diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 770ab505..6b0860d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 name: Release
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      version:
-        description: 'Semantic version for the release (X.Y.Z)'
-        required: true
-        type: string
+  push:
+    branches: main
 
 jobs:
   release:
+    if: startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Copernicus Marine Release')
     runs-on: self-hosted
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: main
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v1
         with:
@@ -26,11 +26,38 @@ jobs:
           cache-environment: true
           post-cleanup: 'all'
 
-      - name: Run tests
+      - name: Build and publish Pypi package
+        shell: micromamba-shell {0}
         env:
-          VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
           PYPI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          poetry publish --build --username __token__ --password "${PYPI_TOKEN}"
+
+      - name: Build and publish Docker image
+        shell: micromamba-shell {0}
+        env:
           DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
           DOCKER_HUB_PUSH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_PUSH_TOKEN }}
-        run: make release
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(poetry version --short)
+          while [[ $(poetry search copernicusmarine | grep copernicusmarine | awk '{print $2}') != "($VERSION)" ]]
+          do
+            echo "Waiting for version $VERSION to be available on Pypi..."
+            sleep 10
+          done
+          make build-and-publish-dockerhub-image
+
+      - name: Create tag
         shell: micromamba-shell {0}
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          git tag v$(poetry version --short)
+          git push origin --tags
+
+      - name: Create Github release
+        shell: micromamba-shell {0}
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh release create v$(poetry version --short)
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e5245b15..6ef163c1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ copernicusmarine/**/__pycache__/
 **/.aliases
 **/.DS_Store
 __debug.py
+dist/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dff1a853..730dd6b3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,16 @@ run-tests-dependencie-versions:
 release: SELECTED_ENVIRONMENT_NAME = ${ENVIRONMENT_NAME}
 release:
 	${ACTIVATE_ENVIRONMENT}
-	PYPI_TOKEN=$${PYPI_TOKEN} VERSION=$${VERSION} ./release.sh
+	./release.sh
+
+release-patch: BUMP_TYPE = patch
+release-patch: release
+
+release-minor: BUMP_TYPE = minor
+release-minor: release
+
+release-major: BUMP_TYPE = major
+release-major: release
 
 build-and-publish-dockerhub-image:
 	docker login --username $${DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME} --password $${DOCKER_HUB_PUSH_TOKEN}
diff --git a/conda_environment.yaml b/conda_environment.yaml
index 044c7325..ea97d18c 100644
--- a/conda_environment.yaml
+++ b/conda_environment.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ dependencies:
   - poetry==1.3.2
   - git>=2.30.2,<2.31
   - pip >= 23.0.1
+  - gh==2.45.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 523727b7..45679b60 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "copernicusmarine"
-version = "1.0.6"
+version = "1.0.7"
 description = ""
 authors = ["Copernicus Marine User Support <servicedesk.cmems@mercator-ocean.eu>"]
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 09f34022..7d79d53b 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -4,26 +4,17 @@ set -eufo pipefail
 
 git switch main
 git pull
-if [ -z `git status --porcelain` ] && [ ! -z "${VERSION}" ] && [ ! -z "${PYPI_TOKEN}" ] ; then
+if [ -z `git status --porcelain` ] && [ ! -z "${BUMP_TYPE}" ] ; then
   RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME="New-copernicusmarine-package-release-${VERSION}"
-  echo "Starting release..."
   git checkout -b $RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME
-  poetry version ${VERSION}
-  git commit -am "New copernicusmarine package release ${VERSION}"
-  poetry publish --build --username __token__ --password "${PYPI_TOKEN}"
-  git switch main
-  git merge $RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME
-  rm -rf dist/
-  echo "Release ${VERSION} done."
+  poetry version ${BUMP_TYPE}
+  VERSION=$(poetry version --short)
+  RELEASE_TITLE="Copernicus Marine Release ${VERSION}"
+  git commit -am $RELEASE_TITLE
+  git push --set-upstream origin $RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME
+  PR_LINK=$(gh pr create --title $RELEASE_TITLE --body "")
+  gh pr view $PR_LINK --web
 else
   git status
-  echo "Release ${VERSION} aborted. Clean your repository and specify VERSION and PYPI_TOKEN."
+  echo "Release aborted. Clean your repository and use make release-[BUMP_TYPE]."
 fi
-
-while [[ $(poetry search copernicusmarine | grep copernicusmarine | awk '{print $2}') != "($VERSION)" ]]
-do
-  echo "Waiting for version $VERSION to be available on Pypi..."
-  sleep 10
-done
-
-make build-and-publish-dockerhub-image