diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-python-sdk-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-python-sdk-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2151a120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-python-sdk-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+name: Publish Python SDK on Release
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  id-token: write
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v2
+
+      - name: Install dev dependencies with uv
+        working-directory: python-sdk
+        run: |
+          uv sync --group dev
+
+      - name: Install python-sdk package (editable)
+        working-directory: python-sdk
+        run: |
+          uv pip install -e .
+
+      - name: Run tests with pytest and coverage
+        working-directory: python-sdk
+        run: |
+          uv run pytest --cov=exospherehost --cov-report=xml --cov-report=term-missing -v --junitxml=pytest-report.xml
+
+      - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          slug: exospherehost/exospherehost
+          files: python-sdk/coverage.xml
+          flags: python-sdk-unittests
+          name: python-sdk-coverage-report
+          fail_ci_if_error: true
+
+      - name: Upload test results
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: python-sdk-test-results
+          path: python-sdk/pytest-report.xml
+          retention-days: 30
+
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: test
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: python-sdk
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+        name: Install uv
+
+      - run: uv python install
+     
+      - run: uv sync --locked --dev
+
+      - name: Update version to release tag
+        run: |
+          # Extract version from tag (remove 'v' or 'V' prefix if present)
+          RELEASE_VERSION="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          
+          # Handle empty or invalid tags
+          if [[ -z "$RELEASE_VERSION" ]]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Release tag is empty"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          # Remove 'v' or 'V' prefix (case insensitive)
+          if [[ $RELEASE_VERSION =~ ^[vV] ]]; then
+            RELEASE_VERSION="${RELEASE_VERSION#?}"  # Remove first character
+          fi
+          
+          # Validate the extracted version is not empty
+          if [[ -z "$RELEASE_VERSION" ]]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Invalid tag format - version part is empty"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          # Update the version file
+          echo "version = \"$RELEASE_VERSION\"" > exospherehost/_version.py
+          
+          echo "Updated version to $RELEASE_VERSION for release"
+
+      - name: Verify version format
+        run: |
+          python -c "
+          import sys
+          sys.path.append('.')
+          from exospherehost._version import version
+          import re
+          
+          # Check if version matches semantic versioning pattern
+          if not re.match(r'^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$', version):
+              print(f'ERROR: Version {version} does not match semantic versioning pattern (x.y.z)')
+              sys.exit(1)
+          
+          # Ensure it's not a beta version (should not contain 'b')
+          if 'b' in version:
+              print(f'ERROR: Release version {version} contains beta indicator. Release versions should not be beta.')
+              sys.exit(1)
+          
+          print(f'Version {version} is valid for release publishing')
+          "
+
+      - run: uv build
+
+      - run: uv publish 
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-python-sdk.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-python-sdk.yml
index 0cbc2b3e..a4e358ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-python-sdk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-python-sdk.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.12'
 
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v2
-        with:
-          cache: true
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
 
       - name: Install dev dependencies with uv
         working-directory: python-sdk
@@ -79,6 +77,18 @@ jobs:
      
       - run: uv sync --locked --dev
 
+      - name: Check version for beta indicator
+        run: |
+          python -c "
+          import sys
+          sys.path.append('.')
+          from exospherehost._version import version
+          if 'b' not in version:
+              print(f'ERROR: Version {version} does not contain beta indicator (b). Major releases are only allowed through GitHub releases.')
+              sys.exit(1)
+          print(f'Version {version} is valid for PyPI publishing (contains beta indicator)')
+          "
+
       - run: uv build
 
       - run: uv publish