diff --git a/.github/workflows/000-user-official-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/000-user-official-release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cc52d2c34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/000-user-official-release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+name: "000: [USER] Official Release"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      dry-run-enabled:
+        description: "Perform Dry Run"
+        type: boolean
+        required: false
+        default: false
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
+permissions:
+  id-token: write
+  packages: write
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: read
+  issues: read
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+
+jobs:
+  semantic-release:
+    name: Publish Official Release of Hedera Transaction Tool
+    runs-on: transaction-tools-linux-medium
+    outputs:
+      # We extract the version from the VERSION file created by .releaserc
+      version: ${{ steps.extract-version.outputs.version }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Install GnuPG Tools
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v gpg2 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "::group::Updating APT Repository Indices"
+              sudo apt update
+            echo "::endgroup::"
+            echo "::group::Installing GnuPG Tools"
+              sudo apt install -y gnupg2
+            echo "::endgroup::"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Import GPG Key
+        id: gpg
+        uses: step-security/ghaction-import-gpg@69c854a83c7f79463f8bdf46772ab09826c560cd # v6.3.1
+        with:
+          git_commit_gpgsign: true
+          git_user_signingkey: true
+          git_tag_gpgsign: false
+          git_config_global: true
+          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_CONTENTS }}
+          passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_PASSPHRASE }}
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+
+      - name: Install Semantic Release
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && !cancelled() && !failure() }}
+        run: |
+          npm install -g semantic-release@24.2.0 @semantic-release/git@10.0.1 @semantic-release/github@11.0.1 \
+            @semantic-release/exec@6.0.3 semantic-release-helm3@2.9.3 \
+            conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits@8.0.0 \
+            @commitlint/cli@19.5.0 @commitlint/config-conventional@19.5.0 \
+            marked-mangle@1.1.10 marked-gfm-heading-id@4.1.1 semantic-release-conventional-commits@3.0.0
+
+      # Both actual and dry-run semantic-release will output the new version
+      # in the logs but actual release should also publish a tag&release on GitHub
+      # The helm charts are published to the GitHub artifact registry
+      # as part of the release process (configured in .releaserc)
+      - name: Run Semantic Release
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && !failure() }}
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: ${{ steps.gpg.outputs.name}}
+          GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: ${{ steps.gpg.outputs.email}}
+          GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: ${{ steps.gpg.outputs.name}}
+          GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: ${{ steps.gpg.outputs.email}}
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ inputs.dry-run-enabled }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "Dry Running semantic-release now..."
+            npx semantic-release --dry-run
+          else
+            echo "Running semantic-release now..."
+            npx semantic-release --debug
+          fi
+
+      - name: Extract Version Output
+        id: extract-version
+        run: |
+          # The .releaserc 'verifyRelease' step writes the version to a file named VERSION
+          if [[ -f VERSION ]]; then
+            VER=$(cat VERSION | tr -d '[:space:]')
+            echo "::notice::New version is: $VER"
+            echo "version=$VER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "::warning::No new version file output by semantic release."
+          fi
+
+  build-and-push-docker:
+    name: Build and Push Docker Images
+    if: ${{ inputs.dry-run-enabled != true && needs.semantic-release.outputs.version != '' }}
+    needs: semantic-release
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/300-flow-docker-images.yaml
+    with:
+      ref: v${{ needs.semantic-release.outputs.version }}
+
+  helm-publish:
+    name: Helm Chart Publish
+    needs: [semantic-release, build-and-push-docker]
+    if: ${{ inputs.dry-run-enabled != true && needs.semantic-release.outputs.version != '' }}
+    runs-on: transaction-tools-linux-medium
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Setup Helm
+        uses: azure/setup-helm@1a275c3b69536ee54be43f2070a358922e12c8d4 # v4.3.1
+        with:
+          version: "v3.12.3"
+
+      - name: Helm Registry Login
+        run: echo "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | helm registry login ${{ env.REGISTRY }} --username ${{ github.actor }} --password-stdin
+
+      - name: Package and Push Chart
+        run: |
+          # 1. Update dependencies
+          helm dependency update charts/transaction-tool
+          
+          # 2. Package
+          helm package charts/transaction-tool
+          
+          # 3. Push
+          CHART_FILE="transaction-tool-${{ needs.semantic-release.outputs.version }}.tgz"
+          
+          if [[ -f "$CHART_FILE" ]]; then
+            echo "Pushing $CHART_FILE to GitHub Registry..."
+            helm push "$CHART_FILE" oci://${{ env.REGISTRY }}/hashgraph/hedera-transaction-tool
+          else
+            echo "::error::Chart file $CHART_FILE was not found."
+            exit 1
+          fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/001-flow-pull-request-formatting.yaml b/.github/workflows/001-flow-pull-request-formatting.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..070df952ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/001-flow-pull-request-formatting.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+name: "001: [FLOW] PR Formatting"
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types:
+      - assigned
+      - unassigned
+      - labeled
+      - unlabeled
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+      - edited
+      - converted_to_draft
+      - ready_for_review
+      - review_requested
+      - review_request_removed
+      - locked
+      - unlocked
+      - synchronize
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
+permissions:
+  statuses: write
+
+jobs:
+  title-check:
+    name: Title Check
+    runs-on: network-node-linux-medium
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@95d9a5deda9de15063e7595e9719c11c38c90ae2 # v2.13.2
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Check PR Title
+        uses: step-security/action-semantic-pull-request@bc0cf74f5be4ce34accdec1ae908dff38dc5def1 # v6.1.1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+
+  assignee-check:
+    name: Assignee Check
+    runs-on: network-node-linux-medium
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@95d9a5deda9de15063e7595e9719c11c38c90ae2 # v2.13.2
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Check Assignee
+        if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.assignees == null || github.event.pull_request.assignees[0] == null }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Assignee is not set. Failing the workflow."
+          exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/300-flow-docker-images.yaml b/.github/workflows/300-flow-docker-images.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f83c8cf9d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/300-flow-docker-images.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+name: "300: [FLOW] Docker Images"
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        description: 'Git ref to checkout (tag or sha)'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  packages: write
+  attestations: write
+  id-token: write
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+
+jobs:
+  # Runs on workflow_call (used by semantic release)
+  build-and-push-release-images:
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_call'
+    runs-on: transaction-tools-linux-medium
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        image: [api, chain, notifications]
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: back-end/apps/${{ matrix.image }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@95d9a5deda9de15063e7595e9719c11c38c90ae2 # v2.13.2
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
+
+      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1 # 3.5.0
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@318604b99e75e41977312d83839a89be02ca4893 # 5.9.0
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ github.repository }}/${{ matrix.image }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        id: push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # 6.18.0
+        with:
+          context: back-end/
+          file: back-end/apps/${{ matrix.image }}/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+
+      - name: Generate artifact attestation
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@e8998f949152b193b063cb0ec769d69d929409be # v2.4.0
+        with:
+          subject-name: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ github.repository }}/${{ matrix.image }}
+          subject-digest: ${{ steps.push.outputs.digest }}
+          push-to-registry: true
+
+  # Runs on push to main or manual trigger - only publishes latest tag
+  build-and-push-latest-image:
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    runs-on: transaction-tools-linux-medium
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        image: [api, chain, notifications]
+    defaults:
+        run:
+            working-directory: back-end/apps/${{ matrix.image }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@95d9a5deda9de15063e7595e9719c11c38c90ae2 # v2.13.2
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+
+      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1 # 3.5.0
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@318604b99e75e41977312d83839a89be02ca4893 # 5.9.0
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ github.repository }}/${{ matrix.image }}
+          tags: type=raw,value=latest
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        id: push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # 6.18.0
+        with:
+          context: back-end/
+          file: back-end/apps/${{ matrix.image }}/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+
+      - name: Generate artifact attestation
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@e8998f949152b193b063cb0ec769d69d929409be # v2.4.0
+        with:
+          subject-name: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ github.repository }}/${{ matrix.image }}
+          subject-digest: ${{ steps.push.outputs.digest }}
+          push-to-registry: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-backend.yaml b/.github/workflows/301-flow-test-backend.yaml
similarity index 93%
rename from .github/workflows/test-backend.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/301-flow-test-backend.yaml
index 9f76804e2f..7e1269610c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-backend.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/301-flow-test-backend.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Test Backend
+name: "301: [FLOW] Test Backend"
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
 
       - name: Install pnpm
         uses: step-security/action-setup@3d419c73e38e670dbffe349ffff26dd13c164640 # v4.2.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-frontend.yaml b/.github/workflows/302-flow-test-frontend.yaml
similarity index 95%
rename from .github/workflows/test-frontend.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/302-flow-test-frontend.yaml
index 688aecd328..3b69250b02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-frontend.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/302-flow-test-frontend.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Test Frontend
+name: "302: [FLOW] Test Frontend"
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docker-images.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-docker-images.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0434c7e2b3..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-docker-images.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-name: Create and publish Transaction Tool Docker images
-
-on:
-    push:
-        tags:
-          - 'v*'
-    workflow_dispatch:
-
-permissions:
-    contents: read
-    packages: write
-    attestations: write
-    id-token: write
-
-env:
-  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
-
-jobs:
-  build-and-push-image:
-    runs-on: transaction-tools-linux-medium
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        image: [api, chain, notifications]
-    defaults:
-        run:
-            working-directory: back-end/apps/${{ matrix.image }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@95d9a5deda9de15063e7595e9719c11c38c90ae2 # v2.13.2
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
-
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
-
-      - name: Log in to the Container registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1 # 3.5.0
-        with:
-          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
-        id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@318604b99e75e41977312d83839a89be02ca4893 # 5.9.0
-        with:
-          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ github.repository }}/${{ matrix.image }}
-
-      - name: Build and push Docker image
-        id: push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # 6.18.0
-        with:
-          context: back-end/
-          file: back-end/apps/${{ matrix.image }}/Dockerfile
-          push: true
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
-          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
-
-      - name: Generate artifact attestation
-        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@e8998f949152b193b063cb0ec769d69d929409be # v2.4.0
-        with:
-          subject-name: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ github.repository }}/${{ matrix.image }}
-          subject-digest: ${{ steps.push.outputs.digest }}
-          push-to-registry: true
diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a896a753fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.releaserc
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+{
+  "plugins": [
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+      {
+        "preset": "conventionalcommits"
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+      {
+        "preset": "conventionalcommits"
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "semantic-release-helm3",
+      {
+        "chartPath": "./charts/transaction-tool"
+      }
+    ],
+    "@semantic-release/git",
+    "@semantic-release/github"
+  ],
+  "verifyRelease": [
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/exec",
+      { "cmd": "echo ${nextRelease.version} > VERSION" }
+    ]
+  ],
+  "prepare": [
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/exec",
+      {
+        "prepareCmd": "for dir in back-end back-end/apps/api back-end/apps/chain back-end/apps/notifications front-end; do (cd $dir && npm version ${nextRelease.version} --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version); done"
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "semantic-release-helm3",
+      {
+        "chartPath": "./charts/transaction-tool"
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/git",
+      {
+        "assets": [
+          "charts/transaction-tool/Chart.yaml",
+          "back-end/package.json",
+          "back-end/apps/api/package.json",
+          "back-end/apps/chain/package.json",
+          "back-end/apps/notifications/package.json",
+          "front-end/package.json"
+        ],
+        "message": "chore(release): ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]\n\nSigned-off-by: swirlds-automation <hedera-eng-automation@swirldslabs.com>"
+      }
+    ]
+  ],
+  "publish": [
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/github"
+    ]
+  ],
+  "branches":[
+    {
+      "name": "main"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "release/([0-9]+).([0-9]+)",
+      "channel": "${name.replace(/release\\//g, '').split('.')[0]}.${name.replace(/release\\//g, '').split('.')[1]}.x",
+      "range": "${name.replace(/release\\//g, '').split('.')[0]}.${name.replace(/release\\//g, '').split('.')[1]}.x"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "alpha/*",
+      "prerelease": "alpha",
+      "channel": "alpha"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "ci/*",
+      "prerelease": "alpha",
+      "channel": "alpha"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "beta/*",
+      "prerelease": "beta",
+      "channel": "beta"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "rc/*",
+      "prerelease": "rc",
+      "channel": "rc"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "resd-455"
+    }
+  ]
+}