.go
@@ -357,6 +357,12 @@ func NewReleasePost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Title of release cannot be empty
+	if len(form.TagOnly) == 0 && len(form.Title) == 0 {
+		ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("repo.release.title_empty"), tplReleaseNew, &form)
+		return
+	}
+
 	var attachmentUUIDs []string
 	if setting.Attachment.Enabled {
 		attachmentUUIDs = form.Files
diff --git a/services/forms/repo_form.go b/services/forms/repo_form.go
index e9645b5ab737..a08f9bc9e434 100644
--- a/services/forms/repo_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/repo_form.go
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ type UpdateAllowEditsForm struct {
 type NewReleaseForm struct {
 	TagName    string `binding:"Required;GitRefName;MaxSize(255)"`
 	Target     string `form:"tag_target" binding:"Required;MaxSize(255)"`
-	Title      string `binding:"Required;MaxSize(255)"`
+	Title      string `binding:"MaxSize(255)"`
 	Content    string
 	Draft      string
 	TagOnly    string
diff --git a/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl b/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl
index 37d7ca032196..0cac6705224d 100644
--- a/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 			<div class="eleven wide column">
 				<div class="field {{if .Err_Title}}error{{end}}">
 					<label>{{.locale.Tr "repo.release.title"}}</label>
-					<input name="title" placeholder="{{.locale.Tr "repo.release.title"}}" value="{{.title}}" autofocus required maxlength="255">
+					<input name="title" placeholder="{{.locale.Tr "repo.release.title"}}" value="{{.title}}" autofocus maxlength="255">
 				</div>
 				<div class="field content-editor">
 					<label>{{.locale.Tr "repo.release.content"}}</label>