diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
index 84b74a107..c7efe7b5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
@@ -92,3 +92,13 @@ jobs:
           path: newrelic-php-agent/releases
           name: release-from-gha-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
           if-no-files-found: error
+      - name: Create release tags for K8s Init Containers
+        run: |
+          RELEASE_TITLE="New Relic PHP Agent ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}.0"
+          RELEASE_TAG="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}.0_php"
+          RELEASE_NOTES="Automated release for [PHP Agent ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}](https://github.com/newrelic/newrelic-php-agent/releases/tag/${GITHUB_REF_NAME})"
+          gh auth login --with-token <<< $GH_RELEASE_TOKEN
+          echo "newrelic/newrelic-agent-init-container - Releasing \"${RELEASE_TITLE}\" with tag ${RELEASE_TAG}"
+          gh release create "${RELEASE_TAG}" --title="${RELEASE_TITLE}" --repo=newrelic/newrelic-agent-init-container --notes="${RELEASE_NOTES}"
+        env:
+          GH_RELEASE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_RELEASE_TOKEN }}