diff --git a/tests/e2e/release.test.e2e.ts b/tests/e2e/release.test.e2e.ts
index 4d916f717e..044e7b93ab 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/release.test.e2e.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/release.test.e2e.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ test('External Release Attachments', async ({page, isMobile}) => {
   await validate_form({page}, 'fieldset');
   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 expect(page.locator('input[name=title]')).toHaveValue('2.0');
   await page.click('#add-external-link');
   await page.click('#add-external-link');
   await page.fill('input[name=attachment-new-name-2]', 'Test');
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-release.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-release.js
index 1ac44f22ef..90043f15f2 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-release.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-release.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ function initTagNameEditor() {
   const newTagHelperText = el.getAttribute('data-tag-helper-new');
   const existingTagHelperText = el.getAttribute('data-tag-helper-existing');
 
+  let previousTag = '';
   document.getElementById('tag-name').addEventListener('keyup', (e) => {
     const value = e.target.value;
     const tagHelper = document.getElementById('tag-helper');
@@ -45,7 +46,10 @@ function initTagNameEditor() {
     }
 
     const title_input = document.getElementById('release-title');
-    title_input.placeholder = value;
+    if (!title_input.value || previousTag === title_input.value) {
+      title_input.value = value;
+    }
+    previousTag = value;
   });
 }