diff --git a/models/migrations/migrations.go b/models/migrations/migrations.go
index 176372486e8..e8dae41d44a 100644
--- a/models/migrations/migrations.go
+++ b/models/migrations/migrations.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/v1_22"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/v1_23"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/v1_24"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/v1_25"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/v1_6"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/v1_7"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/v1_8"
@@ -382,6 +383,10 @@ func prepareMigrationTasks() []*migration {
 		newMigration(318, "Add anonymous_access_mode for repo_unit", v1_24.AddRepoUnitAnonymousAccessMode),
 		newMigration(319, "Add ExclusiveOrder to Label table", v1_24.AddExclusiveOrderColumnToLabelTable),
 		newMigration(320, "Migrate two_factor_policy to login_source table", v1_24.MigrateSkipTwoFactor),
+
+		// Gitea 1.24.0-rc0 ends at migration ID number 320 (database version 321)
+
+		newMigration(321, "Add Index to action_task table", v1_25.AddReleaseNotification),
 	}
 	return preparedMigrations
 }
diff --git a/models/repo/release.go b/models/repo/release.go
index 3c526e472b2..ec258d56c79 100644
--- a/models/repo/release.go
+++ b/models/repo/release.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (r *Release) LoadPublisher(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	var err error
-	r.Publisher, err = user_model.GetUserByID(ctx, r.PublisherID)
+	r.Publisher, err = user_model.GetPossibleUserByID(ctx, r.PublisherID)
 	if err != nil {
 		if user_model.IsErrUserNotExist(err) {
 			r.Publisher = user_model.NewGhostUser()