diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ee80e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version (excl. prefix v)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      sha:
+        description: 'SHA (long version; 40 chars)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      branch:
+        description: 'Branch'
+        type: string
+        default: main
+
+jobs:
+  staging:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Setup bob
+        uses: hashicorp/action-setup-bob@v1
+        with:
+          github-token:
+            ${{ secrets.BOB_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Promote to staging
+        env:
+          BOB_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOB_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          SHA: ${{ github.event.inputs.sha }}
+          BRANCH: main
+          ENVIRONMENT: staging
+        run: |
+          bob trigger-promotion \
+            --product-name=hc-install \
+            --environment=hc-install-oss \
+            --org=hashicorp \
+            --repo=hc-install \
+            --slack-channel=C01QDH3Q37W \
+            --product-version=$VERSION \
+            --sha=$SHA \
+            --branch=$BRANCH \
+            $ENVIRONMENT
+
+  production:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Setup bob
+        uses: hashicorp/action-setup-bob@v1
+        with:
+          github-token:
+            ${{ secrets.BOB_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Promote to production
+        env:
+          BOB_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOB_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          SHA: ${{ github.event.inputs.sha }}
+          BRANCH: main
+          ENVIRONMENT: production
+        run: |
+          bob trigger-promotion \
+            --product-name=hc-install \
+            --environment=hc-install-oss \
+            --org=hashicorp \
+            --repo=hc-install \
+            --slack-channel=C01QDH3Q37W \
+            --product-version=$VERSION \
+            --sha=$SHA \
+            --branch=$BRANCH \
+            $ENVIRONMENT
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b6e3f90..23ce140 100644
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -8,33 +8,6 @@ Release process:
 
  1. Update [`version/VERSION`](https://github.com/hashicorp/hc-install/blob/main/version/VERSION) to remove `-dev` suffix and set it to the intended version to be released
  1. Wait for [`build` workflow](https://github.com/hashicorp/hc-install/actions/workflows/build.yml) to finish
- 1. Ensure you have the appropriate GitHub PAT set in `BOB_GITHUB_TOKEN` variable
- 1. Set `SHA` to the corresponding (long) last commit SHA (after updating `VERSION` file) & `VERSION` to the same version
- 1. Use `bob` to promote artifacts to **staging**
- ```
-bob trigger-promotion \
-	--product-name=hc-install \
-	--environment=hc-install-oss \
-	--org=hashicorp \
-	--repo=hc-install \
-	--slack-channel=C01QDH3Q37W \
-	--product-version=$VERSION \
-	--sha=$SHA \
-	--branch=main \
-	staging
- ```
- 6. Use `bob` to promote artifacts to **production**
- ```
-bob trigger-promotion \
-	--product-name=hc-install \
-	--environment=hc-install-oss \
-	--org=hashicorp \
-	--repo=hc-install \
-	--slack-channel=C01QDH3Q37W \
-	--product-version=$VERSION \
-	--sha=$SHA \
-	--branch=main \
-	production
- ```
-7. Wait for a message in the Slack channel saying that authorisation is needed to promote artifacts to production. Click on the link and approve.
-8. Once notified that promotion is successful, go to https://github.com/hashicorp/crt-workflows-common/actions/workflows/promote-production-packaging.yml, locate the hc-install promote-production-packaging workflow, and approve.
+ 1. Run the Release workflow with the appropriate version (matching the one in `version/VERSION`) & SHA (long one).
+ 1. Wait for a message in the Slack channel saying that authorisation is needed to promote artifacts to production. Click on the link and approve.
+ 1. Once notified that promotion is successful, go to https://github.com/hashicorp/crt-workflows-common/actions/workflows/promote-production-packaging.yml, locate the hc-install promote-production-packaging workflow, and approve.