diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag.yaml b/.github/workflows/tag.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9bba0e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+name: Tagging of repos
+
+env:
+  tag: v1.2.3
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Tag to be published'
+        required: true
+        default: 'v1.2.3'
+        type: string
+      body:
+        description: 'Release body message'
+        required: true
+        default: 'Changes in this Release'
+        type: string
+      pre-release:
+        description: 'Pre-release? True/False'
+        required: true
+        default: False
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Create Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+          release_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+          body: |
+            ${{ github.event.inputs.body }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: ${{fromJSON(github.event.inputs.pre-release)}}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45431c377..685407d2f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
-[![Maven Package upon a push](https://github.com/mosip/id-repository/actions/workflows/push_trigger.yml/badge.svg?branch=release-1.2.0)](https://github.com/mosip/id-repository/actions/workflows/push_trigger.yml)
-[![Quality Gate Status](https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?branch=release-1.2.0&project=mosip_id-repository&metric=alert_status)](https://sonarcloud.io/dashboard?branch=release-1.2.0&id=mosip_id-repository)
+[![Maven Package upon a push](https://github.com/mosip/id-repository/actions/workflows/push_trigger.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/mosip/id-repository/actions/workflows/push_trigger.yml)
+[![Quality Gate Status](https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?branch=master&project=mosip_id-repository&metric=alert_status)](https://sonarcloud.io/dashboard?branch=master&id=mosip_id-repository)
 
 # ID Repository
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 This repository contains source code and design documents for MOSIP [ID Repository](https://docs.mosip.io/1.2.0/modules/id-repository) which is the server-side module to manage ID lifecycle.  The modules exposes API endpoints.  
 
 ## Database
-See [DB guide](db_scripts/README.md)
+See [DB guide](db_scripts/README.md).
 
 ## Build & run (for developers)
 The project requires JDK 1.11. 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ The project requires JDK 1.11.
         _config_label_: `master` (git branch of config repo*)  
         _config-url_: `http://localhost:51000` (Url of the config server*)  
 	
-	\* Refer to [kernel-config-server](https://github.com/mosip/commons/tree/master/kernel/kernel-config-server) for details
+	* Refer to [kernel-config-server](https://github.com/mosip/commons/tree/master/kernel/kernel-config-server) for details
 
 2. kernel-auth-adapter.jar needs to added to the build path to run the service.
 	
diff --git a/id-repository/credential-request-generator/pom.xml b/id-repository/credential-request-generator/pom.xml
index 707263473..4765e71c1 100644
--- a/id-repository/credential-request-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/id-repository/credential-request-generator/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 		<apache.httpcomponents.version>4.5.6</apache.httpcomponents.version>
 		<gson.version>2.8.4</gson.version>
 		<kernel.auth.adaptor.version>1.2.0</kernel.auth.adaptor.version>
-		<postgresql.version>42.2.2</postgresql.version>
+		<postgresql.version>42.4.1</postgresql.version>
 		<io.micrometer.prometheus.version>1.4.2</io.micrometer.prometheus.version>
 		<kernel.websubclient.version>1.2.0</kernel.websubclient.version>
 		<spring.batch.integration.version>4.0.1.RELEASE</spring.batch.integration.version>