diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/python/changelog_overview.py b/.github/workflows/scripts/python/changelog_overview.py
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+import mdformat
+
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+from pathlib import Path
+
+SCRIPT_NAME = Path(__file__).name
+
+MAX_LINE_LENGTH = 150
+
+LUA_DESC_LINE = '        "{line}"'
+LUA_FILE = """Changelog = {{
+    version = {version},
+    description = {{
+{description}
+    }}
+}}
+"""
+
+HEADER_SEPARATOR = "--" * (MAX_LINE_LENGTH // len("--"))
+HEADER_LINE_CENTER = MAX_LINE_LENGTH - 2 * len("--")
+HEADER = f"""{HEADER_SEPARATOR}
+--{f"This file was autogenerated using {SCRIPT_NAME:}":^{HEADER_LINE_CENTER}}--
+--{{source:^{HEADER_LINE_CENTER}}}--
+{HEADER_SEPARATOR}
+
+"""
+
+
+def get_parser():
+    ap = ArgumentParser(description="Creates an overview of the changelogs in a folder.")
+    ap.add_argument(
+        "input_folder",
+        help="Folder with markdown files",
+        type=Path,
+    )
+    ap.add_argument(
+        "output_file",
+        help="Lua file",
+        type=Path,
+    )
+    return ap
+
+
+def convert_changelog(markdown: Path, lua: Path):
+    version = markdown.stem
+
+    source_info = f"Source: {markdown}"
+    header = HEADER.format(source=source_info)
+
+
+    
+    lua_content = markdown2lua(version, markdown.read_text())
+    lua.write_text(header + lua_content)
+
+
+def markdown2lua(version: str, content: str) -> str:
+    formatted_md = mdformat.text(
+        content,
+        options={
+            "wrap": MAX_LINE_LENGTH,
+        },
+    )
+
+    escaped_md = escape_special_symbols(formatted_md)
+    return LUA_FILE.format(
+        version=version,
+        description=",\n".join(
+            LUA_DESC_LINE.format(line=line) for line in escaped_md.splitlines()
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+def escape_special_symbols(text: str) -> str:
+    return text.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace('"', '\\"')
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = get_parser()
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    convert_changelog(args.input_file, args.output_file)