diff --git a/.github/workflows/enforce-linking-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/enforce-linking-issues.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ebeddd9e..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/enforce-linking-issues.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-name: Enforce linking issues
-
-on:
-  pull_request_target:
-    types: [opened, edited, labeled]
-
-jobs:
-  main:
-    uses: eclipse-zenoh/zenoh/.github/workflows/enforce-linking-issues.yml@main
-    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 490811ca..69098a19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,62 @@
 name: Release
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 1 * * 1-5"
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      live-run:
+        type: boolean
+        description: Live-run
+        required: false
+      version:
+        type: string
+        description: Release number
+        required: false
+      zenoh-version:
+        type: string
+        description: Release number of Zenoh
+        required: false
 
 jobs:
-  macos:
+  tag:
+    name: Branch, Bump & tag
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.create-release-branch.outputs.version }}
+      branch: ${{ steps.create-release-branch.outputs.branch }}
+    steps:
+      - id: create-release-branch
+        uses: eclipse-zenoh/ci/create-release-branch@main
+        with:
+          repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+          live-run: ${{ inputs.live-run || false }}
+          version: ${{ inputs.version }}
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN_WORKFLOW }}
+
+      - name: Checkout this repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ steps.create-release-branch.outputs.branch }}
+
+      - name: Bump and tag project
+        run: bash ci/scripts/bump-and-tag.bash
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ steps.create-release-branch.outputs.version }}
+          BUMP_DEPS_VERSION: ${{ inputs.zenoh-version }}
+          BUMP_DEPS_PATTERN: ${{ inputs.zenoh-version && 'zenoh.*' || '' }}
+          BUMP_DEPS_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.zenoh-version && format('release/{0}', inputs.zenoh-version) || '' }}
+          GIT_USER_NAME: eclipse-zenoh-bot
+          GIT_USER_EMAIL: eclipse-zenoh-bot@users.noreply.github.com
+
+  build-macos:
+    needs: tag
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout this repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.tag.outputs.branch }}
 
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
         run: |
@@ -36,7 +80,8 @@ jobs:
           name: wheels
           path: dist
 
-  windows:
+  build-windows:
+    needs: tag
     runs-on: windows-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -45,6 +90,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout this repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.tag.outputs.branch }}
 
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
         run: |
@@ -63,7 +110,8 @@ jobs:
           name: wheels
           path: dist
 
-  linux:
+  build-linux:
+    needs: tag
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -71,6 +119,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout this repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.tag.outputs.branch }}
 
       - name: Build wheels
         uses: messense/maturin-action@v1
@@ -85,11 +135,14 @@ jobs:
           name: wheels
           path: dist
 
-  linux-aarch64:
+  build-linux-aarch64:
+    needs: tag
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout this repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.tag.outputs.branch }}
 
       - name: Build wheels
         uses: messense/maturin-action@v1
@@ -110,18 +163,21 @@ jobs:
           name: wheels
           path: dist
 
-  linux-armv6:
+  build-linux-armv6:
+    needs: tag
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout this repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.tag.outputs.branch }}
 
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
         run: |
           rustup set profile minimal
           rustup target add arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
 
-      - name: install cross toolchain
+      - name: Install cross toolchain
         run: |
           brew tap messense/macos-cross-toolchains
           brew install arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
@@ -140,19 +196,50 @@ jobs:
           name: wheels
           path: dist
 
-  deploy-wheels:
-    needs: [macos, windows, linux, linux-armv6]
-    name: deploy wheels to pypi
+  publish-pypi:
+    needs:
+      [
+        tag,
+        build-macos,
+        build-windows,
+        build-linux,
+        build-linux-armv6,
+        build-linux-aarch64,
+      ]
+    name: Deploy wheels to pypi
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: wheels
           path: dist
+
       - name: Check dist
         run: ls -al ./dist/*
-      - name: publish
-        if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.6.4
+
+      - name: Publish
+        if: ${{ inputs.live-run || false }}
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
         with:
           password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_ORG_TOKEN }}
+
+  publish-github:
+    needs:
+      [
+        tag,
+        build-macos,
+        build-windows,
+        build-linux,
+        build-linux-armv6,
+        build-linux-aarch64,
+      ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: eclipse-zenoh/ci/publish-crates-github@main
+        with:
+          repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+          live-run: ${{ inputs.live-run || false }}
+          version: ${{ needs.tag.outputs.version }}
+          branch: ${{ needs.tag.outputs.branch }}
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN_WORKFLOW }}
+          archive-patterns: "^$"
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 30b8ac3d..5ed51ef2 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ sphinx:
 build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
-    python: "3.8"
+    python: "3.11"
     rust: "latest"
   jobs:
     pre_build:
diff --git a/ci/scripts/bump-and-tag.bash b/ci/scripts/bump-and-tag.bash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a883352c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/scripts/bump-and-tag.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -xeo pipefail
+
+# Release number
+readonly version=${VERSION:?input VERSION is required}
+# Dependencies' pattern
+readonly bump_deps_pattern=${BUMP_DEPS_PATTERN:-''}
+# Dependencies' version
+readonly bump_deps_version=${BUMP_DEPS_VERSION:-''}
+# Dependencies' git branch
+readonly bump_deps_branch=${BUMP_DEPS_BRANCH:-''}
+# Git actor name
+readonly git_user_name=${GIT_USER_NAME:?input GIT_USER_NAME is required}
+# Git actor email
+readonly git_user_email=${GIT_USER_EMAIL:?input GIT_USER_EMAIL is required}
+
+cargo +stable install toml-cli
+
+# NOTE(fuzzypixelz): toml-cli doesn't yet support in-place modification
+# See: https://github.com/gnprice/toml-cli?tab=readme-ov-file#writing-ish-toml-set
+function toml_set_in_place() {
+  local tmp=$(mktemp)
+  toml set "$1" "$2" "$3" > "$tmp"
+  mv "$tmp" "$1"
+}
+
+export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=$git_user_name
+export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=$git_user_email
+export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME=$git_user_name
+export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL=$git_user_email
+
+# Bump Cargo version
+toml_set_in_place Cargo.toml "package.version" "$version"
+# Propagate version change to pyproject.toml
+toml_set_in_place pyproject.toml "project.version" "$version"
+
+git commit Cargo.toml pyproject.toml -m "chore: Bump version to $version"
+
+# Select all package dependencies that match $bump_deps_pattern and bump them to $bump_deps_version
+if [[ "$bump_deps_pattern" != '' ]]; then
+  deps=$(toml get Cargo.toml dependencies | jq -r "keys[] | select(test(\"$bump_deps_pattern\"))")
+  for dep in $deps; do
+    if [[ -n $bump_deps_version ]]; then
+      toml_set_in_place Cargo.toml "dependencies.$dep.version" "$bump_deps_version"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -n $bump_deps_branch ]]; then
+      toml_set_in_place Cargo.toml "dependencies.$dep.branch" "$bump_deps_branch"
+    fi
+  done
+  # Update lockfile
+  cargo check
+
+  if [[ -n $bump_deps_version || -n $bump_deps_branch ]]; then
+    git commit Cargo.toml Cargo.lock -m "chore: Bump $bump_deps_pattern version to $bump_deps_version"
+  else
+    echo "warn: no changes have been made to any dependencies matching $bump_deps_pattern"
+  fi
+fi
+
+git tag --force "$version" -m "v$version"
+git log -10
+git show-ref --tags
+git push origin
+git push --force origin "$version"
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 466644c1..f31c384e 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 # -- Project setup --------------------------------------------------------------
 
+import tomllib
+
 import zenoh
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -31,8 +33,9 @@
 copyright = '2020, ZettaScale Zenoh team, <zenoh@zettascale.tech>'
 author = 'ZettaScale Zenoh team, <zenoh@zettascale.tech>'
 
-# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.11.0-dev'
+# Extract the release number from the Cargo manifest
+with open("../Cargo.toml", "rb") as f:
+    release = tomllib.load(f)["package"]["version"]
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------