diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
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+# must do before using this action:
+# - set up RELEASE_TOKEN in secrets of the repository avocado-framework/avocado
+# - set up RTD_TOKEN in secrets to update readthedocs
+# - set up two tokens for twine: PYPI_USER and PYPI_PASSWD
+
+name: Pre-Release
+on: workflow_dispatch
+
+jobs:
+
+  release-test:
+    name: Release pipeline
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: fedora:34
+    env:
+      VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+      DEVEL_NAME: ${{ github.event.inputs.devel_name }}
+      DEVEL_MAIL: ${{ github.event.inputs.devel_mail }}
+      PYTHON: /usr/bin/python3
+      TOKEN_RTD: ${{ secrets.RTD_TOKEN }}
+      URL: "https://readthedocs.org/api/v3/projects/${{ github.event.inputs.rtd_project }}"
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Generate token
+        id: generate_token
+        uses: tibdex/github-app-token@021a2405c7f990db57f5eae5397423dcc554159c
+        with:
+          app_id: ${{ secrets.MR_AVOCADO_ID }}
+          installation_id: ${{ secrets.MR_AVOCADO_INSTALLATION_ID }}
+          private_key: ${{ secrets.MR_AVOCADO_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+      - name: install required packages
+        run:  dnf -y install git python3-pip
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Build wheel
+        run: |
+          python3 -m pip install build
+          mkdir PYPI_UPLOAD
+          python3 -m build -o PYPI_UPLOAD
+      - name: Save wheel as artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: wheel
+          path: ${{github.workspace}}/PYPI_UPLOAD/
+          retention-days: 3
+
+  publish-to-test-pypi:
+    name: Publish Avocado to TestPyPI
+    needs:
+    - release-test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: pypi
+      url: https://test.pypi.org/project/autils
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for trusted publishing
+    steps:
+    - name: Download all the wheels
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: wheel
+        path: dist/
+    - name: Publish avocado to test PyPI
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+      with:
+        repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+# must do before using this action:
+# - set up RELEASE_TOKEN in secrets of the repository avocado-framework/avocado
+# - set up RTD_TOKEN in secrets to update readthedocs
+# - set up two tokens for twine: PYPI_USER and PYPI_PASSWD
+
+name: Release
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Release version type'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+        - mayor
+        - minor
+        default: 'mayor'
+
+jobs:
+
+  release:
+    name: Release pipeline
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: fedora:34
+    env:
+      VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Generate token
+        id: generate_token
+        uses: tibdex/github-app-token@021a2405c7f990db57f5eae5397423dcc554159c
+        with:
+          app_id: ${{ secrets.MR_AVOCADO_ID }}
+          installation_id: ${{ secrets.MR_AVOCADO_INSTALLATION_ID }}
+          private_key: ${{ secrets.MR_AVOCADO_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+      - name: install required packages
+        run:  dnf -y install git python3-pip
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Commit files and tag
+        run: |
+          if [[ ${{ env.VERSION }} = "mayor" ]]; then
+            echo 'VERSION='$(git tag --sort=version:refname | tail -n 1 | awk -F. '{$1++; $2=0; print $1"."$2}') >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo 'VERSION='$(git tag --sort=version:refname | tail -n 1 | awk -F. '{$1; $2++; print $1"."$2}') >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+          git tag "${{ env.VERSION }}" -m "Release ${{ env.VERSION }}"
+      - name: Push changes to github
+        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
+          branch: ${{ github.ref }}
+      - name: Build wheel
+        run: |
+          python3 -m pip install build
+          mkdir PYPI_UPLOAD
+          python3 -m build -o PYPI_UPLOAD
+      - name: Save wheel as artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: wheel
+          path: ${{github.workspace}}/PYPI_UPLOAD/
+          retention-days: 3
+
+  # publish-to-pypi:
+  #   name: Publish Avocado to PyPI
+  #   needs:
+  #   - release
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   environment:
+  #     name: pypi
+  #     url: https://pypi.org/project/autils
+  #   permissions:
+  #     id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for trusted publishing
+  #   steps:
+  #   - name: Download all the wheels
+  #     uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+  #     with:
+  #       name: wheel
+  #       path: dist/
+  #   - name: Publish avocado to PyPI
+  #     uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1