diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbe2e05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+name: Create Release PR
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "Version to release"
+        required: true
+
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: [create_release_pr]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  create_release_pr:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Determine Tag Value
+        id: set-tag
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            echo "TAG=${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          elif [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "repository_dispatch" ]; then
+            echo "TAG=${{ github.event.client_payload.tag }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "Unknown event type"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Notify Slack
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.ODIGOS_RELEASE_STATUS_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        run: |
+          curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' --data '{"description":"Creating release PR for helm chart", "tag":"${{ env.TAG }}"}' ${{ env.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}  
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Update Chart Versions
+        working-directory: ./charts/odigos
+        run: |
+          sed -i "s|version: .*|version: ${TAG#v}|g" Chart.yaml
+          sed -i "s|appVersion: \".*\"|appVersion: \"${TAG}\"|g" Chart.yaml
+
+      - name: github preperation
+        id: github_preperation
+        run: |
+          # Set global Git configurations
+          git config --global user.email "bot@keyval.dev"
+          git config --global user.name "Odigos Release Bot"
+
+          BRANCH_PREFIX="release-bot-"
+          echo "branch_prefix=${BRANCH_PREFIX}-" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "branch_name=${BRANCH_PREFIX}${{ env.TAG }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: delete existing branch
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          # Check if a pull request already exists for the branch and close it if it does
+          EXISTING_PR=$(gh pr list --head ${{ steps.github_preperation.outputs.branch_name }} --base main --state open --json number --jq '.[0].number')
+          if [ ! -z "$EXISTING_PR" ]; then
+              gh pr close $EXISTING_PR --delete-branch
+          fi
+
+          BRANCH_EXISTS=$(git ls-remote --heads origin ${{ steps.github_preperation.outputs.branch_name }})
+          if [ ! -z "$BRANCH_EXISTS" ]; then
+              git push origin --delete ${{ steps.github_preperation.outputs.branch_name }}
+          fi
+
+      - name: create release pr
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          git checkout -b ${{ steps.github_preperation.outputs.branch_name }}
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "bump odigos dependencise to use ${{ env.TAG }}"
+          git push origin ${{ steps.github_preperation.outputs.branch_name }}
+
+          PR_LINK=$(gh pr create \
+            --title "chore: automatic release ${{ env.TAG }}" \
+            --body "follow up PR for odigos release to upgrade helm chart.
+            Version:${{ env.TAG }}" \
+            --base main \
+            --head ${{ steps.github_preperation.outputs.branch_name }})
+          echo "PR_LINK=$PR_LINK" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+          # Extract PR number from PR_LINK
+          PR_NUMBER=$(echo "$PR_LINK" | awk -F '/' '{print $NF}')
+          echo "PR_NUMBER=$PR_NUMBER" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Add bot label to PR
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          curl -X POST -H "Authorization: token $GH_TOKEN" -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/$PR_NUMBER/labels -d '{"labels": ["release-bot"]}'
+
+      # we want to save as many clicks as possible, so we mark the PR as auto mergeable.
+      # Thus, when the PR is approved and build succeeds, it will be merged automatically.
+      - name: Enable Auto Merge on PR
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh pr merge ${{ env.PR_LINK }} --auto --squash
+
+      - name: Notify Slack
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.ODIGOS_RELEASE_STATUS_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        run: |
+          curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' --data '{"link":"${{ env.PR_LINK }}/files", "description":"Odigos chart PR created. Approve to continue:", "tag":"${{ env.TAG }}"}' ${{ env.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+
+      - name: Notify Slack on Failure
+        if: failure()
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.ODIGOS_RELEASE_STATUS_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+          GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          GITHUB_RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
+        run: |
+          curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' --data '{"link":"https://github.com/${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}/actions/runs/${{ env.GITHUB_RUN_ID }}", "description":"ERROR: odigos chart PR not created", "tag":"${{ env.TAG }}"}' ${{ env.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5a56b94..9dc9d9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
-name: Release Charts
+# name: Release Charts
 
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+# on:
+#   push:
+#     branches:
+#       - master
 
-jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+# jobs:
+#   release:
+#     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#     steps:
+#       - name: Checkout
+#         uses: actions/checkout@v2
+#         with:
+#           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Configure Git
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
-          git config user.email "$GITHUB_ACTOR@users.noreply.github.com"
+#       - name: Configure Git
+#         run: |
+#           git config user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
+#           git config user.email "$GITHUB_ACTOR@users.noreply.github.com"
 
-      - name: Install Helm
-        uses: azure/setup-helm@v1
-        with:
-          version: v3.4.0
+#       - name: Install Helm
+#         uses: azure/setup-helm@v1
+#         with:
+#           version: v3.4.0
 
-      - name: Run chart-releaser
-        uses: helm/chart-releaser-action@v1.2.0
-        env:
-          CR_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
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+#       - name: Run chart-releaser
+#         uses: helm/chart-releaser-action@v1.2.0
+#         env:
+#           CR_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
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