diff --git a/.github/scripts/update_versions.py b/.github/scripts/update_versions.py
index 843e80a3a6..48f312b561 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/update_versions.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/update_versions.py
@@ -39,14 +39,17 @@ def create_pr():
         branch=branch_name,
     )
 
-    pr = repo.create_pull(title="Update latest-versions.json",
-                          body="Automated PR to update the latest-versions.json file.",
-                          head=branch_name, base="dev")
+    try:
+        pr = repo.create_pull(title="Update latest-versions.json",
+                        body="Automated PR to update the latest-versions.json file.",
+                        head=branch_name, base="dev")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error while creating PR: {e}")
 
     pr.create_review_request(reviewers=["ebicoglu", "gizemmutukurt", "skoc10"])
 
-if __name__ == "__dev__":
+if __name__ == "__main__":
     should_create_pr = update_latest_versions()
     if should_create_pr:
         create_pr()
- 
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b929fa6d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: Create Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag_name:
+        description: 'Tag Name'     
+        required: true
+      prerelease:
+        description: 'Pre-release?'     
+        required: true
+      branchName:
+        description: 'Branch Name'     
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branchName }}
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag_name }}
+          release_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag_name }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: ${{ github.event.inputs.prerelease }}
+
+      - name: Checkout code at tag
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Build Project
+        run: |
+          # add your build commands here, depending on your project's requirements.
+          echo "Build project here"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/update-versions.yml
index 386b6858b9..d0a295884f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-versions.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Update latest-versions.json and create PR
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           python .github/scripts/update_versions.py