diff --git a/.github/scripts/defineVersion.js b/.github/scripts/defineVersion.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de87dfcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/defineVersion.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+const parseChangelog = require('changelog-parser');
+const semver = require('semver');
+
+async function defineReleaseVersion({ core }, currentVersion, changelogFile) {
+  return parseChangelog(changelogFile).then((result) => {
+    const unreleased = result.versions.find((entry) => entry.version === null);
+
+    if (!unreleased.parsed) {
+      core.error('No unreleased section found', unreleased);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const parsedSections = unreleased.parsed;
+
+    const hasAddedSection = parsedSections.Added && parsedSections.Added.length > 0;
+    const hasChangedSection = parsedSections.Changed && parsedSections.Changed.length > 0;
+    const hasRemovedSection = parsedSections.Removed && parsedSections.Removed.length > 0;
+
+    const hasFixedSection = parsedSections.Fixed && parsedSections.Fixed.length > 0;
+    const hasSecurityEntries = parsedSections.Security && parsedSections.Security.length > 0;
+    const hasDeprecatedEntries = parsedSections.Deprecated && parsedSections.Deprecated.length > 0;
+
+    if (hasAddedSection || hasChangedSection || hasRemovedSection) {
+      const version = semver.inc(currentVersion, 'minor');
+      core.info(`Increase version from ${currentVersion} to ${version}`);
+      return version;
+    } else if (hasFixedSection || hasSecurityEntries || hasDeprecatedEntries) {
+      const version = semver.inc(currentVersion, 'patch');
+      core.info(`Increase version from ${currentVersion} to ${version}`);
+      return version;
+    } else {
+      core.error('No valid entries to release', unreleased);
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..adad6d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+name: Release new version
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      # The Yospace private npm registry seems to not support NPM token so we sadly need to use password and email
+      - name: Log in to Yospace private NPM registry
+        run: |
+          cp .npmrc ~/.npmrc
+          echo "//yospacerepo.jfrog.io/artifactory/api/npm/javascript-sdk/:_password=${{ secrets.NPM_YOSPACE_PASS }}" >> ~/.npmrc
+          echo "//yospacerepo.jfrog.io/artifactory/api/npm/javascript-sdk/:username=${{ secrets.NPM_YOSPACE_USER }}" >> ~/.npmrc
+          echo "//yospacerepo.jfrog.io/artifactory/api/npm/javascript-sdk/:email=${{ secrets.NPM_YOSPACE_EMAIL }}" >> ~/.npmrc
+
+      - name: Set up node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3.3.0
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: npm run lint
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Read latest release version from package.json
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        id: read-latest-release-version
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { version } = require('./package.json')
+            core.info(`Latest release version is ${version}`)
+            core.setOutput('latestReleaseVersion', version)
+
+      - name: Define next release version based on Changelog entries
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        id: define-release-version
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { defineReleaseVersion } = require('./.github/scripts/defineVersion.js')
+            return defineReleaseVersion({core}, "${{ steps.define-package-json-version.outputs.packageJsonVersion }}", './CHANGELOG.md' )
+
+      - name: Bump package.json and Changelog version and tag commit
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name 'Automated Release'
+          git config --global user.email 'release-automation@bitmovin.com'
+          npm version "${{ fromJson(steps.define-release-version.outputs.result) }}"
+          kacl release
+
+      - name: Push changes
+        run: |
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Bump version and update changelog"
+          git push origin develop
+          git push origin --tags
+
+      - name: build and publish
+        run: |
+          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_AUTH_TOKEN }}" > ~/.npmrc
+          npm run publish
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 97fafc0b..4a8c4f0b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@yospace/admanagement-sdk": "3.6.0",
-        "bitmovin-player": "^8.157.0",
         "fast-safe-stringify": "^2.0.7",
         "process": "^0.11.10",
         "stream-browserify": "^3.0.0"
@@ -20,11 +19,13 @@
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.27.1",
         "bitmovin-analytics": "^2.27.0",
         "bitmovin-player-ui": "^3.37.0",
+        "changelog-parser": "^3.0.1",
         "eslint": "^8.17.0",
         "husky": "^8.0.1",
         "kacl": "^1.1.1",
         "lint-staged": "^13.0.1",
         "prettier": "2.6.2",
+        "semver": "^7.6.0",
         "ts-loader": "^9.3.0",
         "typescript": "^3.9.10",
         "webpack": "^5.73.0",
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@yospace/admanagement-sdk": "3.6.0",
-        "bitmovin-player": "^8.114.0"
+        "bitmovin-player": "^8.157.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@discoveryjs/json-ext": {
@@ -475,21 +476,6 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
-    "node_modules/@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin/node_modules/semver": {
-      "version": "7.3.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.3.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-QlYTucUYOews+WeEujDoEGziz4K6c47V/Bd+LjSSYcA94p+DmINdf7ncaUinThfvZyu13lN9OY1XDxt8C0Tw0g==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
-      },
-      "bin": {
-        "semver": "bin/semver.js"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin/node_modules/tsutils": {
       "version": "3.21.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsutils/-/tsutils-3.21.0.tgz",
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       "dev": true
     },
-    "node_modules/@typescript-eslint/typescript-estree/node_modules/semver": {
-      "version": "7.3.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.3.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-QlYTucUYOews+WeEujDoEGziz4K6c47V/Bd+LjSSYcA94p+DmINdf7ncaUinThfvZyu13lN9OY1XDxt8C0Tw0g==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
-      },
-      "bin": {
-        "semver": "bin/semver.js"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/@typescript-eslint/typescript-estree/node_modules/tsutils": {
       "version": "3.21.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsutils/-/tsutils-3.21.0.tgz",
@@ -1219,7 +1190,8 @@
     "node_modules/bitmovin-player": {
       "version": "8.157.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bitmovin-player/-/bitmovin-player-8.157.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+iCw2gJBQDVCcukYXwtBa7u7VMb40POzj1VB6Nq+/wNP91HfL8SwsUuX0KigyScSam/rY1gxvnllIKQlqq80Ag=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-+iCw2gJBQDVCcukYXwtBa7u7VMb40POzj1VB6Nq+/wNP91HfL8SwsUuX0KigyScSam/rY1gxvnllIKQlqq80Ag==",
+      "peer": true
     },
     "node_modules/bitmovin-player-ui": {
       "version": "3.37.0",
@@ -1376,6 +1348,22 @@
         }
       ]
     },
+    "node_modules/changelog-parser": {
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/changelog-parser/-/changelog-parser-3.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1AEVJgnFEO4v5ukfEH/j9cr2Z39Y/GCieNi605azhufAolXF4vQAwZBY8BrUVRkvlI3gwe3i621/PIAW0zmmEQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "line-reader": "^0.2.4",
+        "remove-markdown": "^0.5.0"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "changelog-parser": "bin/cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=14"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/chokidar": {
       "version": "3.5.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chokidar/-/chokidar-3.5.3.tgz",
@@ -3045,6 +3033,12 @@
         "node": ">=10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/line-reader": {
+      "version": "0.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/line-reader/-/line-reader-0.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-342xzyZZS9uTiKwHJcMacopVl/WjrMMCZS1Qg4Uhl/WBknWRrGFdKOIS1Kec6SaiTcZMtmuxWvvIbPXj/+FMjA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/lint-staged": {
       "version": "13.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lint-staged/-/lint-staged-13.0.1.tgz",
@@ -4114,6 +4108,12 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/mysticatea"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/remove-markdown": {
+      "version": "0.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/remove-markdown/-/remove-markdown-0.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-x917M80K97K5IN1L8lUvFehsfhR8cYjGQ/yAMRI9E7JIKivtl5Emo5iD13DhMr+VojzMCiYk8V2byNPwT/oapg==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/require-from-string": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/require-from-string/-/require-from-string-2.0.2.tgz",
@@ -4324,6 +4324,21 @@
         "node": ">=10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/semver": {
+      "version": "7.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EnwXhrlwXMk9gKu5/flx5sv/an57AkRplG3hTK68W7FRDN+k+OWBj65M7719OkA82XLBxrcX0KSHj+X5COhOVg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "semver": "bin/semver.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/send": {
       "version": "0.18.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/send/-/send-0.18.0.tgz",
@@ -4914,21 +4929,6 @@
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     },
-    "node_modules/ts-loader/node_modules/semver": {
-      "version": "7.3.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.3.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-QlYTucUYOews+WeEujDoEGziz4K6c47V/Bd+LjSSYcA94p+DmINdf7ncaUinThfvZyu13lN9OY1XDxt8C0Tw0g==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
-      },
-      "bin": {
-        "semver": "bin/semver.js"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/ts-loader/node_modules/supports-color": {
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           "dev": true
         },
-        "semver": {
-          "version": "7.3.7",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.3.7.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-QlYTucUYOews+WeEujDoEGziz4K6c47V/Bd+LjSSYcA94p+DmINdf7ncaUinThfvZyu13lN9OY1XDxt8C0Tw0g==",
-          "dev": true,
-          "requires": {
-            "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
-          }
-        },
         "tsutils": {
           "version": "3.21.0",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsutils/-/tsutils-3.21.0.tgz",
@@ -6036,15 +6027,6 @@
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           "dev": true
         },
-        "semver": {
-          "version": "7.3.7",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.3.7.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-QlYTucUYOews+WeEujDoEGziz4K6c47V/Bd+LjSSYcA94p+DmINdf7ncaUinThfvZyu13lN9OY1XDxt8C0Tw0g==",
-          "dev": true,
-          "requires": {
-            "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
-          }
-        },
         "tsutils": {
           "version": "3.21.0",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsutils/-/tsutils-3.21.0.tgz",
@@ -6447,7 +6429,8 @@
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       "version": "8.157.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bitmovin-player/-/bitmovin-player-8.157.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+iCw2gJBQDVCcukYXwtBa7u7VMb40POzj1VB6Nq+/wNP91HfL8SwsUuX0KigyScSam/rY1gxvnllIKQlqq80Ag=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-+iCw2gJBQDVCcukYXwtBa7u7VMb40POzj1VB6Nq+/wNP91HfL8SwsUuX0KigyScSam/rY1gxvnllIKQlqq80Ag==",
+      "peer": true
     },
     "bitmovin-player-ui": {
       "version": "3.37.0",
@@ -6561,6 +6544,16 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "changelog-parser": {
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/changelog-parser/-/changelog-parser-3.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1AEVJgnFEO4v5ukfEH/j9cr2Z39Y/GCieNi605azhufAolXF4vQAwZBY8BrUVRkvlI3gwe3i621/PIAW0zmmEQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "line-reader": "^0.2.4",
+        "remove-markdown": "^0.5.0"
+      }
+    },
     "chokidar": {
       "version": "3.5.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chokidar/-/chokidar-3.5.3.tgz",
@@ -7821,6 +7814,12 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "line-reader": {
+      "version": "0.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/line-reader/-/line-reader-0.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-342xzyZZS9uTiKwHJcMacopVl/WjrMMCZS1Qg4Uhl/WBknWRrGFdKOIS1Kec6SaiTcZMtmuxWvvIbPXj/+FMjA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "lint-staged": {
       "version": "13.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lint-staged/-/lint-staged-13.0.1.tgz",
@@ -8573,6 +8572,12 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "remove-markdown": {
+      "version": "0.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/remove-markdown/-/remove-markdown-0.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-x917M80K97K5IN1L8lUvFehsfhR8cYjGQ/yAMRI9E7JIKivtl5Emo5iD13DhMr+VojzMCiYk8V2byNPwT/oapg==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "require-from-string": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/require-from-string/-/require-from-string-2.0.2.tgz",
@@ -8716,6 +8721,15 @@
         "node-forge": "^1"
       }
     },
+    "semver": {
+      "version": "7.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EnwXhrlwXMk9gKu5/flx5sv/an57AkRplG3hTK68W7FRDN+k+OWBj65M7719OkA82XLBxrcX0KSHj+X5COhOVg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "send": {
       "version": "0.18.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/send/-/send-0.18.0.tgz",
@@ -9155,15 +9169,6 @@
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           "dev": true
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-        "semver": {
-          "version": "7.3.7",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.3.7.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-QlYTucUYOews+WeEujDoEGziz4K6c47V/Bd+LjSSYcA94p+DmINdf7ncaUinThfvZyu13lN9OY1XDxt8C0Tw0g==",
-          "dev": true,
-          "requires": {
-            "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
-          }
-        },
         "supports-color": {
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           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-7.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39e096bb..ff5bda1c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,25 +28,26 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
     "@yospace/admanagement-sdk": "3.6.0",
-    "bitmovin-player": "^8.157.0",
     "fast-safe-stringify": "^2.0.7",
     "process": "^0.11.10",
     "stream-browserify": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@yospace/admanagement-sdk": "3.6.0",
-    "bitmovin-player": "^8.114.0"
+    "bitmovin-player": "^8.157.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.27.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.27.1",
     "bitmovin-analytics": "^2.27.0",
     "bitmovin-player-ui": "^3.37.0",
+    "changelog-parser": "^3.0.1",
     "eslint": "^8.17.0",
     "husky": "^8.0.1",
     "kacl": "^1.1.1",
     "lint-staged": "^13.0.1",
     "prettier": "2.6.2",
+    "semver": "^7.6.0",
     "ts-loader": "^9.3.0",
     "typescript": "^3.9.10",
     "webpack": "^5.73.0",