diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 234a8b3..4964530 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,18 @@
 
 version: 2
 updates:
-  # Maintain dependencies for nuget
+  # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    # Disable future pull requests for GitHub Actions dependencies
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 1
+
+  # Maintain dependencies for NuGet
   - package-ecosystem: "nuget"
     directory: "/source"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-      # Disable future pull requests for nuget dependencies
+      interval: "monthly"
+    # Disable future pull requests for NuGet dependencies
     open-pull-requests-limit: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rc.yml b/.github/workflows/rc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3df66c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: RC
+run-name: Publish as a Release Canidate
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    tags-ignore:
+      - '**'
+
+# Cancel any other running workflows with the same ID
+concurrency:
+  group: cd-rc-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/_build-test.yml
+    with:
+      environment: release
+      project-name: MailKitSimplified
+      configuration: Release
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  deploy:
+    needs: build
+    name: 🚀 MailKitSimplified
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    environment: release
+    env:
+      PACKAGE_NAME: 'MailKitSimplified.${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}.nupkg'
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Markdown workflow job summary
+        run: echo "### $PACKAGE_NAME package ready to be published" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+      # - name: Download artifact from build job
+      #   uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      #   with:
+      #     name: MailKitSimplified
+
+      # - name: Publish to NuGet using the .NET environment
+      #   uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+      #   run: dotnet nuget push $PACKAGE_NAME --api-key ${{ secrets.NUGET_TOKEN }} --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --skip-duplicate
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