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 +1,96 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://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.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+name: Publish Python 🐍 distribution 📦 to PyPI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - add-release-publish-workflow
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build distribution 📦
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.10"
+    - name: Install pypa/build
+      run: pip install build --user
+    - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
+      run: python3 -m build
+    - name: Store the distribution packages
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: python-package-distributions
+        path: dist/
+
+  # publish-to-pypi:
+  #   name: Publish Python 🐍 distribution 📦 to PyPI
+  #   needs:
+  #   - build
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+  #   environment:
+  #     name: pypi
+  #     url: https://pypi.org/p/velocitas-lib
+  #     id-token: write
+
+  #   steps:
+  #   - name: Download dists folder
+  #     uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+  #     with:
+  #       name: python-package-distributions
+  #       path: dist/
+  #   - name: Publish distribution 📦 to PyPI
+  #     uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+
+  github-release:
+    name: >-
+      Sign the Python 🐍 distribution 📦 with Sigstore
+      and upload them to GitHub Release
+    # needs:
+    # - publish-to-pypi
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Download dists folder
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: python-package-distributions
+        path: dist/
+    - name: Sign the dists with Sigstore
+      uses: sigstore/gh-action-sigstore-python@v2.1.1
+      with:
+        inputs: >-
+          ./dist/*.tar.gz
+          ./dist/*.whl
+    - name: Create release
+      id: create_release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+      draft: true
+      tag_name: v0.0.5-test
+      fail_on_unmatched_files: true
+      with:
+        files: |
+          dist/**
+          LICENSE
+          NOTICE.md
diff --git a/NOTICE-3RD-PARTY-CONTENT.md b/NOTICE-3RD-PARTY-CONTENT.md
index 7e51d79..ea73604 100644
--- a/NOTICE-3RD-PARTY-CONTENT.md
+++ b/NOTICE-3RD-PARTY-CONTENT.md
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@
 | Dependency | Version | License |
 |:-----------|:-------:|--------:|
 |actions/checkout|v4|MIT License|
+|actions/download-artifact|v4|MIT License|
 |actions/setup-java|v4|MIT License|
 |actions/setup-python|v5|MIT License|
 |actions/upload-artifact|v4|MIT License|
 |irongut/CodeCoverageSummary|v1.3.0|MIT License|
 |mikepenz/action-junit-report|v4|Apache License 2.0|
 |pre-commit/action|v3.0.0|MIT License|
+|pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish|release/v1|BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License|
+|sigstore/gh-action-sigstore-python|v2.1.1|Apache License 2.0|
+|softprops/action-gh-release|v2|MIT License|