diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_pub.yml b/.github/workflows/release_pub.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c99f9a8f4..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release_pub.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-name: release_pub
-
-on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write # Required for authentication using OIDC
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: 📚 Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      # Set up the Dart SDK and provision the OIDC token used for publishing.
-      - name: 🎯 Setup Dart
-        uses: dart-lang/setup-dart@v1
-
-      - name: 🐦 Install Flutter
-        uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
-
-      - name: 📦 Install Tools
-        run: flutter pub global activate melos
-
-      - name: 🔧 Bootstrap Workspace
-        run: melos bootstrap --verbose
-
-      - name: 🌵 Dry Run
-        run: melos run lint:pub
-
-      - name: 🚀 Release to pub.dev
-        run: melos run release:pub
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/release_publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69f5be6bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+name: release_publish
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+' # tag-pattern for regular releases
+      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+-*' # tag-pattern for pre-releases
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allow manual triggering of the workflow
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # Required to creating release
+      id-token: write # Required for authentication using OIDC
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: 📚 Checkout branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_API_TOKEN }}
+
+      # Set up the Dart SDK and provision the OIDC token used for publishing.
+      - name: 🎯 Setup Dart
+        uses: dart-lang/setup-dart@v1
+
+      - name: 🐦 Install Flutter
+        uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
+
+      - name: 📦 Install Tools
+        run: flutter pub global activate melos
+
+      - name: 🔧 Bootstrap Workspace
+        run: melos bootstrap --verbose
+
+      - name: 🌵 Dry Run
+        run: melos run lint:pub
+
+      - name: 📢 Release to pub.dev
+        run: melos run release:pub
+
+      - name: 🏷️ Extract Version Info
+        id: extract_version
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          
+          tag_name="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          echo "📦 Tag: $tag_name"
+          
+          # Check if this is a pre-release (contains hyphen after version)
+          is_prerelease=$([[ $tag_name == *-* ]] && echo true || echo false)
+          echo "ℹ️ Pre-release: $is_prerelease"
+          
+          echo "tag=$tag_name" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "prerelease=$is_prerelease" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: 🚀 Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.extract_version.outputs.tag }}
+          prerelease: ${{ steps.extract_version.outputs.prerelease }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_API_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_github.yml b/.github/workflows/release_tag.yml
similarity index 68%
rename from .github/workflows/release_github.yml
rename to .github/workflows/release_tag.yml
index bcc905c95..3767e857a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_github.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_tag.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: release_github
+name: release_tag
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@ jobs:
     # Only run this job for commits that indicate a release
     if: "${{ startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore(repo): release') }}"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # Required to create and push tags
 
     steps:
       - name: 📚 Checkout branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_API_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: 🏷️ Extract Version Tag
         id: extract_tag
@@ -34,23 +37,20 @@ jobs:
 
           if [[ "$commit_msg" =~ $version_regex ]]; then
             version="${BASH_REMATCH[0]}"
-            is_prerelease=$([[ $version == *-* ]] && echo true || echo false)
-
             echo "✅ Found version tag: $version"
-            echo "ℹ️ Pre-release: $is_prerelease"
-
             echo "tag=$version" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "prerelease=$is_prerelease" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
             echo "::error ::❌ No SemVer tag found in commit message."
             echo "::error ::Expected something like: 'chore(repo): release v1.2.3[-beta]'"
             exit 1
           fi
 
-      - name: 🚀 Create GitHub Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-        with:
-          generate_release_notes: true
-          tag_name: ${{ steps.extract_tag.outputs.tag }}
-          prerelease: ${{ steps.extract_tag.outputs.prerelease }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_API_TOKEN }}
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+      - name: 🚀 Create and Push Tag
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "Stream SDK Bot"
+          git config user.email "60655709+Stream-SDK-Bot@users.noreply.github.com"
+          
+          echo "Creating and pushing tag: ${{ steps.extract_tag.outputs.tag }}"
+          git tag ${{ steps.extract_tag.outputs.tag }}
+          git push origin ${{ steps.extract_tag.outputs.tag }}
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