diff --git a/.github/actions/bundle_release/action.yaml b/.github/actions/bundle_release/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9774653ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/bundle_release/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: 'Bundle Release Assets'
+description: 'Downloads build assets and packages them into a zip file along with game data and libraries'
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - run: mkdir release
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Download build artefacts
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        path: release
+
+    - run: ls -R release
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Compress Windows Release
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        zip -j CortexCommand.windows.zip \
+          "release/Cortex Command.exe" \
+          external/lib/win/{fmod,SDL2}.dll
+
+    - name: Compress Linux Release
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        zip -j CortexCommand.linux.zip \
+          "release/CortexCommand (Linux)/CortexCommand.AppImage" \
+          external/lib/linux/x86_64/libfmod.so*
+
+    - name: Compress OSX Release
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        zip -j CortexCommand.macos.zip \
+          "release/CortexCommand (macOS)/CortexCommand" \
+          external/lib/macos/libfmod.dylib
+
+    - name: Package Data files
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        zip -r -u CortexCommand.windows.zip Data
+        zip -r -u CortexCommand.linux.zip Data
+        zip -r -u CortexCommand.macos.zip Data
+
+
+ 
+ 
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/actions/set_version/action.yaml b/.github/actions/set_version/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d61d2f107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/set_version/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: 'Set Version'
+description: 'Updates all references to the current game version'
+inputs:
+  new_release_version: 
+    description: 'The new version string'
+    required: true
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Set Constants.h GameVersion
+      run: sed -i -E '/c_VersionString = /s/"[^"]*"/"${{inputs.new_release_version}}"/' Source/System/GameVersion.h
+      shell: bash
+
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+
+    - name: Rewrite meson version
+      run: |
+        pip install meson
+        meson rewrite kwargs set project // version ${{ inputs.new_release_version }}
+      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/master_build.yaml b/.github/workflows/master_build.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index e613f5ab94..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/master_build.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-
-name: Master Build
-
-on:
-  # Triggers the workflow for pushes to master
-  push:
-    branches: [master]
-
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-# Cancel in-progress runs if newer changes to the same branch/PR are pushed.
-concurrency:
-  group: ci-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-# Build the game on all platforms and store build artefacts of both jobs
-jobs:
-  meson:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/meson.yml
-    with: 
-        upload_artefacts: true
-
-  msbuild:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/msbuild.yml
-    with:
-        upload_artefacts: true
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/meson.yml b/.github/workflows/meson.yml
index 6726e6b9b0..f52877bd8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/meson.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/meson.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ on:
           - "release"
           - "minimal"
           - "full"
+      new_release_version:
+        type: string
+        required: false
 
   # Triggers the workflow when called by a top-level workflow
   workflow_call:
@@ -42,6 +45,9 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: false
         default: "release"
+      new_release_version:
+        type: string
+        required: false
 
 jobs:
   build-linux:
@@ -59,6 +65,13 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends wget liballegro4-dev libloadpng4-dev libflac++-dev luajit-5.1-dev liblua5.2-dev libminizip-dev liblz4-dev libpng++-dev libx11-dev libboost-dev libtbb-dev libsdl2-dev libsdl2-image-dev libopengl-dev libfuse2 ninja-build
           sudo pip install meson
 
+      - name: Set Version
+        if: ${{inputs.new_release_version}}
+        uses: ./.github/actions/set_version
+        with:
+          new_release_version: ${{inputs.new_release_version}}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Setup Meson
         env:
           CC: "gcc"
@@ -114,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
   build-macos:
     runs-on: macos-11
     name: MacOS Build
-        
+
     env:
       GCC_VERSION: "13"
       MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: 10.15
@@ -124,8 +137,15 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "Install Dependencies"
         uses: melusina-org/setup-macports@v1
-        with: 
-          parameters:  ".github/parameters/macports.yml"
+        with:
+          parameters: ".github/parameters/macports.yml"
+
+      - name: Set Version
+        if: ${{inputs.new_release_version}}
+        uses: ./.github/actions/set_version
+        with:
+          new_release_version: ${{inputs.new_release_version}}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Setup Meson
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/msbuild.yml b/.github/workflows/msbuild.yml
index 219d70121d..57f2d2656d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msbuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/msbuild.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ on:
           - "Debug Release"
           - "Debug Minimal"
           - "Debug Full"
+      new_release_version:
+        type: string
+        required: false
 
   # Triggers the workflow when called by a top-level workflow
   workflow_call:
@@ -31,7 +34,9 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: false
         default: "Final"
-
+      new_release_version:
+        type: string
+        required: false
 env:
   # Path to the solution file relative to the root of the project.
   SOLUTION_FILE_PATH: RTEA.sln
@@ -54,6 +59,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Add MSBuild to PATH
         uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1
 
+      - name: Set Version
+        if: ${{inputs.new_release_version}}
+        uses: ./.github/actions/set_version
+        with:
+          new_release_version: ${{inputs.new_release_version}}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Build
         working-directory: ${{env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE}}
         # Add additional options to the MSBuild command line here (like platform or verbosity level).
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..527fb3014e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+name: Build and Release
+# Controls when the action will run.
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      new_release_version:
+        description: "New version number to release"
+        type: string
+        required: true
+
+concurrency:
+  group: release-${{ github.ref_name }}
+
+env:
+  LATEST_TAG: latest
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  build-meson-releases:
+    name: Linux & macOS Release Builds
+
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/meson.yml
+    with:
+      upload_artefacts: true
+      new_release_version: ${{ github.event.inputs.new_release_version }}
+
+  build-msbuild-releases:
+    name: Windows Release Build
+
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/msbuild.yml
+    with:
+      upload_artefacts: true
+      new_release_version: ${{ github.event.inputs.new_release_version }}
+
+  release:
+    name: Publish Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    needs: [build-msbuild-releases, build-meson-releases]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: fetch tags
+        run: git fetch --tags origin
+
+      - name: Set Version
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.new_release_version}}
+        uses: ./.github/actions/set_version
+        with:
+          new_release_version: ${{ github.event.inputs.new_release_version}}
+
+      - name: Bundle release assets
+        uses: ./.github/actions/bundle_release
+
+      - name: Create a new Release
+        run: |
+          gh release create v${{ github.event.inputs.new_release_version }} \
+            --title "Release ${{ github.event.inputs.new_release_version }}" \
+            --generate-notes \
+            --draft \
+            --target ${{ github.ref_name }} \
+            ${{format('--notes-start-tag {0}', env.LATEST_TAG) || ''}} \
+            'CortexCommand.windows.zip#Cortex Command [v${{ github.event.inputs.new_release_version }}] (Windows Release)' \
+            'CortexCommand.linux.zip#Cortex Command [v${{ github.event.inputs.new_release_version }}] (Linux Release)' \
+            'CortexCommand.macos.zip#Cortex Command [v${{ github.event.inputs.new_release_version }}] (macOS Release)'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Commit and push Version Changes and Update latest tag
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.email "action@github.com"
+          git config --global user.name "GitHub Action"
+          git add Source/System/GameVersion.h meson.build
+          git commit -m "Release v${{ inputs.new_release_version }}" || echo "No changes to commit"
+          git push
+
+          RELEASE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+          curl -X PATCH \
+            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+            https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/git/refs/tags/${{ env.LATEST_TAG }} \
+            -d '{
+              "sha": "'"$RELEASE_COMMIT"'",
+              "ref": "${{ github.ref }}"
+            }'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}