diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+# This workflow automates the release process for the project.
+#
+# Usage (for maintainers):
+# 1. Go to Actions -> Create Release -> Run workflow
+# 2. Enter the version number (e.g., 6.7.0)
+# 3. The workflow will:
+#    - Move unreleased changes in CHANGELOG.md to a new version section
+#    - Create a commit with the updated changelog
+#    - Create and push a git tag (e.g., v6.7.0)
+#    - Create a GitHub release with the changelog as release notes
+#
+# Prerequisites:
+# - All changes for the release must be in the [Unreleased] section of CHANGELOG.md
+# - The version number must follow semantic versioning (X.Y.Z)
+
+name: "Create Release"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version number (e.g., 6.7.0)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  create-release:
+    name: "Create Release"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: "Checkout"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        with:
+          ref: main
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: "Validate version format"
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ inputs.version }}"
+          if ! [[ "$VERSION" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            echo "Error: Version must be in format X.Y.Z (e.g., 6.7.0)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Version format is valid: $VERSION"
+
+      - name: "Update CHANGELOG.md"
+        run: |
+          bash bin/prepare-release.sh "${{ inputs.version }}"
+
+      - name: "Extract release notes"
+        id: release_notes
+        run: |
+          RELEASE_NOTES=$(bash bin/extract-release-notes.sh "${{ inputs.version }}")
+          echo "Release notes extracted successfully"
+          
+          # Save to a file for the release step
+          echo "$RELEASE_NOTES" > /tmp/release-notes.md
+          
+          # Also output for verification
+          echo "Release notes:"
+          cat /tmp/release-notes.md
+
+      - name: "Commit changelog changes"
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          
+          # Check if there are changes to commit
+          if git diff --quiet CHANGELOG.md; then
+            echo "Error: No changes made to CHANGELOG.md"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          git add CHANGELOG.md
+          git commit -m "docs: Prepare release ${{ inputs.version }}"
+          git push origin main
+
+      - name: "Create and push tag"
+        run: |
+          # Check if tag already exists
+          if git rev-parse "v${{ inputs.version }}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Error: Tag v${{ inputs.version }} already exists"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          git tag -a "v${{ inputs.version }}" -m "Release ${{ inputs.version }}"
+          git push origin "v${{ inputs.version }}"
+
+      - name: "Create GitHub Release"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh release create "v${{ inputs.version }}" \
+            --title "Release ${{ inputs.version }}" \
+            --notes-file /tmp/release-notes.md
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a3835319..04b69a41 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 /bin
 !/bin/validate-json
 !/bin/update-changelog.sh
+!/bin/prepare-release.sh
+!/bin/extract-release-notes.sh
 coverage
 .buildpath
 .project
diff --git a/bin/extract-release-notes.sh b/bin/extract-release-notes.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b82b777d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/extract-release-notes.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+# Script to extract release notes for a specific version from CHANGELOG.md
+# Usage: ./bin/extract-release-notes.sh "6.7.0"
+#
+# Arguments:
+#   $1 - Version number (e.g., "6.7.0")
+#
+# This script extracts all the content between the specified version header
+# and the next version header
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <version>"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Example: $0 '6.7.0'"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERSION="$1"
+
+# Check if CHANGELOG.md exists
+if [ ! -f CHANGELOG.md ]; then
+  echo "Error: CHANGELOG.md not found in current directory"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Use awk to extract the release notes for the specified version
+awk -v version="$VERSION" '
+BEGIN { in_version = 0; found = 0 }
+
+# Match the version header
+$0 ~ "^## \\[" version "\\]" {
+  in_version = 1
+  found = 1
+  next
+}
+
+# Match any other version header
+/^## \[/ {
+  if (in_version) {
+    exit
+  }
+  next
+}
+
+# Print content when in the correct version section
+in_version {
+  print
+}
+
+END {
+  if (!found) {
+    print "Error: Version " version " not found in CHANGELOG.md" > "/dev/stderr"
+    exit 1
+  }
+}
+' CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/bin/prepare-release.sh b/bin/prepare-release.sh
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index 00000000..dc9052de
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+++ b/bin/prepare-release.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+# Script to prepare a release by updating CHANGELOG.md
+# Usage: ./bin/prepare-release.sh "6.7.0"
+#
+# Arguments:
+#   $1 - Version number (e.g., "6.7.0")
+#
+# This script:
+#   1. Moves all entries from [Unreleased] to a new version section
+#   2. Adds the release date
+#   3. Leaves an empty [Unreleased] section
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <version>"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Example: $0 '6.7.0'"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERSION="$1"
+RELEASE_DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
+
+echo "Preparing release for version: $VERSION"
+echo "Release date: $RELEASE_DATE"
+
+# Check if CHANGELOG.md exists
+if [ ! -f CHANGELOG.md ]; then
+  echo "Error: CHANGELOG.md not found in current directory"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if there is content in the Unreleased section
+# Extract content between [Unreleased] and the next version header
+UNRELEASED_CONTENT=$(awk '/^## \[Unreleased\]/ {flag=1; next} /^## \[/ {flag=0} flag' CHANGELOG.md)
+if ! echo "$UNRELEASED_CONTENT" | grep -q "^### "; then
+  echo "Error: No changes found in [Unreleased] section"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Use awk to process the changelog
+awk -v version="$VERSION" -v date="$RELEASE_DATE" '
+BEGIN {
+  in_unreleased = 0
+  printed_unreleased = 0
+  unreleased_content = ""
+}
+
+# Match the Unreleased header
+/^## \[Unreleased\]/ {
+  print $0
+  printed_unreleased = 1
+  in_unreleased = 1
+  next
+}
+
+# Match any other version header (## [X.X.X])
+/^## \[/ {
+  if (in_unreleased) {
+    # We are leaving the unreleased section
+    # Print the new version with the unreleased content
+    print ""
+    print "## [" version "] - " date
+    print unreleased_content
+    in_unreleased = 0
+  }
+  print
+  next
+}
+
+# Collect content from unreleased section
+in_unreleased {
+  if (unreleased_content != "") {
+    unreleased_content = unreleased_content "\n" $0
+  } else {
+    unreleased_content = $0
+  }
+  next
+}
+
+# Print all other lines
+{ print }
+' CHANGELOG.md > CHANGELOG.md.tmp
+
+if [ ! -s CHANGELOG.md.tmp ]; then
+  echo "Error: Failed to update CHANGELOG.md"
+  rm -f CHANGELOG.md.tmp
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mv CHANGELOG.md.tmp CHANGELOG.md
+
+echo "CHANGELOG.md updated successfully"
+echo "Created release section for version $VERSION"