diff --git a/.github/workflows/dry-run-release.yml b/.github/workflows/dry-run-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08c56a2cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dry-run-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# This workflow performs a dry run for smithy-rs release. It can be triggered via either cron or manually.
+# When ran, it only produces release artifacts, but will not cut a release tag in GitHub or publish to crates.io.
+
+name: Smithy-rs dry run release
+run-name: ${{ github.workflow }} ${{ inputs.commit_sha == ''  && 'scheduled' || (inputs.commit_sha) }}
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Runs 00:00 UTC every day
+  - cron: 0 0 * * *
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      commit_sha:
+        description: |
+          Commit SHA: The SHA of the git commit that you want to release.
+          You must use the non-abbreviated SHA (e.g. b2318b0 won't work!).
+          Alternatively, you can use the name of a branch.
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  smithy-rs-manual-dry-run-release:
+    name: Manual dry run release
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
+    with:
+      commit_sha: ${{ inputs.commit_sha }}
+      dry_run: true
+    secrets:
+      RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_PAT: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_PAT }}
+      RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_CRATESIO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_CRATESIO_TOKEN }}
+
+  smithy-rs-scheduled-dry-run-release:
+    name: Scheduled dry run release
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
+    with:
+      commit_sha: main
+      dry_run: true
+    secrets:
+      RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_PAT: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_PAT }}
+      RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_CRATESIO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_CRATESIO_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prod-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prod-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2192f4420e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/prod-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# This workflow performs a production smithy-rs release. It will cut a release tag in GitHub and publish to crates.io.
+# It is idempotent (e.g. won't publish the same crates to crates.io twice), so we can run it repeatedly until it succeeds.
+
+name: Smithy-rs prod release
+run-name: ${{ github.workflow }} (${{ inputs.commit_sha }})
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      commit_sha:
+        description: |
+          Commit SHA: The SHA of the git commit that you want to release.
+          You must use the non-abbreviated SHA (e.g. b2318b0 won't work!).
+          Alternatively, you can use the name of a branch.
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  smithy-rs-prod-release:
+    name: Prod release
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
+    with:
+      commit_sha: ${{ inputs.commit_sha }}
+      dry_run: false
+    secrets:
+      RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_PAT: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_PAT }}
+      RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_CRATESIO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_CRATESIO_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 65934b422f..24a311e5a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-# This workflow performs a release of smithy-rs. It is manually
-# kicked off via GitHub Actions workflow dispatch.
+# This is the shared release workflow run by both `prod-release.yml` and `dry-run-release.yml'.
+# A calling workflow will indicate whether it wants to run this with a prod run or a dry run.
 
 # Allow only one release to run at a time
 concurrency:
@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@ env:
   rust_version: 1.74.1
 
 name: Release smithy-rs
-run-name: ${{ inputs.dry_run && 'Dry run' || 'Prod run' }} - ${{ github.workflow }} (${{ inputs.commit_sha }})
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
     inputs:
       commit_sha:
-        description: |
-          Commit SHA: The SHA of the git commit that you want to release.
-          You must use the non-abbreviated SHA (e.g. b2318b0 won't work!).
+        description: The SHA of the git commit that you want to release.
         required: true
         type: string
       dry_run:
-        description: |
-          Dry run: When selected, it only produces release artifacts, but will not cut a release tag in GitHub or publish to crates.io
+        description: When true, it only produces release artifacts, but will not cut a release tag in GitHub or publish to crates.io.
         required: true
         type: boolean
-        default: true
+    secrets:
+      RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_PAT:
+        required: true
+      RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_CRATESIO_TOKEN:
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   check-actor-for-prod-run: