diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-release.yml b/.github/workflows/go-release.yml
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+name: Go Release Automation
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      project-name:
+        description: "Project name (e.g., DynamoDbEncryption)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      version:
+        description: "Version (e.g., v0.1.0)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  get-dafny-version:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/dafny_version.yml
+
+  go-release:
+    needs: get-dafny-version
+    runs-on: macos-13
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Support longpaths on Git checkout
+        run: |
+          git config --global core.longpaths true
+
+      # KMS and MPL tests need to use credentials which can call KMS
+      - name: Configure AWS Credentials
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        with:
+          aws-region: us-west-2
+          role-to-assume: arn:aws:iam::370957321024:role/GitHub-CI-DDBEC-Dafny-Role-us-west-2
+          role-session-name: GoRelease-DBESDK-Tests
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Update submodules
+        run: |
+          git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+      - name: Setup Dafny
+        uses: dafny-lang/setup-dafny-action@v1.8.0
+        with:
+          dafny-version: ${{ needs.get-dafny-version.outputs.version }}
+
+      - name: Install Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.23"
+
+      - name: Install Go imports
+        run: |
+          go install golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest
+
+      - name: Install Smithy-Dafny codegen dependencies
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install_smithy_dafny_codegen_dependencies
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions"
+          git config --global user.email "actions@github.com"
+
+      - name: Get release directory name
+        id: release-dir
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./scripts/go-release-automation.sh
+          RELEASE_DIR_NAME=$(./scripts/go-release-automation.sh get_release_dir_name "${{ github.event.inputs.project-name }}" "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}")
+          echo "releaseDirName=$RELEASE_DIR_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Generate a changelog
+        uses: orhun/git-cliff-action@v4
+        with:
+          config: releases/go/.git-cliff.toml
+          args: --bump -u --prepend releases/go/${{ steps.release-dir.outputs.releaseDirName }}/CHANGELOG.md
+
+      - name: Run Go release automation script
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./scripts/go-release-automation.sh
+          ./scripts/go-release-automation.sh run_release_script ${{ github.event.inputs.project-name }} ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          PROJECT_NAME="${{ github.event.inputs.project-name }}"
+          VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+
+          # Get the release directory name using the sourced function
+          RELEASE_DIR_NAME="${{ steps.release-dir.outputs.releaseDirName }}"
+
+          BRANCH_NAME="golang-release-staging-branch/$RELEASE_DIR_NAME/$VERSION"
+
+          DIFF_FILES=$(diff -qr $PROJECT_NAME/runtimes/go/ImplementationFromDafny-go releases/go/$RELEASE_DIR_NAME || true)
+
+          # Create PR using GitHub CLI
+          gh pr create \
+            --title "chore(go): Release $RELEASE_DIR_NAME Go module $VERSION" \
+            --body "This PR was automatically created by the Go Release Automation workflow. It releases version $VERSION of the $RELEASE_DIR_NAME Go module. The diff between $PROJECT_NAME/runtimes/go/ImplementationFromDafny-go and releases/go/$RELEASE_DIR_NAME is below: 
+
+          $DIFF_FILES
+            " \
+            --base main \
+            --head "$BRANCH_NAME" \
+            --label "golang" \
+            --draft
diff --git a/releases/go/.git-cliff.toml b/releases/go/.git-cliff.toml
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index 000000000..8aa878a87
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+++ b/releases/go/.git-cliff.toml
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+[git]
+tag_pattern = "^releases/go/mpl/v*"
+filter_commits = true
+commit_parsers = [
+    { message = '^feat\((go|all languages)\)', group = "Features"},
+    { message = '^fix\((go|all languages)\)', group = "Fixes"},
+    { message = '^chore\((go|all languages)\)', group = "Maintenance"},
+    { message = '^docs\((go|all languages)\)', group = "Maintenance"},
+    { message = '^revert\((go|all languages)\)', group = "Fixes"},
+    { message = '^style\((go|all languages)\)', group = "Miscellaneous"},
+    { message = '^refactor\((go|all languages)\)', group = "Miscellaneous"},
+    { message = '^perf\((go|all languages)\)', group = "Miscellaneous"},
+    { message = '^test\((go|all languages)\)', group = "Miscellaneous"},
+]
+commit_preprocessors = [
+    { pattern = '\(dafny\)', replace = '(all languages)'}
+]
+
+[changelog]
+header = "# Changelog\n\n"
+trim = true
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diff --git a/scripts/go-release-automation.sh b/scripts/go-release-automation.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Go Release Process Script
+# Used for copying go files to release directory and make a commit
+
+set -e  # Exit on error
+
+# Check if project name and version is provided
+if [ $# -ne 3 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <function> <project-name> [version]"
+  echo "Example: $0 get_release_dir_name DynamoDbEncryption v0.1.0"
+  echo "Example: $0 run_release_script DynamoDbEncryption v0.1.0"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Function to map project name to release directory name
+get_release_dir_name() {
+  local project=$1
+  case "$project" in
+    "DynamoDbEncryption") echo "dynamodb-esdk" ;;
+    *) echo "Error: Unknown project name: $project" >&2; return 1 ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+run_release_script() {
+  PROJECT_NAME=$1
+  VERSION=$2
+
+  echo "Starting Go release script for $PROJECT_NAME $VERSION"
+
+  # Pull the latest smithy-dafny and libraries git submodules
+  echo " Pulling latest git submodules..."
+  git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+  # Go to the project directory
+  echo " Navigating to $PROJECT_NAME..."
+  cd "$PROJECT_NAME" || { echo "Error: Project directory $PROJECT_NAME not found"; exit 1; }
+
+  # Build using make commands
+  echo " Building project..."
+  make polymorph_dafny
+  make polymorph_go
+  make transpile_go
+  make test_go
+
+  # Run Go tools in ImplementationFromDafny-go
+  echo " Running Go tools in ImplementationFromDafny-go..."
+  cd runtimes/go/ImplementationFromDafny-go || { echo "Error: ImplementationFromDafny-go directory not found"; exit 1; }
+
+  find . -name "*shim.go" -type f -delete
+  echo "Removed all shim.go files"
+
+  echo "Running goimports..."
+  goimports -w .
+
+  echo "Running go get -u..."
+  go get -u
+
+  echo "Running go mod tidy..."
+  go mod tidy
+
+  echo "Running go build to check for errors..."
+  go build --gcflags="-e" ./...
+
+  # Replacement directives are removed to get package from go pkg instead of local copy
+  echo "Removing all replace directives from go.mod..."
+  go mod edit -json | jq -r '.Replace[].Old.Path' | xargs -n1 go mod edit -dropreplace
+
+  # Get the mapped release directory name
+  RELEASE_DIR_NAME=$(get_release_dir_name "$PROJECT_NAME")
+
+  # Copy files to releases directory
+  echo " Copying files to releases/go/$RELEASE_DIR_NAME..."
+
+  # Use rsync to copy files while excluding following ones:
+    # ImplementationFromDafny.go: This file is for devlopment. Users is expected use API(s) from `*/api_client.go`
+    # ImplementationFromDafny-go.dtr: This is the dafny translation record only needed for code generation
+    # go.sum: This files will be updated by go mod tidy
+  rsync -av --exclude="ImplementationFromDafny.go" --exclude="ImplementationFromDafny-go.dtr" --exclude="go.sum" ./ "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/releases/go/$RELEASE_DIR_NAME/"
+
+  # Run Go tools in releases directory
+  echo "Running Go tools in releases/go/$RELEASE_DIR_NAME..."
+
+  cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/releases/go/$RELEASE_DIR_NAME/" || { echo "Error: releases directory not found"; exit 1; }
+
+  echo "Running goimports..."
+  goimports -w .
+  echo "Running go get -u..."
+  go get -u ./...
+
+  echo "Running go mod tidy..."
+  go mod tidy
+
+  echo "Running go build to check for errors..."
+  go build --gcflags="-e" ./...
+
+  # Prepare for commit
+  echo "creating a branch..."
+
+  git checkout -b "golang-release-staging-branch/$RELEASE_DIR_NAME/${VERSION}"
+  git add *
+
+  git commit -m "Release $RELEASE_DIR_NAME Go module ${VERSION}"
+  git push origin "golang-release-staging-branch/$RELEASE_DIR_NAME/${VERSION}"
+}
+
+"$@"
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