diff --git a/.bumpversion.toml b/.bumpversion.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c55e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bumpversion.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+[tool.bumpversion]
+current_version = "0.2.0-beta.1"
+parse = """(?x)
+    (?P<major>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.
+    (?P<minor>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.
+    (?P<patch>0|[1-9]\\d*)
+    (?:-(?P<pre_l>[a-zA-Z-]+)\\.(?P<pre_n>0|[1-9]\\d*))?
+"""
+serialize = [
+    "{major}.{minor}.{patch}-{pre_l}.{pre_n}",
+    "{major}.{minor}.{patch}",
+]
+search = "{current_version}"
+replace = "{new_version}"
+regex = false
+ignore_missing_version = false
+ignore_missing_files = false
+tag = true
+sign_tags = false
+tag_name = "v{new_version}"
+tag_message = "Bump version: {current_version} → {new_version}"
+allow_dirty = true
+commit = true
+message = "Bump version: {current_version} → {new_version}"
+commit_args = ""
+
+[tool.bumpversion.parts.pre_l]
+optional_value = "final"
+values = ["beta", "final"]
+
+[[tool.bumpversion.files]]
+filename = "package.json"
+replace = "\"version\": \"{new_version}\","
+search = "\"version\": \"{current_version}\","
diff --git a/.github/workflows/make-release-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/make-release-commit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a2961a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/make-release-commit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+name: Create release commit
+
+# This workflow increments versions, tags the version, and pushes it.
+# When a tag is pushed, another workflow is triggered that creates a GH release
+# and uploads the binaries. This workflow is only for creating the tag.
+
+# This script will enforce that a minor version is incremented if there are any
+# breaking changes since the last minor increment
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      dry_run:
+        description: "Dry run (create the local commit/tags but do not push it)"
+        required: true
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
+      bump-minor:
+        description: "Bump minor version"
+        required: true
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
+
+jobs:
+  make-release:
+    # Creates tag and GH release. The GH release will trigger the build and release jobs.
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Output Inputs
+        run: echo "${{ toJSON(github.event.inputs) }}"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          lfs: true
+          # It's important we use our token here, as the default token will NOT
+          # trigger any workflows watching for new tags. See:
+          # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/triggering-a-workflow#triggering-a-workflow-from-a-workflow
+          token: ${{ secrets.FSQL_DEPLOY_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Set git configs for bumpversion
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          git config user.name 'Lance Release'
+          git config user.email 'lance-dev@lancedb.com'
+      - name: Set up Python 3.11
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+      - name: Bump Node/Rust version
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          pip install bump-my-version PyGithub packaging
+          bash ci/bump_version.sh ${{ inputs.bump-minor }} $COMMIT_BEFORE_BUMP
+      - name: Push new version tag
+        if: ${{ !inputs.dry_run }}
+        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
+        with:
+          # Need to use PAT here too to trigger next workflow. See comment above.
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.FSQL_DEPLOY_TOKEN }}
+          branch: ${{ github.ref }}
+          tags: true
+      - uses: ./.github/workflows/update_package_lock
+        if: ${{ !inputs.dry_run }}
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_package_lock/action.yml b/.github/workflows/update_package_lock/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb8f10f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_package_lock/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: update_package_lock
+description: "Update node's package.lock"
+
+inputs:
+  github_token:
+    required: true
+    description: "github token for the repo"
+  dry_run:
+    required: true
+    description: "Dry run (create the local commit but do not push it)"
+    default: false
+    type: boolean
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: 20
+    - name: Set git configs
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        git config user.name 'Lance Release'
+        git config user.email 'lance-dev@lancedb.com'
+    - name: Update package-lock.json file
+      run: |
+        npm install
+        git add package-lock.json
+        git commit -m "Updating package-lock.json"
+      shell: bash
+    - name: Push changes
+      if: ${{ inputs.dry_run }} == "false"
+      uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
+      with:
+        github_token: ${{ inputs.github_token }}
+        branch: main
+        tags: true
diff --git a/ci/bump_version.sh b/ci/bump_version.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a77288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/bump_version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+set -e
+
+BUMP_MINOR=${1:-false}
+HEAD_SHA=${2:-$(git rev-parse HEAD)}
+
+TAG_PREFIX="v"
+
+readonly SELF_DIR=$(cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
+
+PREV_TAG=$(git tag --sort='version:refname' | grep ^$TAG_PREFIX | python $SELF_DIR/semver_sort.py $TAG_PREFIX | tail -n 1)
+echo "Found previous tag $PREV_TAG"
+
+if [[ "$BUMP_MINOR" != "false" ]]; then
+    # X.Y.Z -> X.(Y+1).0-beta.0
+    bump-my-version bump -vv --no-commit --no-tag minor
+else
+    # X.Y.Z -> X.Y.(Z+1)-beta.0
+    bump-my-version bump -vv --no-commit --no-tag patch
+fi
+
+# The above bump will always bump to a pre-release version.
+# Now bump the pre-release level ("pre_l") to make it stable.
+
+# X.Y.Z-beta.N -> X.Y.Z
+bump-my-version bump -vv pre_l
+
+# Validate that we have incremented version appropriately for breaking changes
+NEW_TAG=$(git describe --tags --exact-match HEAD)
+NEW_VERSION=$(echo $NEW_TAG | sed "s/^$TAG_PREFIX//")
+LAST_STABLE_RELEASE=$(git tag --sort='version:refname' | grep ^$TAG_PREFIX | grep -v beta | grep -vF "$NEW_TAG" | python $SELF_DIR/semver_sort.py $TAG_PREFIX | tail -n 1)
+LAST_STABLE_VERSION=$(echo $LAST_STABLE_RELEASE | sed "s/^$TAG_PREFIX//")
+
+echo "Checking for breaking changes between $LAST_STABLE_RELEASE / $LAST_STABLE_VERSION and $HEAD_SHA / $NEW_VERSION"
+
+python $SELF_DIR/check_breaking_changes.py $LAST_STABLE_RELEASE $HEAD_SHA $LAST_STABLE_VERSION $NEW_VERSION
diff --git a/ci/check_breaking_changes.py b/ci/check_breaking_changes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c75436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/check_breaking_changes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""
+Check whether there are any breaking changes in the PRs between the base and head commits.
+If there are, assert that we have incremented the minor version.
+"""
+import argparse
+import os
+from packaging.version import parse
+
+from github import Github
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("base")
+    parser.add_argument("head")
+    parser.add_argument("last_stable_version")
+    parser.add_argument("current_version")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    repo = Github(os.environ["GITHUB_TOKEN"]).get_repo(os.environ["GITHUB_REPOSITORY"])
+    commits = repo.compare(args.base, args.head).commits
+    prs = (pr for commit in commits for pr in commit.get_pulls())
+
+    for pr in prs:
+        if any(label.name == "breaking-change" for label in pr.labels):
+            print(f"Breaking change in PR: {pr.html_url}")
+            break
+    else:
+        print("No breaking changes found.")
+        exit(0)
+
+    last_stable_version = parse(args.last_stable_version)
+    current_version = parse(args.current_version)
+    if current_version.minor <= last_stable_version.minor:
+        print("Minor version is not greater than the last stable version.")
+        exit(1)
diff --git a/ci/semver_sort.py b/ci/semver_sort.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f99c6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/semver_sort.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"""
+Takes a list of semver strings and sorts them in ascending order.
+"""
+
+import sys
+from packaging.version import parse, InvalidVersion
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import argparse
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("prefix", default="v")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Read the input from stdin
+    lines = sys.stdin.readlines()
+
+    # Parse the versions
+    versions = []
+    for line in lines:
+        line = line.strip()
+        try:
+            version_str = line.removeprefix(args.prefix)
+            version = parse(version_str)
+        except InvalidVersion:
+            # There are old tags that don't follow the semver format
+            print(f"Invalid version: {line}", file=sys.stderr)
+            continue
+        versions.append((line, version))
+
+    # Sort the versions
+    versions.sort(key=lambda x: x[1])
+
+    # Print the sorted versions as original strings
+    for line, _ in versions:
+        print(line)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 689a388..c38286c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@lancedb/arrow-flight-sql-client",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.2.0-beta.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@lancedb/arrow-flight-sql-client",
-      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "version": "0.2.0-beta.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.12.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7295549..12e071e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lancedb/arrow-flight-sql-client",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.2.0-beta.1",
   "description": "A native typescript project for querying Flight SQL endpoints",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",