diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration_test.yml b/.github/workflows/integration_test.yml
index 755d1f8..c288ef5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration_test.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 name: Integration Test
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ "*" ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "*" ]
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths:
+      - 'gradle.properties'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '8'
           distribution: 'corretto'
           cache: gradle
-      - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
-        run: chmod +x gradlew
-      - name: build aar
-        run: ./gradlew assembleRelease
+      - name: Build SDK release aar file
+        run: |
+          chmod +x gradlew
+          ./gradlew assembleRelease
       - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           sed -i "s#\"endpoint\": \"your endpoint\"#\"endpoint\": \"${{ env.clickstream_endpoint }}\"#g" app/src/main/res/raw/amplifyconfiguration.json
           cat app/src/main/res/raw/amplifyconfiguration.json
           ./gradlew assembleDebug
-      - name: Build device farm test file
+      - name: Build Device Farm test file
         run: |
           cd integrationtest
           pip install virtualenv
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 38aad6e..b9d6d90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 name: Release Next Version
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      release_tag:
-        description: 'Release Tag'
-        required: true
-        type: string
-env:
-  NEW_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag }}
+  push:
+    branches: [ "*" ]
+
 jobs:
   release:
+    if: ${{ startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'release:') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      COMMIT_MESSAGE: ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
@@ -19,28 +17,24 @@ jobs:
           ref: main
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.PROJECT_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Modify for next release
+      - name: Create new tag
         run: |
-          chmod +x release.sh
-          ./release.sh ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
-          git diff
-          git config user.name '${{ vars.USER_NAME }}'
-          git config user.email '${{ vars.USER_EMAIL }}'
-          git add .
-          git commit -m 'release: clickstream Android ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}'
-          git push
-          git tag v${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
-          git push origin v${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
-      - name: Assemble release
-        run: |
-          chmod +x gradlew
-          ./gradlew assembleRelease
-      - name: Create GitHub release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-        with:
-          name: "Clickstream Android ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}"
-          files: |
-            clickstream/build/outputs/aar/clickstream-release.aar
-          tag_name: "v${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}"
-          prerelease: true
-          generate_release_notes: true
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+          version=$(echo "${{ env.COMMIT_MESSAGE }}" | grep -oP 'Android \K\d+\.\d+\.\d+')
+          echo $version
+#          git config user.name '${{ vars.USER_NAME }}'
+#          git config user.email '${{ vars.USER_EMAIL }}'
+#          git tag v${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
+#          git push origin v$version
+#      - name: Assemble release
+#        run: |
+#          chmod +x gradlew
+#          ./gradlew assembleRelease
+#      - name: Create GitHub release
+#        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+#        with:
+#          name: "Clickstream Android ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}"
+#          files: |
+#            clickstream/build/outputs/aar/clickstream-release.aar
+#          tag_name: "v${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}"
+#          prerelease: true
+#          generate_release_notes: true
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release_pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0461ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: Create Release PR
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release_tag:
+        description: 'Release Tag'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+env:
+  NEW_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag }}
+jobs:
+  release-pr:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: main
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.PROJECT_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Modify for next release
+        run: |
+          chmod +x release.sh
+          ./release.sh ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
+          git diff
+          git config user.name "github-actions"
+          git config user.email "github-actions@github.com"
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        id: create-pr
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
+        token: ${{ secrets.PROJECT_TOKEN }}
+        commit-message: 'release: clickstream Android ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}'
+        title: 'release: clickstream Android ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}'
+        author: github-actions <github-actions@github.com>
+        committer: github-actions <github-actions@github.com>
+        signoff: true
+        body: |
+          - [x] PR title and description conform to [Pull Request](https://github.com/awslabs/clickstream-android/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#pull-request-guidelines) guidelines.
+          
+          *Description of changes:*
+          1. 'release: clickstream Android ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}'
+          
+          *Documentation update required?*
+          - [ ] No
+          - [x] Yes (Please include a PR link for the documentation update)
+
+          By submitting this pull request, I confirm that my contribution is made under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license.
+        labels: release
+        branch: release_${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
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