diff --git a/models/release.go b/models/release.go
index c7e8bff83f..94e803c716 100644
--- a/models/release.go
+++ b/models/release.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func init() {
 func (r *Release) loadAttributes(ctx context.Context) error {
 	var err error
 	if r.Repo == nil {
-		r.Repo, err = repo_model.GetRepositoryByID(r.RepoID)
+		r.Repo, err = repo_model.GetRepositoryByIDCtx(ctx, r.RepoID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -99,24 +99,12 @@ func (r *Release) HTMLURL() string {
 }
 
 // IsReleaseExist returns true if release with given tag name already exists.
-func IsReleaseExist(repoID int64, tagName string) (bool, error) {
+func IsReleaseExist(ctx context.Context, repoID int64, tagName string) (bool, error) {
 	if len(tagName) == 0 {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	return db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Get(&Release{RepoID: repoID, LowerTagName: strings.ToLower(tagName)})
-}
-
-// InsertRelease inserts a release
-func InsertRelease(rel *Release) error {
-	_, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Insert(rel)
-	return err
-}
-
-// InsertReleasesContext insert releases
-func InsertReleasesContext(ctx context.Context, rels []*Release) error {
-	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Insert(rels)
-	return err
+	return db.GetEngine(ctx).Exist(&Release{RepoID: repoID, LowerTagName: strings.ToLower(tagName)})
 }
 
 // UpdateRelease updates all columns of a release
@@ -149,22 +137,20 @@ func AddReleaseAttachments(ctx context.Context, releaseID int64, attachmentUUIDs
 
 // GetRelease returns release by given ID.
 func GetRelease(repoID int64, tagName string) (*Release, error) {
-	isExist, err := IsReleaseExist(repoID, tagName)
+	rel := &Release{RepoID: repoID, LowerTagName: strings.ToLower(tagName)}
+	has, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Get(rel)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
-	} else if !isExist {
+	} else if !has {
 		return nil, ErrReleaseNotExist{0, tagName}
 	}
-
-	rel := &Release{RepoID: repoID, LowerTagName: strings.ToLower(tagName)}
-	_, err = db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Get(rel)
-	return rel, err
+	return rel, nil
 }
 
 // GetReleaseByID returns release with given ID.
-func GetReleaseByID(id int64) (*Release, error) {
+func GetReleaseByID(ctx context.Context, id int64) (*Release, error) {
 	rel := new(Release)
-	has, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).
+	has, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).
 		ID(id).
 		Get(rel)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/models/repo.go b/models/repo.go
index bf70295275..6c3dca41be 100644
--- a/models/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo.go
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ func LinkedRepository(a *repo_model.Attachment) (*repo_model.Repository, unit.Ty
 		}
 		return repo, unitType, err
 	} else if a.ReleaseID != 0 {
-		rel, err := GetReleaseByID(a.ReleaseID)
+		rel, err := GetReleaseByID(db.DefaultContext, a.ReleaseID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, unit.TypeReleases, err
 		}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/release.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/release.go
index 7d23a38add..e454b418bb 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/release.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/release.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/utils"
-	releaseservice "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/release"
+	release_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/release"
 )
 
 // GetRelease get a single release of a repository
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func GetRelease(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
 
 	id := ctx.ParamsInt64(":id")
-	release, err := models.GetReleaseByID(id)
+	release, err := models.GetReleaseByID(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil && !models.IsErrReleaseNotExist(err) {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetReleaseByID", err)
 		return
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func CreateRelease(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 			IsTag:        false,
 			Repo:         ctx.Repo.Repository,
 		}
-		if err := releaseservice.CreateRelease(ctx.Repo.GitRepo, rel, nil, ""); err != nil {
+		if err := release_service.CreateRelease(ctx.Repo.GitRepo, rel, nil, ""); err != nil {
 			if models.IsErrReleaseAlreadyExist(err) {
 				ctx.Error(http.StatusConflict, "ReleaseAlreadyExist", err)
 			} else {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func CreateRelease(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		rel.Repo = ctx.Repo.Repository
 		rel.Publisher = ctx.Doer
 
-		if err = releaseservice.UpdateRelease(ctx.Doer, ctx.Repo.GitRepo, rel, nil, nil, nil); err != nil {
+		if err = release_service.UpdateRelease(ctx.Doer, ctx.Repo.GitRepo, rel, nil, nil, nil); err != nil {
 			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "UpdateRelease", err)
 			return
 		}
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func EditRelease(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 
 	form := web.GetForm(ctx).(*api.EditReleaseOption)
 	id := ctx.ParamsInt64(":id")
-	rel, err := models.GetReleaseByID(id)
+	rel, err := models.GetReleaseByID(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil && !models.IsErrReleaseNotExist(err) {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetReleaseByID", err)
 		return
@@ -300,12 +300,13 @@ func EditRelease(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	if form.IsPrerelease != nil {
 		rel.IsPrerelease = *form.IsPrerelease
 	}
-	if err := releaseservice.UpdateRelease(ctx.Doer, ctx.Repo.GitRepo, rel, nil, nil, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := release_service.UpdateRelease(ctx.Doer, ctx.Repo.GitRepo, rel, nil, nil, nil); err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "UpdateRelease", err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	rel, err = models.GetReleaseByID(id)
+	// reload data from database
+	rel, err = models.GetReleaseByID(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetReleaseByID", err)
 		return
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ func DeleteRelease(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
 
 	id := ctx.ParamsInt64(":id")
-	rel, err := models.GetReleaseByID(id)
+	rel, err := models.GetReleaseByID(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil && !models.IsErrReleaseNotExist(err) {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetReleaseByID", err)
 		return
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ func DeleteRelease(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		ctx.NotFound()
 		return
 	}
-	if err := releaseservice.DeleteReleaseByID(ctx, id, ctx.Doer, false); err != nil {
+	if err := release_service.DeleteReleaseByID(ctx, id, ctx.Doer, false); err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "DeleteReleaseByID", err)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/release_attachment.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/release_attachment.go
index b7807e5e8b..8694653c06 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/release_attachment.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/release_attachment.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func ListReleaseAttachments(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/AttachmentList"
 
 	releaseID := ctx.ParamsInt64(":id")
-	release, err := models.GetReleaseByID(releaseID)
+	release, err := models.GetReleaseByID(ctx, releaseID)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetReleaseByID", err)
 		return
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func CreateReleaseAttachment(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 
 	// Check if release exists an load release
 	releaseID := ctx.ParamsInt64(":id")
-	release, err := models.GetReleaseByID(releaseID)
+	release, err := models.GetReleaseByID(ctx, releaseID)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetReleaseByID", err)
 		return
diff --git a/services/release/release.go b/services/release/release.go
index 0372e3a690..b2cbceb12d 100644
--- a/services/release/release.go
+++ b/services/release/release.go
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ func createTag(gitRepo *git.Repository, rel *models.Release, msg string) (bool,
 
 // CreateRelease creates a new release of repository.
 func CreateRelease(gitRepo *git.Repository, rel *models.Release, attachmentUUIDs []string, msg string) error {
-	isExist, err := models.IsReleaseExist(rel.RepoID, rel.TagName)
+	has, err := models.IsReleaseExist(gitRepo.Ctx, rel.RepoID, rel.TagName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else if isExist {
+	} else if has {
 		return models.ErrReleaseAlreadyExist{
 			TagName: rel.TagName,
 		}
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func CreateRelease(gitRepo *git.Repository, rel *models.Release, attachmentUUIDs
 	}
 
 	rel.LowerTagName = strings.ToLower(rel.TagName)
-	if err = models.InsertRelease(rel); err != nil {
+	if err = db.Insert(gitRepo.Ctx, rel); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ func CreateRelease(gitRepo *git.Repository, rel *models.Release, attachmentUUIDs
 
 // CreateNewTag creates a new repository tag
 func CreateNewTag(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, commit, tagName, msg string) error {
-	isExist, err := models.IsReleaseExist(repo.ID, tagName)
+	has, err := models.IsReleaseExist(ctx, repo.ID, tagName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else if isExist {
+	} else if has {
 		return models.ErrTagAlreadyExists{
 			TagName: tagName,
 		}
@@ -174,11 +174,7 @@ func CreateNewTag(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.R
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err = models.InsertRelease(rel); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return err
+	return db.Insert(ctx, rel)
 }
 
 // UpdateRelease updates information, attachments of a release and will create tag if it's not a draft and tag not exist.
@@ -286,12 +282,12 @@ func UpdateRelease(doer *user_model.User, gitRepo *git.Repository, rel *models.R
 
 // DeleteReleaseByID deletes a release and corresponding Git tag by given ID.
 func DeleteReleaseByID(ctx context.Context, id int64, doer *user_model.User, delTag bool) error {
-	rel, err := models.GetReleaseByID(id)
+	rel, err := models.GetReleaseByID(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("GetReleaseByID: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	repo, err := repo_model.GetRepositoryByID(rel.RepoID)
+	repo, err := repo_model.GetRepositoryByIDCtx(ctx, rel.RepoID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("GetRepositoryByID: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/services/release/release_test.go b/services/release/release_test.go
index 823560a092..0f5b74f70d 100644
--- a/services/release/release_test.go
+++ b/services/release/release_test.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func TestRelease_Update(t *testing.T) {
 	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second) // sleep 2 seconds to ensure a different timestamp
 	release.Note = "Changed note"
 	assert.NoError(t, UpdateRelease(user, gitRepo, release, nil, nil, nil))
-	release, err = models.GetReleaseByID(release.ID)
+	release, err = models.GetReleaseByID(db.DefaultContext, release.ID)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(releaseCreatedUnix), int64(release.CreatedUnix))
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func TestRelease_Update(t *testing.T) {
 	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second) // sleep 2 seconds to ensure a different timestamp
 	release.Title = "Changed title"
 	assert.NoError(t, UpdateRelease(user, gitRepo, release, nil, nil, nil))
-	release, err = models.GetReleaseByID(release.ID)
+	release, err = models.GetReleaseByID(db.DefaultContext, release.ID)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Less(t, int64(releaseCreatedUnix), int64(release.CreatedUnix))
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func TestRelease_Update(t *testing.T) {
 	release.Title = "Changed title"
 	release.Note = "Changed note"
 	assert.NoError(t, UpdateRelease(user, gitRepo, release, nil, nil, nil))
-	release, err = models.GetReleaseByID(release.ID)
+	release, err = models.GetReleaseByID(db.DefaultContext, release.ID)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(releaseCreatedUnix), int64(release.CreatedUnix))
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func TestRelease_Update(t *testing.T) {
 	tagName := release.TagName
 
 	assert.NoError(t, UpdateRelease(user, gitRepo, release, nil, nil, nil))
-	release, err = models.GetReleaseByID(release.ID)
+	release, err = models.GetReleaseByID(db.DefaultContext, release.ID)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, tagName, release.TagName)
 
diff --git a/services/repository/push.go b/services/repository/push.go
index 5ca8c73983..5e48a19ba8 100644
--- a/services/repository/push.go
+++ b/services/repository/push.go
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ func pushUpdateAddTags(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo
 	}
 
 	if len(newReleases) > 0 {
-		if err = models.InsertReleasesContext(ctx, newReleases); err != nil {
+		if err = db.Insert(ctx, newReleases); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Insert: %v", err)
 		}
 	}