diff --git a/pkg/github/minimal_types.go b/pkg/github/minimal_types.go
index c5b588d23..3eabf2163 100644
--- a/pkg/github/minimal_types.go
+++ b/pkg/github/minimal_types.go
@@ -708,6 +708,25 @@ func convertToMinimalBranch(branch *github.Branch) MinimalBranch {
 	}
 }
 
+func convertToMinimalRelease(release *github.RepositoryRelease) MinimalRelease {
+	m := MinimalRelease{
+		ID:         release.GetID(),
+		TagName:    release.GetTagName(),
+		Name:       release.GetName(),
+		Body:       release.GetBody(),
+		HTMLURL:    release.GetHTMLURL(),
+		Prerelease: release.GetPrerelease(),
+		Draft:      release.GetDraft(),
+		Author:     convertToMinimalUser(release.GetAuthor()),
+	}
+
+	if release.PublishedAt != nil {
+		m.PublishedAt = release.PublishedAt.Format(time.RFC3339)
+	}
+
+	return m
+}
+
 func convertToMinimalTag(tag *github.RepositoryTag) MinimalTag {
 	m := MinimalTag{
 		Name: tag.GetName(),
diff --git a/pkg/github/repositories.go b/pkg/github/repositories.go
index 6aa144912..a236609bc 100644
--- a/pkg/github/repositories.go
+++ b/pkg/github/repositories.go
@@ -1677,7 +1677,14 @@ func ListReleases(t translations.TranslationHelperFunc) inventory.ServerTool {
 				return ghErrors.NewGitHubAPIStatusErrorResponse(ctx, "failed to list releases", resp, body), nil, nil
 			}
 
-			r, err := json.Marshal(releases)
+			minimalReleases := make([]MinimalRelease, 0, len(releases))
+			for _, release := range releases {
+				if release != nil {
+					minimalReleases = append(minimalReleases, convertToMinimalRelease(release))
+				}
+			}
+
+			r, err := json.Marshal(minimalReleases)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal response: %w", err)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/github/repositories_test.go b/pkg/github/repositories_test.go
index 0d7c55e85..fdb5780c2 100644
--- a/pkg/github/repositories_test.go
+++ b/pkg/github/repositories_test.go
@@ -3052,12 +3052,12 @@ func Test_ListReleases(t *testing.T) {
 
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			textContent := getTextResult(t, result)
-			var returnedReleases []*github.RepositoryRelease
+			var returnedReleases []MinimalRelease
 			err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(textContent.Text), &returnedReleases)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.Len(t, returnedReleases, len(tc.expectedResult))
-			for i, rel := range returnedReleases {
-				assert.Equal(t, *tc.expectedResult[i].TagName, *rel.TagName)
+			for i := range returnedReleases {
+				assert.Equal(t, *tc.expectedResult[i].TagName, returnedReleases[i].TagName)
 			}
 		})
 	}