diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 0e9b4b38187380..fee64be10324af 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1217,6 +1217,14 @@ jobs:
                     -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
                     -u "$PAT_USERNAME:$PAT_TOKEN" \
                     -d "{\"event_type\": \"publish\", \"client_payload\": { \"version\": \"${CIRCLE_TAG:1}\" }}"
+            - run:
+                name: Install dependencies
+                command: apt update && apt install -y jq jo
+            - run:
+                name: Create draft GitHub Release and upload Hermes binaries
+                command: |
+                  ARTIFACTS=("$HERMES_WS_DIR/hermes-runtime-darwin/hermes-runtime-darwin-$CIRCLE_TAG.tar.gz")
+                  ./scripts/circleci/create_github_release.sh $CIRCLE_TAG $CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME $CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME $GITHUB_TOKEN "${ARTIFACTS[@]}"
       # END: Stable releases
 
   # -------------------------
diff --git a/.github/RELEASE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/RELEASE_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..302daf94622667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/RELEASE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<!-- Template for pre-release GitHub release -->
+
+<!-- TODO Post about this release to https://github.com/reactwg/react-native-releases/discussions) -->
+
+- <!-- TODO List out notable picks for this patch -->
+
+---
+
+To test it, run:
+
+npx react-native init RN__SHORT_VERSION__ --version __VERSION__
+
+---
+
+You can participate in the conversation on the status of this release in the [working group](https://github.com/reactwg/react-native-releases/discussions).
+
+---
+
+To help you upgrade to this version, you can use the [upgrade helper](https://react-native-community.github.io/upgrade-helper/) ⚛️
+
+---
+
+See changes from this release in the [changelog PR](https://github.com/facebook/react-native/labels/%F0%9F%93%9D%20Changelog)
diff --git a/scripts/__tests__/create_github_release_test.sh b/scripts/__tests__/create_github_release_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000000..da66c1bb684fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/__tests__/create_github_release_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+
+# Add your own Personal Access Token here.
+# Create it at https://github.com/settings/tokens
+GITHUB_TOKEN=""
+
+# Setup Circle CI envvars
+CIRCLE_TAG=""
+CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME=""
+CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME=""
+
+if [ -z "$GITHUB_TOKEN" ]
+then
+      echo "\$GITHUB_TOKEN is empty"
+      exit 1
+fi
+if [ -z "$CIRCLE_TAG" ]
+then
+      echo "\$CIRCLE_TAG is empty"
+      exit 1
+fi
+if [ -z "$CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME" ]
+then
+      echo "\$CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME is empty"
+      exit 1
+fi
+if [ -z "$CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME" ]
+then
+      echo "\$CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME is empty"
+      exit 1
+fi
+
+# Dummy artifacts to upload
+ARTIFACTS=("hermes-runtime-darwin-$CIRCLE_TAG.tar.gz")
+for ARTIFACT_PATH in "${ARTIFACTS[@]}"
+do
+    :
+    head -c 1024 </dev/urandom >"$ARTIFACT_PATH"
+done
+
+../circleci/create_github_release.sh "$CIRCLE_TAG" "$CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME" "$CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME" "$GITHUB_TOKEN" "${ARTIFACTS[@]}"
diff --git a/scripts/circleci/create_github_release.sh b/scripts/circleci/create_github_release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000000..27681b83f47c5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/circleci/create_github_release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+
+GIT_TAG="$1"; shift
+GITHUB_OWNER="$1"; shift
+GITHUB_REPO="$1"; shift
+GITHUB_TOKEN="$1"; shift
+ARTIFACTS=("$@")
+
+describe_header () {
+  printf "\\n\\n>>>>> %s\\n\\n\\n" "$1"
+}
+
+describe () {
+  printf "\\n\\n%s\\n\\n" "$1"
+}
+
+# Format our desired React Native version strings based on incoming git tag parameter.
+# GIT_TAG=v0.69.0-rc.4
+# 0.69.0-rc.4
+RN_VERSION=${GIT_TAG:1}
+# 0690rc4
+RN_SHORT_VERSION=${RN_VERSION//[.-]/}
+
+PRERELEASE=false
+if [[ "$RN_VERSION" == *"rc"* ]]; then
+    PRERELEASE=true
+fi
+
+RELEASE_TEMPLATE_PATH=../../.github/RELEASE_TEMPLATE.md
+
+# Replace placeholders in template with actual RN version strings
+RELEASE_BODY=$(sed -e "s/__VERSION__/$RN_VERSION/g" -e "s/__SHORT_VERSION__/$RN_SHORT_VERSION/g" $RELEASE_TEMPLATE_PATH)
+
+# Format and encode JSON payload
+RELEASE_DATA=$(jo tag_name="$GIT_TAG" name="$RN_VERSION" body="$RELEASE_BODY" draft=true prerelease="$PRERELEASE" generate_release_notes=false)
+
+# Create prerelease GitHub Release draft
+describe_header "Creating GitHub release."
+describe "Release payload: $RELEASE_DATA"
+
+CREATE_RELEASE_RESPONSE=$(curl -X POST \
+    -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+    -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+    -d "$RELEASE_DATA" \
+    "https://api.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_OWNER/$GITHUB_REPO/releases"
+)
+STATUS=$?
+if [ $STATUS == 0 ]; then
+  describe "Created GitHub release successfully."
+else
+  describe "Could not create GitHub release, request failed with $STATUS."
+fi
+
+RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$CREATE_RELEASE_RESPONSE" | jq '.id')
+
+# Upload artifacts
+for ARTIFACT_PATH in "${ARTIFACTS[@]}"
+do
+    :
+    # Upload Hermes artifacts to GitHub Release
+    ARTIFACT_NAME=$(basename "$ARTIFACT_PATH")
+    describe_header "Uploading $ARTIFACT_NAME..."
+
+    if curl -X POST \
+        -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+        -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+        -H "Content-Length: $(wc -c "$ARTIFACT_PATH" | awk '{print $1}')" \
+        -H "Content-Type: application/gzip" \
+        -T "$ARTIFACT_PATH" \
+        --progress-bar \
+        "https://uploads.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_OWNER/$GITHUB_REPO/releases/$RELEASE_ID/assets?name=$ARTIFACT_NAME"; then
+        describe "Uploaded $ARTIFACT_NAME."
+    else
+        describe "Could not upload $ARTIFACT_NAME to GitHub release."
+    fi
+done