diff --git a/ee/config/audit_events/types/release_created.yml b/ee/config/audit_events/types/release_created.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..61e7b28eee70d0d7ea5b5fe4d795e43a67865f03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ee/config/audit_events/types/release_created.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: release_created
+description: Event triggered when a release is created
+introduced_by_issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/374111
+introduced_by_mr: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/111080
+feature_category: compliance_management
+milestone: '15.9'
+saved_to_database: true
+streamed: true
diff --git a/ee/config/audit_events/types/release_deleted_audit_event.yml b/ee/config/audit_events/types/release_deleted_audit_event.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..63c31918da44ce38775bf9fa8fe26e35eea309df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ee/config/audit_events/types/release_deleted_audit_event.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: release_deleted_audit_event
+description: Event triggered when a release is deleted
+introduced_by_issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/374111
+introduced_by_mr: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/111080
+feature_category: compliance_management
+milestone: '15.9'
+saved_to_database: true
+streamed: true
diff --git a/ee/config/audit_events/types/release_milestones_updated.yml b/ee/config/audit_events/types/release_milestones_updated.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..37067f10bc4fa9d505c9e4783957bd95a7ec1930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ee/config/audit_events/types/release_milestones_updated.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: release_milestones_updated
+description: Event triggered when a release's associated milestones are updated
+introduced_by_issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/374111
+introduced_by_mr: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/111080
+feature_category: compliance_management
+milestone: '15.9'
+saved_to_database: true
+streamed: true
diff --git a/ee/config/audit_events/types/release_updated.yml b/ee/config/audit_events/types/release_updated.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..79968dd3ee711a9217e4f7e227945caa61c31d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ee/config/audit_events/types/release_updated.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: release_updated
+description: Event triggered when a release is updated
+introduced_by_issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/374111
+introduced_by_mr: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/111080
+feature_category: compliance_management
+milestone: '15.9'
+saved_to_database: true
+streamed: true
diff --git a/ee/lib/ee/api/releases.rb b/ee/lib/ee/api/releases.rb
index 8485d6795ea9dc2c7386930c81c8f1d815f5b4ff..25f4421c3196d81712a79d2c964be65035ca4542 100644
--- a/ee/lib/ee/api/releases.rb
+++ b/ee/lib/ee/api/releases.rb
@@ -40,28 +40,45 @@ module Releases
 
           override :log_release_created_audit_event
           def log_release_created_audit_event(release)
-            ::AuditEvents::ReleaseCreatedAuditEventService.new(
-              current_user,
-              user_project,
-              request.ip,
-              release
-            ).security_event
+            message = "Created Release #{release.tag}"
+            if release.milestones.count > 0
+              message += " with #{'Milestone'.pluralize(release.milestones.count)} " +
+                release.milestone_titles
+            end
+
+            audit_context = {
+              name: 'release_created',
+              ip_address: request.ip,
+              author: current_user,
+              target: release,
+              scope: user_project,
+              message: message,
+              target_details: release.name
+            }
+
+            ::Gitlab::Audit::Auditor.audit(audit_context)
           end
 
           override :log_release_updated_audit_event
           def log_release_updated_audit_event
-            ::AuditEvents::ReleaseUpdatedAuditEventService.new(
-              current_user,
-              user_project,
-              request.ip,
-              release
-            ).security_event
+            audit_context = {
+              name: 'release_updated',
+              ip_address: request.ip,
+              author: current_user,
+              target: release,
+              scope: user_project,
+              message: "Updated Release #{release.tag}",
+              target_details: release.name
+            }
+
+            ::Gitlab::Audit::Auditor.audit(audit_context)
           end
 
           override :log_release_deleted_audit_event
           def log_release_deleted_audit_event
             audit_context = {
               name: 'release_deleted_audit_event',
+              ip_address: request.ip,
               author: current_user,
               target: release,
               scope: user_project,
@@ -74,12 +91,19 @@ def log_release_deleted_audit_event
 
           override :log_release_milestones_updated_audit_event
           def log_release_milestones_updated_audit_event
-            ::AuditEvents::ReleaseAssociateMilestoneAuditEventService.new(
-              current_user,
-              user_project,
-              request.ip,
-              release
-            ).security_event
+            milestones = release.milestone_titles.presence || '[none]'
+
+            audit_context = {
+              name: 'release_milestones_updated',
+              ip_address: request.ip,
+              author: current_user,
+              target: release,
+              scope: user_project,
+              message: "Milestones associated with release changed to #{milestones}",
+              target_details: release.name
+            }
+
+            ::Gitlab::Audit::Auditor.audit(audit_context)
           end
 
           override :authorize_create_evidence!
diff --git a/ee/spec/requests/api/releases_spec.rb b/ee/spec/requests/api/releases_spec.rb
index dec7428922c69d22bd6616f231ca806390c684ef..75033e99c959d9131318ec9c873200154eb68a97 100644
--- a/ee/spec/requests/api/releases_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/requests/api/releases_spec.rb
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@
 
         release = project.releases.last
 
-        expect(subject[:custom_message]).to eq("Created Release #{release.tag}")
-        expect(subject[:target_type]).to eq('Release')
-        expect(subject[:target_id]).to eq(release.id)
-        expect(subject[:target_details]).to eq(release.name)
+        expect(subject).to include({
+          custom_message: "Created Release #{release.tag}",
+          target_type: "Release",
+          target_id: release.id,
+          target_details: release.name
+        })
       end
 
       context 'with milestone' do
@@ -56,10 +58,12 @@
 
           release = project.releases.last
 
-          expect(subject[:custom_message]).to eq("Created Release v0.1 with Milestone v1.0")
-          expect(subject[:target_type]).to eq('Release')
-          expect(subject[:target_id]).to eq(release.id)
-          expect(subject[:target_details]).to eq(release.name)
+          expect(subject).to include({
+            custom_message: "Created Release #{release.tag} with Milestone #{milestone.title}",
+            target_type: "Release",
+            target_id: release.id,
+            target_details: release.name
+          })
         end
       end
     end
@@ -343,7 +347,14 @@
         delete api("/projects/#{project.id}/releases/v0.1", maintainer)
       end.to change { AuditEvent.count }.by(1)
 
-      expect(AuditEvent.last.details[:custom_message]).to eq("Deleted release #{release.tag}")
+      expect(AuditEvent.last.details).to include({
+        author_name: maintainer.name,
+        author_class: "User",
+        target_id: release.id,
+        target_type: "Release",
+        target_details: release.name,
+        custom_message: "Deleted release #{release.tag}"
+      })
     end
   end
 end