diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b06c2ef28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+name: Auto-Release
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  semantic-version:
+    if: false # TODO(CG-10755): merge this with release.yml
+    name: Semantic version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      tag: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.release-version }}
+    permissions:
+      checks: read # to wait for required checks
+      contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
+      issues: write # to be able to comment on released issues
+      pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      # TODO(CG-10743): clean-up once we remove LFS
+      - name: Remove pre-push hook
+        run: rm -f .git/hooks/pre-push
+
+      - name: Wait for required checks
+        uses: poseidon/wait-for-status-checks@v0.6.0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          match_pattern: "(unit-tests|integration-tests)"
+
+      - uses: codfish/semantic-release-action@v3
+        id: semantic
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+  release:
+    needs: semantic-version
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
+    with:
+      tag: ${{ needs.semantic-version.outputs.tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ecfcb3f67..919ed5d73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,25 @@
 name: Build & Release
 
 on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        description: Tag to release
+  # TODO(CG-10758): create if it does not exist
+  # workflow_dispatch:
+  #   inputs:
+  #     tag:
+  #       required: true
+  #       type: string
+  #       description: Tag to release # TODO: create if it does not exist
   push:
     tags:
       - v*
-    branches:
-      - develop
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - develop
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -41,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
+          ref: ${{ inputs.tag || github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
 
       - name: Install UV
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5.2
@@ -69,71 +79,17 @@ jobs:
           name: wheels-${{ matrix.os }}-3.${{ matrix.python }}
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
 
-  auto-release:
-    if: github.ref_name == 'develop'
-    environment: release
+  release:
+    if: ${{ inputs.tag || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') }}
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      checks: read # to wait for required checks
-      contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
-      issues: write # to be able to comment on released issues
-      pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      # TODO(CG-10743): clean-up once we remove LFS
-      - name: Remove pre-push hook
-        run: rm -f .git/hooks/pre-push
-
-      - name: Setup environment
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment
-
-      - name: Wait for required checks
-        uses: poseidon/wait-for-status-checks@v0.6.0
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          match_pattern: "(unit-tests|integration-tests)"
-
-      - name: Download All Artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          path: dist
-          merge-multiple: true
-          pattern: wheels-*
-
-      - name: Github semantic release
-        uses: codfish/semantic-release-action@v3
-        id: semantic
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Release PyPI
-        if: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.new-release-published == 'true' }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/release-pypi
-        with:
-          pypi-token: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Slack notification
-        if: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.new-release-published == 'true' }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/release-slack-bot
-        with:
-          release-tag: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.release-version }}
-          slack-token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
-
-  manual-release:
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     environment: release
-    needs: build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write # grants permission to create a release on github
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup environment
+      - name: Setup backend
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment
 
       - name: Download All Artifacts
@@ -152,9 +108,10 @@ jobs:
         id: github-release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
+          tag_name: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
           files: dist/*
           fail_on_unmatched_files: true
-          generate_release_notes: true
+          generate_release_notes: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') }}
 
       - name: Slack notification
         if: always()
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index df1ef1206..cd7830acd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@
 		"plugins": [
 			"@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
 			"@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
-			[
-				"@semantic-release/github",
-				{
-					"assets": ["dist/**"]
-				}
-			]
+			"@semantic-release/github"
 		]
 	}
 }