diff --git a/.github/workflows/artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
similarity index 68%
rename from .github/workflows/artifacts.yml
rename to .github/workflows/workflow.yml
index 07e699a6d8..add0f1a1ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: Build artifacts
 on: 
   push: 
     branches: [ main ]
+    tags:
+      - 'v*.*.*'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ main ]
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -78,3 +80,25 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: artifacts
           path: otel-dotnet-autoinstrumentation-macos.tar
+
+  create_release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') # only trigger if the current event is for a tag push
+    needs: [alpine_build, linux_build, windows_build, macos_build]
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          path: .
+      - name: Extract tag name
+        id: get_version
+        run: echo ::set-output name=VERSION::${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\/v}
+      - name: Extract release notes
+        run: awk '/## \[${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}\]/,0' docs/CHANGELOG.md >> notes.md
+      - run: gh release create v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }} -F notes.md artifacts/otel* artifacts/x64/en-us/opentelemetry* artifacts/x86/en-us/opentelemetry*
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+
diff --git a/docs/RELEASING.md b/docs/RELEASING.md
index 853ac7e5d1..18c3ba3740 100644
--- a/docs/RELEASING.md
+++ b/docs/RELEASING.md
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@
 
 To change the version the following steps have to be executed:
 * Update the version number in [TracerVersion.cs](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-instrumentation/blob/main/tools/Datadog.Core.Tools/TracerVersion.cs).
-* Run the [PrepareRelease tool](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-instrumentation/tree/main/build/tools/PrepareRelease): `dotnet run msi versions integrations`.
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+* Run the [PrepareRelease tool](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-instrumentation/tree/main/build/tools/PrepareRelease): `dotnet run msi versions integrations`.
+
+## Release
+
+To create GitHub release the git tag with correct version number has to be pushed (format is `v\d.\d.\d`, it must match the version prepared in Pre-Release steps). The release will be created automatically by the GitHub Actions workflow with the release notes based on the [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md).
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