diff --git a/ci/release/pr_code_freeze_template.md b/.github/CODE_FREEZE_PR_TEMPLATE.md
similarity index 55%
rename from ci/release/pr_code_freeze_template.md
rename to .github/CODE_FREEZE_PR_TEMPLATE.md
index 99642f7..62f0e82 100644
--- a/ci/release/pr_code_freeze_template.md
+++ b/.github/CODE_FREEZE_PR_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-## :snowflake: Code freeze for `branch-${VERSION}` and `v${VERSION}` release
+## :snowflake: Code freeze for `branch-${CURRENT_VERSION}` and `v${CURRENT_VERSION}` release
 
 ### What does this mean?
-Only critical/hotfix level issues should be merged into `branch-${VERSION}` until release (merging of this PR).
+Only critical/hotfix level issues should be merged into `branch-${CURRENT_VERSION}` until release (merging of this PR).
 
 All other development PRs should be retargeted towards the next release branch: `branch-${NEXT_VERSION}`.
 
 ### What is the purpose of this PR?
 - Update documentation
 - Allow testing for the new release
-- Enable a means to merge `branch-${VERSION}` into `main` for the release
+- Enable a means to merge `branch-${CURRENT_VERSION}` into `main` for the release
diff --git a/.github/actions/configure-morpheus-bot/action.yml b/.github/actions/configure-morpheus-bot/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13f45d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/configure-morpheus-bot/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+name: Configure Morpheus Bot
+
+inputs:
+  bot-app-id:
+    description: 'The app id of the bot'
+    required: true
+    type: string
+  bot-private-key:
+    description: 'The private key of the bot'
+    required: true
+    type: string
+outputs:
+  token:
+    description: 'The token generated for the bot'
+    value: ${{steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Generate Token
+      uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
+      id: generate-token
+      with:
+        app-id: ${{ inputs.bot-app-id }}
+        private-key: ${{ inputs.bot-private-key }}
+    - name: Configure Git
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        git config --global user.name "morpheus-bot-test[bot]"
+        git config --global user.email "152534332+morpheus-bot-test[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+        echo "GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+        echo "Git config:"
+        git config -l --show-origin
+        echo "Github Auth Info:"
+        gh auth status
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..524fb6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+name: Release
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      current_version_array:
+        description: 'Current full version of the project expressed as a JSON array (e.g. `["24", "03", "00"]`)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        default: '["24", "03", "00"]'
+      next_version_array:
+        description: 'Next full version of the project as a JSON array (e.g. `["24", "07", "00"]`)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        default: '["24", "07", "00"]'
+      create_codefreeze_pr:
+        description: 'Create/Update the codefreeze PR'
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      create_next_release_branch:
+        description: 'Creates the next release branch and configures tags'
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      update_next_release_versions:
+        description: 'Runs the update-version and commits the changes to the next release branch'
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      update_changelog:
+        description: 'Updates the CHANGELOG.md file for the current release and commits the changes to the current release branch'
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      merge_release_branch:
+        description: 'Merges the code freeze release branch, creates the release tag, and creates a new Github release'
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+
+jobs:
+  release_procedures:
+    uses: nv-morpheus/utilities/.github/workflows/release_procedures.yml@mdd_release-procedures
+    with:
+      current_version_array: ${{ inputs.current_version_array }}
+      next_version_array: ${{ inputs.next_version_array }}
+      create_codefreeze_pr: ${{ inputs.create_codefreeze_pr }}
+      create_next_release_branch: ${{ inputs.create_next_release_branch }}
+      update_next_release_versions: ${{ inputs.update_next_release_versions }}
+      update_changelog: ${{ inputs.update_changelog }}
+      merge_release_branch: ${{ inputs.merge_release_branch }}
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_procedures.yml b/.github/workflows/release_procedures.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57551c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_procedures.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+name: Release Procedures
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      current_version_array:
+        description: 'Current full version of the project expressed as a JSON array (e.g. `["24", "03", "00"]`)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        default: '["24", "03", "00"]'
+      next_version_array:
+        description: 'Next full version of the project as a JSON array (e.g. `["24", "07", "00"]`)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        default: '["24", "07", "00"]'
+      create_codefreeze_pr:
+        description: 'Create/Update the codefreeze PR'
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      create_next_release_branch:
+        description: 'Creates the next release branch and configures tags'
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      update_next_release_versions:
+        description: 'Runs the update-version and commits the changes to the next release branch'
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      update_changelog:
+        description: 'Updates the CHANGELOG.md file for the current release and commits the changes to the current release branch'
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      merge_release_branch:
+        description: 'Merges the code freeze release branch, creates the release tag, and creates a new Github release'
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+    secrets:
+      ACTIONS_APP_ID:
+        description: 'The Github App ID for the bot'
+        required: true
+      ACTIONS_APP_KEY:
+        description: 'The private key for the Github App'
+        required: true
+
+env:
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  REPO_NAME: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+  CURRENT_VERSION: ${{ format('{0}.{1}', fromJson(inputs.current_version_array)[0], fromJson(inputs.current_version_array)[1]) }}
+  CURRENT_FULL_VERSION: ${{ format('{0}.{1}.{2}', fromJson(inputs.current_version_array)[0], fromJson(inputs.current_version_array)[1], fromJson(inputs.current_version_array)[2]) }}
+  NEXT_VERSION: ${{ format('{0}.{1}', fromJson(inputs.next_version_array)[0], fromJson(inputs.next_version_array)[1]) }}
+  NEXT_FULL_VERSION: ${{ format('{0}.{1}.{2}', fromJson(inputs.next_version_array)[0], fromJson(inputs.next_version_array)[1], fromJson(inputs.next_version_array)[2]) }}
+
+jobs:
+  create_codefreeze_pr:
+    if: ${{ inputs.create_codefreeze_pr }}
+    name: Create Codefreeze PR
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Configure Bot
+        id: configure-bot
+        uses: nv-morpheus/utilities/.github/actions/configure-morpheus-bot@mdd_release-procedures
+        with:
+          bot-app-id: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_ID }}
+          bot-private-key: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_KEY }}
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: utilities
+          repository: nv-morpheus/utilities
+          # ref: branch-${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }}
+          token: ${{ steps.configure-bot.outputs.token }}
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            .github/CODE_FREEZE_PR_TEMPLATE.md
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
+      - name: Create PR
+        run: |
+          cat utilities/.github/CODE_FREEZE_PR_TEMPLATE.md | envsubst | \
+            gh pr create --repo ${{ github.repository }} \
+              --base main --head branch-${CURRENT_VERSION} \
+              --title "[RELEASE] ${REPO_NAME} v${CURRENT_FULL_VERSION}" \
+              --body-file - \
+              --label "! - Release"
+  create_next_release_branch:
+    if: ${{ inputs.create_next_release_branch }}
+    name: Create Next Release Branch
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Configure Bot
+        id: configure-bot
+        uses: nv-morpheus/utilities/.github/actions/configure-morpheus-bot@mdd_release-procedures
+        with:
+          bot-app-id: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_ID }}
+          bot-private-key: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_KEY }}
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}
+          ref: branch-${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }}
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for all tags and branches
+          token: ${{ steps.configure-bot.outputs.token }}
+      - name: Create branch
+        run: |
+          cd ${REPO_NAME}
+
+          # Double check the auth status
+          gh auth status
+          git checkout -b branch-${NEXT_VERSION}
+          git commit --allow-empty -m "Creating branch for v${NEXT_VERSION}"
+          git tag -a -m "Alpha release of v${NEXT_VERSION}" v${NEXT_FULL_VERSION}a
+          git push origin branch-${NEXT_VERSION} v${NEXT_FULL_VERSION}a
+      - name: Set default branch
+        run: |
+          gh repo edit ${{ github.repository }} --default-branch branch-${NEXT_VERSION}
+
+  update_next_release_versions:
+    if: ${{ always() && inputs.update_next_release_versions }}
+    name: Update Next Release Versions
+    needs: [create_next_release_branch]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Configure Bot
+        id: configure-bot
+        uses: nv-morpheus/utilities/.github/actions/configure-morpheus-bot@mdd_release-procedures
+        with:
+          bot-app-id: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_ID }}
+          bot-private-key: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_KEY }}
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          lfs: false
+          path: ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}
+          ref: branch-${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}
+          token: ${{ steps.configure-bot.outputs.token }}
+          submodules: recursive
+      - name: Run update script
+        run: |
+          cd ${REPO_NAME}
+
+          # Run the update-versions script and commit all changes
+          ./ci/release/update-version.sh ${CURRENT_FULL_VERSION} ${NEXT_FULL_VERSION}
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Updating versions for v${NEXT_FULL_VERSION}"
+
+          # Push the changes
+          git push origin branch-${NEXT_VERSION}
+
+  update_changelog:
+    if: ${{ inputs.update_changelog }}
+    name: Update Changelog
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Configure Bot
+        id: configure-bot
+        uses: nv-morpheus/utilities/.github/actions/configure-morpheus-bot@mdd_release-procedures
+        with:
+          bot-app-id: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_ID }}
+          bot-private-key: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_KEY }}
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          lfs: false
+          path: ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}
+          ref: branch-${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }}
+          token: ${{ steps.configure-bot.outputs.token }}
+      - name: Update the CHANGELOG.md file
+        run: |
+          cd ${REPO_NAME}
+
+          # Get the release notes from the current nightly release
+          RELEASE_NOTES=$(gh release view v${CURRENT_FULL_VERSION}a --repo ${{ github.repository }} --json body | jq -r '.body' | tail -n +6)
+
+          echo "RELEASE_NOTES=${RELEASE_NOTES}"
+
+          # Update the CHANGELOG.md file
+          echo -e "# ${REPO_NAME} ${CURRENT_FULL_VERSION} ($(date +"%d %b %Y"))\n\n${RELEASE_NOTES}\n\n$(cat CHANGELOG.md)" > CHANGELOG.md
+
+          # Update the links
+          export PR_URL_PREFIX="https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/pull/"
+          export GH_URL="https://github.com"
+          sed -i "s|(#\([[:digit:]]*\))|([#\1](${PR_URL_PREFIX}\1))|g" CHANGELOG.md
+          sed -i "s|@\([a-zA-Z0-9\-]\{1,39\}\)$|[@\1](${GH_URL}/\1)|g" CHANGELOG.md
+
+          # # Commit the changes
+          # git add CHANGELOG.md
+          # git commit -m "Updating CHANGELOG"
+          # git push origin branch-${CURRENT_VERSION}
+          cat CHANGELOG.md
+
+  merge_release_branch:
+    if: ${{ inputs.merge_release_branch }}
+    name: Merge Release Branch
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Configure Bot
+        id: configure-bot
+        uses: nv-morpheus/utilities/.github/actions/configure-morpheus-bot@mdd_release-procedures
+        with:
+          bot-app-id: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_ID }}
+          bot-private-key: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_APP_KEY }}
+      - name: Find Matching Release PRs
+        id: find_matching_prs
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          PR_LIST=$(gh pr list --repo ${{ github.repository }} --base main --head branch-${CURRENT_VERSION} --label "! - Release" --state open --json number)
+          if [[ $(echo "${PR_LIST}" | jq length) != 1 ]]; then
+            echo "::error Found multiple PRs for the current release. Please close all but one PR and try again. Matched PRs: ${PR_LIST}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Save the PR number to an output variable
+          echo "pr_number=$(echo ${PR_LIST} | jq -r '.[0].number')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Merge the release PR
+        run: |
+          PR_NUMBER=${{ steps.find_matching_prs.outputs.pr_number }}
+          gh pr merge ${PR_NUMBER} --repo ${{ github.repository }} --merge
+      - name: Checkout main branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          lfs: false
+          path: ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}
+          ref: main
+          fetch-tags: true # Fetch all tags
+          token: ${{ steps.configure-bot.outputs.token }}
+      - name: Create release commit and tag
+        run: |
+          cd ${REPO_NAME}
+          git commit --allow-empty -m "REL v${CURRENT_FULL_VERSION} release"
+          git tag -a -m "$(date +"%B %Y") Release" v${CURRENT_FULL_VERSION}
+          git push origin main v${CURRENT_FULL_VERSION}
+      - name: Create Github release
+        run: |
+          # Get the release body from the current nightly release
+          RELEASE_BODY=$(gh release view v${CURRENT_FULL_VERSION}a --repo ${{ github.repository }} --json body | jq -r '.body' | tail -n +6)
+
+          # Build the release for Github
+          gh release create v${CURRENT_FULL_VERSION} --repo ${{ github.repository }} \
+            --title "v${CURRENT_FULL_VERSION}" \
+            --notes "${RELEASE_BODY}" \
+            --verify-tag