diff --git a/.github/release-drafter.yml b/.github/release-drafter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6629c04a17d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-drafter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+template: |
+  ## Release Notes
+
+  $CHANGES
+
+exclude-contributors:
+  - 'dependabot'
+  - 'dependabot[bot]'
+  - 'github-actions[bot]'
+change-template: '- $TITLE - [#$NUMBER]($URL) by @$AUTHOR'
+categories:
+  - title: ⭐ Important fixes and improvements
+    labels:
+      - 'theme: important'
+  - title: 💎 Features & Enhancements
+    labels:
+      - 'area: enhancement :wrench:'
+      - 'area: feature request :bulb:'
+  - title: 🐞 Bug Fixes
+    labels:
+      - 'area: bug :bug:'
+  - title: 🖥️ Frontend
+    labels:
+      - 'client: angular'
+      - 'client: react'
+      - 'client: vue'
+  - title: 🍃 Spring Boot
+    labels:
+      - 'server: spring boot'
+  - title: 🔒 Authentication/Security
+    labels:
+      - 'theme: security'
+  - title: 🪶 Maven
+    labels:
+      - 'theme: maven'
+  - title: 🐘 Gradle
+    labels:
+      - 'theme: gradle'
+  - title: 📝 Documentation
+    label: 'area: documentation:books:'
+  - title: 📦 Dependency updates
+    label: 'theme: dependencies'
+  - title: 💩 Spam/Invalid
+    labels:
+      - 'area: spam'
+      - 'area: invalid'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
index 9463d591a03..b27edd4bc8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 jobs:
+  #--------------------------------------------------
+  # Build and Tests the project
+  #--------------------------------------------------
   tests:
     name: tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -44,6 +47,9 @@ jobs:
           name: jar
           path: '${{ github.workspace }}/target/*.jar'
           retention-days: 1
+  #--------------------------------------------------
+  # Tests generated projects
+  #--------------------------------------------------
   generation:
     needs: tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -77,6 +83,9 @@ jobs:
           cd /tmp/beer/
           chmod +x mvnw
           ./mvnw clean verify
+  #--------------------------------------------------
+  # Send analysis to Codecov
+  #--------------------------------------------------
   codecov:
     needs: generation
     name: codecov
@@ -88,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: jacoco
-      - name: 'Codecov: sending analyzis...'
+      - name: 'Codecov: sending analysis...'
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v2
         with:
           files: jacoco.xml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e82ac7e83f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: Release Drafter
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+jobs:
+  update_release_draft:
+    if: github.repository == 'jhipster/jhipster-lite'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
+        id: release-drafter
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aef2c45fc96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+name: Release
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
+jobs:
+  #--------------------------------------------------
+  # Build and Tests the project
+  #--------------------------------------------------
+  tests:
+    name: tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Setup: checkout project'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: 'Setup: environment'
+        id: setup
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup
+      - name: 'Init: cache local Maven repository'
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2/repository
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
+      - name: 'Init: install Node.js packages'
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: 'Check: prettier'
+        run: npm run prettier:check
+      - name: 'Test: run backend tests'
+        run: |
+          chmod +x mvnw
+          ./mvnw clean verify
+      - name: 'Artifact: upload JAR'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: jar
+          path: '${{ github.workspace }}/target/*.jar'
+          retention-days: 1
+  #--------------------------------------------------
+  # Release
+  #--------------------------------------------------
+  release:
+    if: startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    name: release
+    needs: tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Setup: checkout project'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: 'Artifact: download JAR'
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: jar
+          path: ./target/
+      - name: 'Release: get variables from artifact'
+        id: artifact_variables
+        run: |
+          ARTIFACT_PATHNAME=$(ls target/*.jar | head -n 1)
+          ARTIFACT_NAME=$(basename $ARTIFACT_PATHNAME)
+          ARTIFACT_VERSION=$(./mvnw help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+          echo ::set-output name=artifact_asset_name::${ARTIFACT_NAME}
+          echo ::set-output name=artifact_asset_path::${ARTIFACT_PATHNAME}
+          echo ::set-output name=artifact_version::${ARTIFACT_VERSION}
+      - name: 'Release: publish release drafter'
+        uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
+        id: release-drafter-final
+        with:
+          publish: true
+          tag: v${{ steps.artifact_variables.outputs.artifact_version }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: 'Release: upload artifact'
+        id: upload-release-asset 
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.release-drafter-final.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_name: ${{ steps.artifact_variables.outputs.artifact_asset_name }}
+          asset_path: ${{ steps.artifact_variables.outputs.artifact_asset_path }}
+          asset_content_type: application/java-archive
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..50b5fc13cca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+GIT_MAIN_BRANCH='main'
+GIT_REMOTE='upstream'
+
+show_syntax() {
+  echo "You want to release a new version"
+  echo "  - current version: ${currentVersion}"
+  echo "  - release version: ${releaseVersion} (which is a patch)"
+  echo " "
+  echo "Usage: $0 <patch|minor|major>" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+currentVersion=$(./mvnw help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+releaseVersion=${currentVersion//-SNAPSHOT/}
+
+checkGit=$(git status --porcelain|wc -l)
+if [[ $checkGit != 0 ]]; then
+  echo "*** Check: there are uncommitted changes..."
+  show_syntax
+fi
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+  show_syntax
+fi
+
+echo "*** Git: update project..."
+git switch $GIT_MAIN_BRANCH
+git fetch $GIT_REMOTE
+git rebase $GIT_REMOTE/$GIT_MAIN_BRANCH
+
+if [[ "$1" == "patch" ]]; then
+  echo "*** Version: remove SNAPSHOT and keep the version"
+  ./mvnw versions:set -DremoveSnapshot versions:commit -q
+
+elif [[ "$1" == "minor" ]]; then
+  echo "*** Version: remove SNAPSHOT and change to minor version"
+  ./mvnw versions:set -DremoveSnapshot versions:commit -q
+  ./mvnw build-helper:parse-version versions:set \
+    -DnewVersion=\${parsedVersion.majorVersion}.\${parsedVersion.nextMinorVersion}.0 \
+    versions:commit -q
+elif [[ "$1" == "major" ]]; then
+  echo "*** Version: remove SNAPSHOT and change to major version"
+  ./mvnw versions:set -DremoveSnapshot versions:commit -q
+  ./mvnw build-helper:parse-version versions:set \
+    -DnewVersion=\${parsedVersion.nextMajorVersion}.0.0 \
+    versions:commit -q
+else
+  show_syntax
+fi
+
+echo "*** Git: commit, tag and push tag..."
+releaseVersion=$(./mvnw help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+npm version "${releaseVersion}" --no-git-tag-version
+
+git add . && git commit -m "Release v${releaseVersion}"
+git tag -a v"${releaseVersion}" -m "Release v${releaseVersion}"
+git push $GIT_REMOTE v"${releaseVersion}"
+
+echo "*** Version: add SNAPSHOT"
+./mvnw build-helper:parse-version versions:set \
+  -DnewVersion=\${parsedVersion.majorVersion}.\${parsedVersion.minorVersion}.\${parsedVersion.nextIncrementalVersion}-SNAPSHOT \
+  versions:commit -q
+
+echo "*** Git: commit, push to $GIT_MAIN_BRANCH..."
+nextVersion=$(./mvnw help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+npm version "${nextVersion}" --no-git-tag-version
+git add . && git commit -m "Update to next version v${nextVersion}"
+git push $GIT_REMOTE $GIT_MAIN_BRANCH