diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_nuget.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_nuget.yml
index bf9f73b..d3c8dc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_nuget.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_nuget.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ on:
         description: 'NuGet package version to publish (optional, will read from project if not set)'
         required: false
         type: string
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'NuGet package version to publish (optional, will read from project if not set)'
+        required: false
+        type: string
 
 jobs:
   publish:
@@ -38,7 +44,9 @@ jobs:
           --name github "https://nuget.pkg.github.com/${{ github.repository_owner }}/index.json"
 
       - name: Restore dependencies
-        run: dotnet restore
+        run: |
+          dotnet restore DataPlane.Sdk.Core/DataPlane.Sdk.Core.csproj
+          dotnet restore DataPlane.Sdk.Api/DataPlane.Sdk.Api.csproj
 
       - name: Get version
         id: get_version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f36a9a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+name: Create Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Release version (e.g., 1.0.0 or v1.0.0)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  create-tag:
+    name: Create Tag
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.normalize_version.outputs.version }}
+      tag: ${{ steps.normalize_version.outputs.tag }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Normalize version
+        id: normalize_version
+        run: |
+          version="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+          # Remove 'v' prefix if present
+          version="${version#v}"
+          # Add 'v' prefix for tag
+          tag="v${version}"
+          echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "tag=$tag" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Check if tag exists
+        run: |
+          if git rev-parse "${{ steps.normalize_version.outputs.tag }}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Error: Tag ${{ steps.normalize_version.outputs.tag }} already exists"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Update version in .csproj files
+        run: |
+          # Find all .csproj files with <Version> tags and update them
+          find . -name "*.csproj" -type f | while read file; do
+            if grep -q "<Version>" "$file"; then
+              sed -i.bak "s|<Version>.*</Version>|<Version>${{ steps.normalize_version.outputs.version }}</Version>|g" "$file"
+              rm "${file}.bak"
+              echo "Updated version in $file"
+            fi
+          done
+
+      - name: Commit version bump
+        run: |
+          git add "*.csproj"
+          if git diff --cached --quiet; then
+            echo "No version changes to commit"
+          else
+            git commit -m "chore: bump version to ${{ steps.normalize_version.outputs.version }}"
+            git push origin HEAD
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create and push tag
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git tag -a "${{ steps.normalize_version.outputs.tag }}" -m "Release ${{ steps.normalize_version.outputs.tag }}"
+          git push origin "${{ steps.normalize_version.outputs.tag }}"
+
+  publish-nuget:
+    name: Publish NuGet Packages
+    needs: create-tag
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish_nuget.yml
+    with:
+      version: ${{ needs.create-tag.outputs.version }}
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
+      contents: read
+
+  create-release:
+    name: Create GitHub Release
+    needs: [create-tag, publish-nuget]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          tag: ${{ needs.create-tag.outputs.tag }}
+          name: Release ${{ needs.create-tag.outputs.tag }}
+          generateReleaseNotes: true
+          body: |
+            NuGet packages published to GitHub Packages.
+
+            ### Installation
+            ```bash
+            dotnet add package DataPlane.Sdk.Core --version ${{ needs.create-tag.outputs.version }}
+            dotnet add package DataPlane.Sdk.Api --version ${{ needs.create-tag.outputs.version }}
+            ```
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6502abf..e2d970f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,21 +7,23 @@ Planes via the Data Plane Signaling API (DPS API). The SDK includes callbacks on
 and mutual authentication and authorization scaffolding.
 
 <!-- TOC -->
+
 * [Dataplane SDK .NET](#dataplane-sdk-net)
-  * [1. Installation and requirements](#1-installation-and-requirements)
-  * [2. Usage (with API)](#2-usage-with-api)
-    * [2.1 Configuring the SDK](#21-configuring-the-sdk)
-    * [2.2 Configuring SDK services](#22-configuring-sdk-services)
-    * [2.3 Setting up authentication for incoming requests](#23-setting-up-authentication-for-incoming-requests)
-    * [2.4 Setting up authorization of incoming HTTP requests](#24-setting-up-authorization-of-incoming-http-requests)
-    * [2.5 Setting up authorization of outgoing HTTP requests](#25-setting-up-authorization-of-outgoing-http-requests)
-      * [Named vs unnamed `HttpClient`](#named-vs-unnamed-httpclient)
-  * [3. Usage (core only)](#3-usage-core-only)
-  * [4. Required configuration](#4-required-configuration)
-  * [5. DataPlane Signaling API callbacks](#5-dataplane-signaling-api-callbacks)
-  * [6. In-memory vs PostgreSQL persistence](#6-in-memory-vs-postgresql-persistence)
-  * [7. Using the Control API](#7-using-the-control-api)
-  * [8. Reporting issues and bugs](#8-reporting-issues-and-bugs)
+    * [1. Installation and requirements](#1-installation-and-requirements)
+    * [2. Usage (with API)](#2-usage-with-api)
+        * [2.1 Configuring the SDK](#21-configuring-the-sdk)
+        * [2.2 Configuring SDK services](#22-configuring-sdk-services)
+        * [2.3 Setting up authentication for incoming requests](#23-setting-up-authentication-for-incoming-requests)
+        * [2.4 Setting up authorization of incoming HTTP requests](#24-setting-up-authorization-of-incoming-http-requests)
+        * [2.5 Setting up authorization of outgoing HTTP requests](#25-setting-up-authorization-of-outgoing-http-requests)
+            * [Named vs unnamed `HttpClient`](#named-vs-unnamed-httpclient)
+    * [3. Usage (core only)](#3-usage-core-only)
+    * [4. Required configuration](#4-required-configuration)
+    * [5. DataPlane Signaling API callbacks](#5-dataplane-signaling-api-callbacks)
+    * [6. In-memory vs PostgreSQL persistence](#6-in-memory-vs-postgresql-persistence)
+    * [7. Using the Control API](#7-using-the-control-api)
+    * [8. Reporting issues and bugs](#8-reporting-issues-and-bugs)
+
 <!-- TOC -->
 
 ## 1. Installation and requirements
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ In situations where the built-in API server for DataPlane Signaling cannot be us
 `DataPlane.Sdk.Core` module. While this will forego all API controllers, authentication and authorization, it will still
 provide
 core services and persistence. To do that, add the `DataPlane.Sdk.Core` package to your .NET project:
-`dotnet add package DataPlane.Sdk.Core --version 0.0.1-alpha`.
+`dotnet add package DataPlane.Sdk.Core --version <VERSION>`.
 
 Depending on the type of project (console, webapi) an `IHost` may or may not be available. If it is, client code can
 still utilize the dependency injection facilities built into the SDK by calling the `AddSdkServices(sdk)` extension