diff --git a/.github/linters/.jscpd.json b/.github/linters/.jscpd.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6fec7687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/linters/.jscpd.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "absolute": true,
+  "ignore": [
+    "**/workflows/cd.yml"
+  ],
+  "reporters": [
+    "consoleFull"
+  ],
+  "threshold": 0
+}
diff --git a/.github/release-drafter.yml b/.github/release-drafter.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 38a6aa91..00000000
--- a/.github/release-drafter.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
----
-name-template: 'v$RESOLVED_VERSION'
-tag-template: 'v$RESOLVED_VERSION'
-template: |
-  # Changelog
-  $CHANGES
-
-  See details of [all code changes](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/compare/$PREVIOUS_TAG...v$RESOLVED_VERSION) since previous release
-
-categories:
-  - title: '🚀 Features'
-    labels:
-      - 'feature'
-      - 'enhancement'
-  - title: '🐛 Bug Fixes'
-    labels:
-      - 'fix'
-      - 'bugfix'
-      - 'bug'
-  - title: '🧰 Maintenance'
-    labels:
-      - 'infrastructure'
-      - 'automation'
-      - 'documentation'
-      - 'performance'
-  - title: 'Dependency updates'
-    labels:
-      - 'dependencies'
-change-template: '- $TITLE @$AUTHOR (#$NUMBER)'
-version-resolver:
-  major:
-    labels:
-      - 'breaking'
-  minor:
-    labels:
-      - 'enhancement'
-  patch:
-    labels:
-      - 'bug'
-      - 'maintenance'
-      - 'documentation'
-      - 'dependencies'
-  default: patch
diff --git a/.github/release-please/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0967ef42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-please/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
diff --git a/.github/release-please/release-please-config.json b/.github/release-please/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ab4ba41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-please/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
+      "release-type": "simple",
+      "extra-files": [
+        "action.yml",
+        "README.md",
+        "slim/action.yaml"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 8ba7cb4a..01623b19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -156,3 +156,125 @@ jobs:
                 "zkoppert", "Hanse00", "ferrarimarco"
               ]
             })
+
+  release:
+    name: Release
+    needs:
+      - test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    concurrency:
+      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-main-${{ matrix.images.environment }}
+      cancel-in-progress: true
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      deployments: write
+      issues: write
+      packages: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        images:
+          - environment: Release-SLIM
+            prefix: slim-
+          - environment: Release
+            prefix: ""
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    steps:
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+        id: release
+        with:
+          config-file: .github/release-please/release-please-config.json
+          manifest-file: .github/release-please/.release-please-manifest.json
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Start ${{ matrix.images.environment }} Deployment
+        if: steps.release.outputs.release_created
+        uses: bobheadxi/deployments@v1.4.0
+        id: deployment
+        with:
+          step: start
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          env: ${{ matrix.images.environment }}
+
+      - name: Configure release metedata
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2062
+        run: |
+          RELEASE_VERSION="${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}"
+
+          if [ -z "${RELEASE_VERSION}" ]; then
+            echo "Error RELEASE_VERSION is empty. Exiting..."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          if ! echo "${RELEASE_VERSION}" | grep -E -o "v[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+"; then
+            echo "Error: RELEASE_VERSION doesn't look like a semantic version: ${RELEASE_VERSION}"
+            exit 2
+          fi
+
+          SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION=v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}
+
+          {
+            echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${RELEASE_VERSION}"
+            echo "SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION=${SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION}"
+          } >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+
+      - name: Login to GHCR
+        if: steps.release.outputs.release_created
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3.0.0
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      # We don't rebuild the image to avoid that the latest tag and the release tags don't point to the very same container image.
+      # Instead, we pull the latest image and tag it.
+      - name: Retag and Push Images
+        if: steps.release.outputs.release_created
+        uses: akhilerm/tag-push-action@v2.1.0
+        with:
+          src: ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:${{ matrix.images.prefix }}latest
+          dst: |
+            ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:${{ matrix.images.prefix }}${{ env.SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION }}
+            ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:${{ matrix.images.prefix }}${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+
+      # No need to tag major.minor.patch because that tag is automatically created when creating the release
+      - name: Tag major, minor, and latest versions
+        if: steps.release.outputs.release_created
+        run: |
+          git tag --annotate --force ${{ env.SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION }} -m "Release ${{ env.SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION }}"
+          git tag --annotate --force latest -m "Release latest (${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }})"
+
+          git push --force origin ${{ env.SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION }}
+          git push --force origin latest
+
+      - name: Update ${{ matrix.images.environment }} Deployment
+        uses: bobheadxi/deployments@v1.4.0
+        # We depend on the 'deployment' step outputs, so we can't run this step
+        # if the 'deployment' step didn't run. This can happen if any step
+        # before the 'deployment' step fails. That's why 'always()' is not
+        # suitable here.
+        if: steps.deployment.conclusion != 'cancelled' && steps.deployment.conclusion != 'skipped'
+        with:
+          step: finish
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          status: ${{ job.status }}
+          deployment_id: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.deployment_id }}
+          env: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.env }}
+          env_url: https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter
+
+      - name: Create Issue on Failure
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        if: failure()
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+          script: |
+            const create = await github.rest.issues.create({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              title: "Failed to deploy to production",
+              body: "Automation has failed us!\nMore information can be found at:\n - ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}",
+              assignees: [
+                "zkoppert", "Hanse00", "ferrarimarco"
+              ]
+            })
diff --git a/.github/workflows/draft-release.yml b/.github/workflows/draft-release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a4af18d..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/draft-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
----
-####################################
-####################################
-## Draft releases on Push to main ##
-####################################
-####################################
-name: Release Drafter
-
-###########################
-# Start on push to main #
-###########################
-on:
-  push:
-    # branches to consider in the event; optional, defaults to all
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-#################
-# Start the job #
-#################
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  update_release_draft:
-    permissions:
-      contents: write  # for release-drafter/release-drafter to create a github release
-      pull-requests: write  # for release-drafter/release-drafter to add label to PR
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 60
-    steps:
-      # Drafts your next Release notes as Pull Requests are merged into "master"
-      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0087fa75..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,138 +0,0 @@
----
-name: Release
-
-on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      release_version:
-        description: 'version to release. Ex: v4.3.2'
-        required: true
-        default: 'v'
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    name: Release Images
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      deployments: write
-      issues: write
-      packages: write
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        images:
-          - prefix: slim-
-            environment: Release-SLIM
-          - prefix: ""
-            environment: Release
-    timeout-minutes: 60
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Setup Docker BuildX
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.0.0
-
-      - name: Login to GHCR
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3.0.0
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Retrieve Current Release Version
-        # shellcheck disable=SC2062
-        run: |
-          RELEASE_VERSION="${{ github.event.release.name }}"
-
-          if [ -z "${RELEASE_VERSION}" ]; then
-            echo "No release version found in environment, using input..."
-            RELEASE_VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}"
-          fi
-
-          # Check the RELEASE_VERSION again
-          if [ -z "${RELEASE_VERSION}" ]; then
-            echo "Error RELEASE_VERSION is empty. Exiting..."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          if ! echo "${RELEASE_VERSION}" | grep -E -o "v[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+"; then
-            echo "Error: RELEASE_VERSION doesn't look like a semantic version: ${RELEASE_VERSION}"
-            exit 2
-          fi
-
-          SEMVER_VERSION=${RELEASE_VERSION#v}
-          SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION=${SEMVER_VERSION%%.*}
-          SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION_WITH_PREFIX=v${SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION}
-
-          {
-            echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${RELEASE_VERSION}"
-            echo "SEMVER_VERSION=${SEMVER_VERSION}"
-            echo "SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION=${SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION}"
-            echo "SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION_WITH_PREFIX=${SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION_WITH_PREFIX}"
-          } >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
-
-      - name: Start ${{ matrix.images.environment }} Deployment
-        uses: bobheadxi/deployments@v1.4.0
-        id: deployment
-        with:
-          step: start
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          env: ${{ matrix.images.environment }}
-
-      # We don't rebuild the image to avoid that the latest tag and the release tags don't point to what the release tag is pointing to.
-      # Instead, we pull the latest image and tag it.
-      - name: Retag and Push Images
-        uses: akhilerm/tag-push-action@v2.1.0
-        with:
-          src: ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:${{ matrix.images.prefix }}latest
-          dst: |
-            ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:${{ matrix.images.prefix }}${{ env.SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION_WITH_PREFIX }}
-            ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:${{ matrix.images.prefix }}${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: main
-          # Full git history is needed to get a proper list of commits and tags
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      # We use ^{} to recursively deference the tag to get the commit the tag is pointing at.
-      # Then, we use that reference to create new tags, so that the new tags point to the commit
-      # the original tag was pointing to, and not to the original tag.
-      # This notation is documented at https://git-scm.com/docs/gitrevisions#Documentation/gitrevisions.txt-emltrevgtemegemv0998em
-      - name: Update Major Version and Latest Git Tag
-        run: |
-          git tag --force "${SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION_WITH_PREFIX}" "${RELEASE_VERSION}^{}"
-          git tag --force latest "${RELEASE_VERSION}^{}"
-          git push --force origin "refs/tags/${SEMVER_MAJOR_VERSION_WITH_PREFIX}" "refs/tags/latest"
-
-      - name: Update ${{ matrix.images.environment }} Deployment
-        uses: bobheadxi/deployments@v1.4.0
-        if: always()
-        with:
-          step: finish
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          status: ${{ job.status }}
-          deployment_id: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.deployment_id }}
-          env: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.env }}
-          env_url: https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/releases/tag/${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Create Issue on Failure
-        if: failure()
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-          script: |
-            const create = await github.rest.issues.create({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              title: "Failed to deploy release to production",
-              body: "Automation has failed us! Failed to push release ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}\nMore information can be found at:\n - ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}",
-              assignees: [
-                'zkoppert',
-                'Hanse00',
-                'ferrarimarco'
-              ]
-            })
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c94ab446..44e9e60c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ validate-container-image-labels: ## Validate container image labels
 		$(BUILD_REVISION) \
 		$(BUILD_VERSION)
 
+# Mount a directory that doesn't have too many files to keep this test short
 .phony: test-find
 test-find: ## Run super-linter on a subdirectory with USE_FIND_ALGORITHM=true
 	docker run \
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ test-find: ## Run super-linter on a subdirectory with USE_FIND_ALGORITHM=true
 		-e ENABLE_GITHUB_ACTIONS_GROUP_TITLE=true \
 		-e DEFAULT_BRANCH=main \
 		-e USE_FIND_ALGORITHM=true \
-		-v "$(CURDIR)/.github":/tmp/lint \
+		-v "$(CURDIR)/.github":/tmp/lint/.github \
 		$(SUPER_LINTER_TEST_CONTAINER_URL)
 
 .phony: lint-codebase
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f9e83f1..65dbb8c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ More in-depth [tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDAmFKO4Zt0&t=118s) ava
 
 To run super-linter as a GitHub Action, you do the following:
 
+<!-- x-release-please-start-major -->
+
 1. Create a new [GitHub Actions workflow](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/about-workflows#about-workflows) in your repository with the following content:
 
     ```yaml
@@ -119,6 +121,8 @@ To run super-linter as a GitHub Action, you do the following:
 1. Push the new commit to the remote repository.
 1. Create a new pull request to observe the results.
 
+<!-- x-release-please-end -->
+
 ## Add Super-Linter badge in your repository README
 
 You can show Super-Linter status with a badge in your repository README:
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index f1eea7f8..ee84c834 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ author: 'GitHub'
 description: 'It is a simple combination of various linters, written in bash, to help validate your source code.'
 runs:
   using: 'docker'
+  # x-release-please-start-major
   image: 'docker://ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:v5'
+  # x-release-please-end
 branding:
   icon: 'check-square'
   color: 'white'
diff --git a/docs/release-process.md b/docs/release-process.md
index dc29ebf3..aff411ca 100644
--- a/docs/release-process.md
+++ b/docs/release-process.md
@@ -1,32 +1,16 @@
-# Creating Super-Linter Release
+# Super-Linter releases
 
-The Process to create a `Release` of the **super-linter/super-linter** is as follows:
+The Process to create a super-linter release is as follows:
+
+1. Merge the release pull request.
+
+## Release workflows
+
+Every push to the default branch triggers GitHub Actions workflows that:
+
+- Build and deploy of super-linter container images:
 
-- Every push to `master/main` triggers a build and deploy of the **super-linter/super-linter**
-- This creates the following images:
   - `super-linter/super-linter:latest`
   - `super-linter/super-linter:slim-latest`
-- This also causes the `Release drafter` action to update a new draft Release
 
-When an *Admin* wants to create a Release, the process is as follows:
-
-- The *Admin* pushes an update to `master/main` and updates the `action.yml` to point to the next **Release** version
-  - Example: `image: 'docker://ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:v4.6.2'` becomes: `image: 'docker://ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:v4.6.3'`
-- Then the *admin* can go to the Release page and update the current `draft Release`
-- The *Admin* will set the correct version strings, and update any additional information in the current `draft Release`
-- Once the *Admin* is ready, they will select **Publish Release**
-- This triggers the **GitHub Actions** to take the current codebase, and build the containers, and deploy to their locations
-- This creates and pushes the following container images:
-  - `super-linter/super-linter:latest`
-  - `super-linter/super-linter:v4`
-  - `super-linter/super-linter:v4.6.3`
-  - `super-linter/super-linter:slim-latest`
-  - `super-linter/super-linter:slim-v4`
-  - `super-linter/super-linter:slim-v4.6.3`
-- This also updates the `latest` and `vMAJOR` Git tags to point to the same commit that the release Git tag is pointing at.
-- At this point, the Release is complete and images are available for general consumption
-
-## Pitfalls and Issues
-
-If the *Admin* Does not update the `action.yml` to the new version before the Release is published, then the Release will point back to the old version, and any Images will also be sent back to the previous version.
-This is very much a chicken and the egg issue, but seems to be easily resolved by following the correct path.
+- Update to the release pull request.
diff --git a/slim/action.yml b/slim/action.yml
index dec89816..c2b22dce 100644
--- a/slim/action.yml
+++ b/slim/action.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ author: 'GitHub'
 description: 'It is a simple combination of various linters, written in bash, to help validate your source code.'
 runs:
   using: 'docker'
+  # x-release-please-start-major
   image: 'docker://ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:slim-v5'
+  # x-release-please-end
 branding:
   icon: 'check-square'
   color: 'white'