diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish-scheduled.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish-scheduled.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# This workflows will upload a Python Package using Twine when a release is created
+# For more information see: https://help.github.com/en/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-python-with-github-actions#publishing-to-package-registries
+
+name: Upload Python Package Scheduled
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # At 01:23 on 1st January and every 6 months afterward
+    - cron: '23 1 1 1/6 *'
+
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.11"]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install tox
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install tox
+      - name: Run the Tests
+        run: |
+          tox -e tests
+  tag_and_release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Calculate Tag Name
+        id: calc_tag
+        run: |
+          CURRENT_YEAR=$(date +%Y)
+          CURRENT_MONTH=$(date +%m)
+          TAG="${CURRENT_YEAR}${TAG_MONTH}.0.0"
+          echo "Calculated tag $TAG"
+          echo "::set-output name=tag::$TAG"
+      - name: Create and Push Tag
+        run: |
+          TAG=${{ steps.calc_tag.outputs.tag }}
+          git tag $TAG
+          git push origin $TAG
+  generate:
+    name: Generate JSON-Schemas
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: tests
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out Git repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install tox
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install tox
+      - name: Build JSON Schemas
+        run: tox -e generate_json_schemas
+        env:
+          TARGET_VERSION: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      - name: Push schemas to BO4E-Schemas repo
+        uses: cpina/github-action-push-to-another-repository@v1.7.2
+        env:
+          API_TOKEN_GITHUB: ${{ secrets.BO4E_PYTHON_GENERATE_SCHEMAS }} # this token expires on 2024-10-09
+          # token with repo scope
+          # https://github.com/Hochfrequenz/BO4E-python/settings/secrets/actions/BO4E_PYTHON_GENERATE_SCHEMAS
+        with:
+          source-directory: "json_schemas"
+          target-directory: "src/bo4e_schemas"
+          destination-github-username: "Hochfrequenz"
+          destination-repository-name: "BO4E-Schemas"
+          user-email: bo4e-schemas@hochfrequenz.de
+          target-branch: main
+          commit-message: "Update JSON-Schemas - BO4E ${{ github.ref_name }}"
+      # This step uses the github API to automatically create a release with the same version tag
+      # in the BO4E-Schemas repo. For this we have to retrieve the commits SHA via the API first.
+      # For this, we use the lightweight tool jq (https://stedolan.github.io/jq/) to parse the JSON
+      # response from the API.
+      - name: Tag and release the new version in BO4E-Schemas
+        run: python bo4e_schemas_create_release.py
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BO4E_PYTHON_GENERATE_SCHEMAS }} # this token expires on 2024-10-09
+          VERSION: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+  build-n-publish:
+    name: Build and publish Python 🐍 distributions 📦 to PyPI and TestPyPI
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Specifying a GitHub environment, which is strongly recommended by PyPI: https://docs.pypi.org/trusted-publishers/adding-a-publisher/
+    environment: release
+    permissions:
+      # IMPORTANT: this permission is mandatory for trusted publishing
+      id-token: write
+    needs: [tests, generate]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.10.x"
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r dev_requirements/requirements-packaging.txt
+      - name: Build wheel and source distributions
+        run: python -m build
+      - name: Publish distribution 📦 to PyPI
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index 927f7bc52..d19022aff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ name: Upload Python Package
 
 on:
   release:
-    branches: main
     types: [created, edited]
 
 jobs: