diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89a72465c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+name: Release workflow
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release_version:
+        description: "Release version"
+        required: true
+      bundle_channels:
+        description: "Bundle channels"
+        required: true
+        default: "candidates"
+      is_draft_release:
+        description: "Draft release"
+        type: boolean
+        required: false
+        default: true
+      is_pre_release:
+        description: "Pre-release"
+        type: boolean
+        required: false
+        default: false
+
+run-name: Release ${{ inputs.release_version }}
+
+env:
+  GIT_USER: ${{ secrets.GIT_USER }}
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_TOKEN }}
+  VERSION: ${{ inputs.release_version }}
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Login to quay.io
+      uses: docker/login-action@v3
+      with:
+        registry: quay.io
+        username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_USER }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_PWD }}
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Build and push operator image
+      run: |
+        make docker-buildx \
+          -e TAG=$VERSION
+
+    - name: Generate bundle metadata
+      run: |
+        make bundle \
+         -e CHANNELS=$CHANNELS
+      env:
+        CHANNELS: ${{ inputs.bundle_channels }}
+
+    - name: Publish bundle in operatorhub.io
+      run: |
+        make bundle-publish \
+          -e GIT_CONFIG_USER_NAME="$GIT_CONFIG_USER_NAME" \
+          -e GIT_CONFIG_USER_EMAIL="$GIT_CONFIG_USER_EMAIL" \
+          -e OPERATOR_VERSION=$VERSION \
+          -e OPERATOR_HUB=community-operators \
+          -e OWNER=k8s-operatorhub \
+          -e FORK=maistra
+      env:
+        GIT_CONFIG_USER_NAME: "${{ github.actor }}"
+        GIT_CONFIG_USER_EMAIL: "${{ github.actor_id }}+${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+    - name: Publish bundle in OpenShift OperatorHub
+      run: |
+        make bundle-publish \
+          -e GIT_CONFIG_USER_NAME="$GIT_CONFIG_USER_NAME" \
+          -e GIT_CONFIG_USER_EMAIL="$GIT_CONFIG_USER_EMAIL" \
+          -e OPERATOR_VERSION=$VERSION \
+          -e OWNER=redhat-openshift-ecosystem \
+          -e FORK=maistra
+      env:
+        GIT_CONFIG_USER_NAME: "${{ github.actor }}"
+        GIT_CONFIG_USER_EMAIL: "${{ github.actor_id }}+${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+    - name: Create GitHub release
+      run: |
+        make create-gh-release \
+          -e GH_PRE_RELEASE=$GH_PRE_RELEASE \
+          -e GH_RELEASE_DRAFT=$GH_RELEASE_DRAFT
+      env:
+        GH_PRE_RELEASE: ${{ github.event.inputs.is_pre_release == 'true' }}
+        GH_RELEASE_DRAFT: ${{ github.event.inputs.is_draft_release == 'true' }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hack/operatorhub/publish-bundle.sh b/hack/operatorhub/publish-bundle.sh
index 59fbe2785..e72e12858 100755
--- a/hack/operatorhub/publish-bundle.sh
+++ b/hack/operatorhub/publish-bundle.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ source "${CUR_DIR}"/../validate_semver.sh
 GITHUB_TOKEN="${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}"
 GIT_USER="${GIT_USER:-}"
 
+GIT_CONFIG_USER_NAME="${GIT_CONFIG_USER_NAME:-}"
+GIT_CONFIG_USER_EMAIL="${GIT_CONFIG_USER_EMAIL:-}"
+
 # The OPERATOR_NAME is defined in Makefile
 : "${OPERATOR_NAME:?"Missing OPERATOR_NAME variable"}"
 : "${OPERATOR_VERSION:?"Missing OPERATOR_VERSION variable"}"
@@ -96,6 +99,14 @@ BUNDLE_DIR="${CUR_DIR}"/../../bundle
 mkdir -p "${OPERATORS_DIR}"
 cp -a "${BUNDLE_DIR}"/. "${OPERATORS_DIR}"
 
+if ! git config --global user.name; then
+  skipInDryRun git config --global user.name "${GIT_CONFIG_USER_NAME}"
+fi
+
+if ! git config --global user.email; then
+  skipInDryRun git config --global user.email "${GIT_CONFIG_USER_EMAIL}"
+fi
+
 TITLE="operator ${OPERATOR_NAME} (${OPERATOR_VERSION})"
 skipInDryRun git add .
 skipInDryRun git commit -s -m"${TITLE}"