diff --git a/.github/workflows/devPush.yml b/.github/workflows/devPush.yml
index 4532901049f..e6187938eb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/devPush.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/devPush.yml
@@ -271,13 +271,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set git username
         run: git config --global user.name "webiny-bot"
 
-      - name: Version packages (no push, no changelog)
+      - name: Version and publish to Verdaccio
         working-directory: dev
-        run: yarn lerna:version:verdaccio
-
-      - name: Release to Verdaccio
-        working-directory: dev
-        run: yarn lerna:publish:verdaccio
+        run: yarn release --type=verdaccio
 
       - name: Create verdaccio-files artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -300,8 +296,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create a new Webiny project
         working-directory: xyz
         run: >
-          npx create-webiny-project@next test-project
-          --tag next --no-interactive
+          npx create-webiny-project@local-npm test-project
+          --tag local-npm --no-interactive
           --assign-to-yarnrc '{"npmRegistryServer":"http://localhost:4873","unsafeHttpWhitelist":["localhost"]}'
           --template-options '{"region":"${{ env.AWS_REGION }}","storageOperations":"ddb"}'
 
@@ -525,13 +521,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set git username
         run: git config --global user.name "webiny-bot"
 
-      - name: Version packages (no push, no changelog)
-        working-directory: dev
-        run: yarn lerna:version:verdaccio
-
-      - name: Release to Verdaccio
+      - name: Version and publish to Verdaccio
         working-directory: dev
-        run: yarn lerna:publish:verdaccio
+        run: yarn release --type=verdaccio
 
       - name: Create verdaccio-files artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -554,8 +546,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create a new Webiny project
         working-directory: xyz
         run: >
-          npx create-webiny-project@next test-project
-          --tag next --no-interactive
+          npx create-webiny-project@local-npm test-project
+          --tag local-npm --no-interactive
           --assign-to-yarnrc '{"npmRegistryServer":"http://localhost:4873","unsafeHttpWhitelist":["localhost"]}'
           --template-options '{"region":"${{ env.AWS_REGION }}","storageOperations":"ddb-es"}'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nextPush.yml b/.github/workflows/nextPush.yml
index dffdbde6c08..1c52eb41ad0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nextPush.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nextPush.yml
@@ -271,13 +271,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set git username
         run: git config --global user.name "webiny-bot"
 
-      - name: Version packages (no push, no changelog)
+      - name: Version and publish to Verdaccio
         working-directory: next
-        run: yarn lerna:version:verdaccio
-
-      - name: Release to Verdaccio
-        working-directory: next
-        run: yarn lerna:publish:verdaccio
+        run: yarn release --type=verdaccio
 
       - name: Create verdaccio-files artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -300,8 +296,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create a new Webiny project
         working-directory: xyz
         run: >
-          npx create-webiny-project@next test-project
-          --tag next --no-interactive
+          npx create-webiny-project@local-npm test-project
+          --tag local-npm --no-interactive
           --assign-to-yarnrc '{"npmRegistryServer":"http://localhost:4873","unsafeHttpWhitelist":["localhost"]}'
           --template-options '{"region":"${{ env.AWS_REGION }}","storageOperations":"ddb"}'
 
@@ -525,13 +521,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set git username
         run: git config --global user.name "webiny-bot"
 
-      - name: Version packages (no push, no changelog)
-        working-directory: next
-        run: yarn lerna:version:verdaccio
-
-      - name: Release to Verdaccio
+      - name: Version and publish to Verdaccio
         working-directory: next
-        run: yarn lerna:publish:verdaccio
+        run: yarn release --type=verdaccio
 
       - name: Create verdaccio-files artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -554,8 +546,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create a new Webiny project
         working-directory: xyz
         run: >
-          npx create-webiny-project@next test-project
-          --tag next --no-interactive
+          npx create-webiny-project@local-npm test-project
+          --tag local-npm --no-interactive
           --assign-to-yarnrc '{"npmRegistryServer":"http://localhost:4873","unsafeHttpWhitelist":["localhost"]}'
           --template-options '{"region":"${{ env.AWS_REGION }}","storageOperations":"ddb-es"}'
 
@@ -679,7 +671,14 @@ jobs:
           workdir: next/cypress
           message-text: Cypress tests failed! Screenshots have been placed in this thread, good luck.
   npm-release-unstable:
-    needs: [init, code-analysis, jest-tests, e2e-wby-cms-ddb-cypress-tests, e2e-wby-cms-ddb-es-cypress-tests]
+    needs:
+      [
+        init,
+        code-analysis,
+        jest-tests,
+        e2e-wby-cms-ddb-cypress-tests,
+        e2e-wby-cms-ddb-es-cypress-tests
+      ]
     name: NPM release ("unstable" tag)
     runs-on: webiny-js-4-cores
     environment: release
@@ -720,10 +719,5 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.email "webiny-bot@webiny.com"
           git config --global user.name "webiny-bot"
 
-      - name: Version packages
-        run: |
-          yarn lerna version 0.0.0-unstable.$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) --force-publish --no-push --no-git-tag-version --no-changelog --yes
-          git commit -am "chore: version packages"
-
-      - name: Publish packages to NPM
-        run: yarn lerna publish from-package --dist-tag unstable --yes
+      - name: Version and publish to NPM
+        run: yarn release --type=unstable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pullRequests.yml b/.github/workflows/pullRequests.yml
index 098703ce21d..734a14f5bb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pullRequests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pullRequests.yml
@@ -202,21 +202,12 @@ jobs:
           path: .webiny/cached-packages
           key: packages-cache-${{ needs.init.outputs.ts }}
 
-      - name: Git status
-        run: git status
-
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: yarn --immutable
 
-      - name: Git status
-        run: git status && git diff packages-v6/cli/src/bin.js
-
       - name: Build packages
         run: node scripts/buildWithCache.js --build-overrides='${{ env.BUILD_OVERRIDES }}'
 
-      - name: Git status
-        run: git status
-
       - name: Start Verdaccio local server
         run: npx pm2 start verdaccio -- -c .verdaccio.yaml
 
@@ -232,17 +223,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set git username
         run: git config --global user.name "webiny-bot"
 
-      - name: Git status
-        run: git status
-
-      - name: Version packages (no push, no changelog)
-        run: yarn lerna:version:verdaccio
-
-      - name: Git status
-        run: git status
-
-      - name: Release to Verdaccio
-        run: yarn lerna:publish:verdaccio
+      - name: Version and publish to Verdaccio
+        run: yarn release --type=verdaccio
 
       - name: Upload verdaccio files
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -294,8 +276,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create a new Webiny project
         run: >
-          npx create-webiny-project@next test-project
-          --tag next --no-interactive
+          npx create-webiny-project@local-npm test-project
+          --tag local-npm --no-interactive
           --assign-to-yarnrc '{"npmRegistryServer":"http://localhost:4873","unsafeHttpWhitelist":["localhost"]}'
           --template-options '{"region":"eu-central-1"}'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pullRequestsCommandCypress.yml b/.github/workflows/pullRequestsCommandCypress.yml
index f1e545f969b..f9c76e73655 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pullRequestsCommandCypress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pullRequestsCommandCypress.yml
@@ -137,13 +137,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set git username
         run: git config --global user.name "webiny-bot"
 
-      - name: Version packages (no push, no changelog)
+      - name: Version and publish to Verdaccio
         working-directory: dev
-        run: yarn lerna:version:verdaccio
-
-      - name: Release to Verdaccio
-        working-directory: dev
-        run: yarn lerna:publish:verdaccio
+        run: yarn release --type=verdaccio
 
       - name: Create verdaccio-files artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -166,8 +162,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create a new Webiny project
         working-directory: xyz
         run: >
-          npx create-webiny-project@next test-project
-          --tag next --no-interactive
+          npx create-webiny-project@local-npm test-project
+          --tag local-npm --no-interactive
           --assign-to-yarnrc '{"npmRegistryServer":"http://localhost:4873","unsafeHttpWhitelist":["localhost"]}'
           --template-options '{"region":"${{ env.AWS_REGION }}","storageOperations":"ddb"}'
 
@@ -404,13 +400,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set git username
         run: git config --global user.name "webiny-bot"
 
-      - name: Version packages (no push, no changelog)
-        working-directory: dev
-        run: yarn lerna:version:verdaccio
-
-      - name: Release to Verdaccio
+      - name: Version and publish to Verdaccio
         working-directory: dev
-        run: yarn lerna:publish:verdaccio
+        run: yarn release --type=verdaccio
 
       - name: Create verdaccio-files artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -433,8 +425,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create a new Webiny project
         working-directory: xyz
         run: >
-          npx create-webiny-project@next test-project
-          --tag next --no-interactive
+          npx create-webiny-project@local-npm test-project
+          --tag local-npm --no-interactive
           --assign-to-yarnrc '{"npmRegistryServer":"http://localhost:4873","unsafeHttpWhitelist":["localhost"]}'
           --template-options '{"region":"${{ env.AWS_REGION }}","storageOperations":"ddb-es"}'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 32b07f7a1a7..a00c35dc529 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Release (latest)
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   repository_dispatch:
-    types: [release-latest]
+    types: [release]
 
 env:
   NODE_OPTIONS: --max_old_space_size=4096
@@ -41,14 +41,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set git username
         run: git config --global user.name "webiny-bot"
 
-      - name: Create a release on GitHub
-        run: yarn lerna:version:latest
-
-      - name: Release packages to NPM
-        run: yarn lerna:publish:latest
-
-      - name: Update package versions in the sample project applications' packages
-        run: 'yarn webiny-versions && yarn prettier:fix && git add . && git commit --m "chore: update package versions (webiny-versions)" --no-verify && git push'
-
-      - name: Update and commit "yarn.lock" file
-        run: 'yarn && git add yarn.lock && git commit --m "chore: update yarn.lock" --no-verify && git push'
+      - name: Version and Publish
+        run: yarn release --type=${{ github.event.client_payload.type }} --tag=${{ github.event.client_payload.tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stablePush.yml b/.github/workflows/stablePush.yml
index 3b08465789b..3304c9e749c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stablePush.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stablePush.yml
@@ -268,13 +268,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set git username
         run: git config --global user.name "webiny-bot"
 
-      - name: Version packages (no push, no changelog)
+      - name: Version and publish to Verdaccio
         working-directory: v5
-        run: yarn lerna:version:verdaccio
-
-      - name: Release to Verdaccio
-        working-directory: v5
-        run: yarn lerna:publish:verdaccio
+        run: yarn release --type=verdaccio
 
       - name: Create verdaccio-files artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -297,8 +293,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create a new Webiny project
         working-directory: xyz
         run: >
-          npx create-webiny-project@next test-project
-          --tag next --no-interactive
+          npx create-webiny-project@local-npm test-project
+          --tag local-npm --no-interactive
           --assign-to-yarnrc '{"npmRegistryServer":"http://localhost:4873","unsafeHttpWhitelist":["localhost"]}'
           --template-options '{"region":"${{ env.AWS_REGION }}","storageOperations":"ddb"}'
 
@@ -515,13 +511,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set git username
         run: git config --global user.name "webiny-bot"
 
-      - name: Version packages (no push, no changelog)
-        working-directory: v5
-        run: yarn lerna:version:verdaccio
-
-      - name: Release to Verdaccio
+      - name: Version and publish to Verdaccio
         working-directory: v5
-        run: yarn lerna:publish:verdaccio
+        run: yarn release --type=verdaccio
 
       - name: Create verdaccio-files artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -544,8 +536,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create a new Webiny project
         working-directory: xyz
         run: >
-          npx create-webiny-project@next test-project
-          --tag next --no-interactive
+          npx create-webiny-project@local-npm test-project
+          --tag local-npm --no-interactive
           --assign-to-yarnrc '{"npmRegistryServer":"http://localhost:4873","unsafeHttpWhitelist":["localhost"]}'
           --template-options '{"region":"${{ env.AWS_REGION }}","storageOperations":"ddb-es"}'
 
@@ -717,14 +709,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set git username
         run: git config --global user.name "webiny-bot"
 
-      - name: Create a release on GitHub
-        run: yarn lerna:version:beta
-
-      - name: Release packages to NPM
-        run: yarn lerna:publish:beta
-
-      - name: Update package versions in the sample project applications' packages
-        run: 'yarn webiny-versions && yarn prettier:fix && git add . && git commit --m "chore: update package versions (webiny-versions)" --no-verify && git push'
-
-      - name: Update and commit "yarn.lock" file
-        run: 'yarn && git add yarn.lock && git commit --m "chore: update yarn.lock" --no-verify && git push'
+      - name: Version and publish to NPM
+        run: yarn release --type=beta
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8e5460e02c4..64f0c7035bf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ schema.graphql
 !.yarn/sdks
 !.yarn/versions
 .pnp.*
+lerna.json
 
 # TODO remove after moving traffic splitting config to WPC
 gateway.*.json
diff --git a/.yarn/patches/@lerna-publish-npm-3.22.1-469707df67 b/.yarn/patches/@lerna-publish-npm-3.22.1-469707df67
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a321ff6d733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yarn/patches/@lerna-publish-npm-3.22.1-469707df67
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
+index 078012845cadbee7cf45de6f101384ed99d269e5..27968d61d9a5bf8a85b8fc2a44e7e012d1dc7e2a 100644
+--- a/index.js
++++ b/index.js
+@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ class PublishCommand extends Command {
+   }
+ 
+   verifyWorkingTreeClean() {
+-    return describeRef(this.execOpts).then(checkWorkingTree.throwIfUncommitted);
++    return Promise.resolve();
++    // return describeRef(this.execOpts).then(checkWorkingTree.throwIfUncommitted);
+   }
+ 
+   detectFromGit() {
diff --git a/lerna.json b/example.lerna.json
similarity index 85%
rename from lerna.json
rename to example.lerna.json
index c50e606dab6..15dd1f56892 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/example.lerna.json
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "packages": [
-    "packages/*",
-    "packages-v6/*"
-  ],
-  "version": "5.33.2",
+  "packages": ["packages/*", "packages-v6/*"],
+  "version": "0.0.0",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "command": {
     "version": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bc2fec098ee..959029b35a1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "@commitlint/cli": "^11.0.0",
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^11.0.0",
     "@deploysentinel/cypress-debugger": "^0.2.5",
+    "@octokit/rest": "^19.0.5",
     "@testing-library/cypress": "^8.0.2",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^8.0.1",
     "@types/jest": "^24.0.24",
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@
     "commit:no-verify": "yarn commit --no-verify",
     "commit:verify": "yarn lint-staged",
     "webiny-versions": "node ./scripts/webinyVersions.js",
-    "release-latest": "node ./scripts/releaseLatest.js",
+    "trigger-release": "node ./scripts/release/triggerRelease.js",
     "dispatch-github-event": "node ./scripts/dispatchGitHubEvent.js",
     "lint-staged": "lint-staged",
     "postinstall": "yarn node ./scripts/linkWorkspaces.js",
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@
     "prettier:check": "yarn prettier --check",
     "prettier:fix": "yarn prettier --write",
     "lint:fix": "yarn eslint:fix && yarn prettier:fix",
+    "release": "node ./scripts/release/index.js",
     "setup-project": "node scripts/setupProject",
     "setup-env-files": "node scripts/setupEnvFiles",
     "setup-cypress": "node scripts/setupCypress",
@@ -148,10 +150,6 @@
     "test:integration": "cross-env TEST_TYPE=integration yarn test",
     "test:e2e": "cross-env TEST_TYPE=e2e yarn test",
     "validate-packages": "node scripts/validatePackages.js",
-    "lerna:version:latest": "yarn lerna version --force-publish --conventional-graduate --yes",
-    "lerna:publish:latest": "yarn lerna publish from-package --yes",
-    "lerna:version:beta": "yarn lerna version --conventional-prerelease --force-publish --preid beta --yes",
-    "lerna:publish:beta": "yarn lerna publish from-package --dist-tag beta --yes",
     "lerna:version:verdaccio": "yarn lerna version --conventional-prerelease --force-publish --preid next --no-push --no-changelog --yes",
     "lerna:publish:verdaccio": "yarn lerna publish from-package --dist-tag next --registry=\"http://localhost:4873\" --no-verify-access --no-verify-registry --yes",
     "lerna:version:experimental": "yarn lerna version --conventional-prerelease --preid experimental --force-publish --no-push --no-changelog --yes",
@@ -210,6 +208,13 @@
       ]
     }
   },
+  "lerna": {
+    "version": "0.0.0",
+    "packages": [
+      "packages/*",
+      "packages-v6/*"
+    ]
+  },
   "resolutions": {
     "@types/react": "17.0.39",
     "@types/jsdom": "link:./typings/void",
@@ -221,7 +226,8 @@
     "codex-tooltip": "1.0.2",
     "@types/eslint": "8.2.1",
     "yargs": "^17.3.1",
-    "@lerna/version@3.22.1": "patch:@lerna/version@npm:3.22.1#.yarn/patches/@lerna-version-npm-3.22.1-97f4c3a7dd"
+    "@lerna/version@3.22.1": "patch:@lerna/version@npm:3.22.1#.yarn/patches/@lerna-version-npm-3.22.1-97f4c3a7dd",
+    "@lerna/publish@3.22.1": "patch:@lerna/publish@npm:3.22.1#.yarn/patches/@lerna-publish-npm-3.22.1-469707df67"
   },
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.2.1"
 }
diff --git a/scripts/ConsoleLogger.js b/scripts/ConsoleLogger.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..974348489be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ConsoleLogger.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+const chalk = require("chalk");
+
+const logColors = {
+    log: v => v,
+    info: chalk.blueBright,
+    error: chalk.red,
+    warning: chalk.yellow,
+    debug: chalk.gray,
+    success: chalk.green
+};
+
+const colorizePlaceholders = (type, string) => {
+    return string.replace(/\%[a-zA-Z]/g, match => {
+        return logColors[type](match);
+    });
+};
+
+const log = (type, ...args) => {
+    const prefix = `webiny ${logColors[type](type)}: `;
+
+    const [first, ...rest] = args;
+    if (typeof first === "string") {
+        return console.log(prefix + colorizePlaceholders(type, first), ...rest);
+    }
+    return console.log(prefix, first, ...rest);
+};
+
+class ConsoleLogger {
+    log(...args) {
+        log("log", ...args);
+    }
+
+    info(...args) {
+        log("info", ...args);
+    }
+
+    success(...args) {
+        log("success", ...args);
+    }
+
+    debug(...args) {
+        log("debug", ...args);
+    }
+
+    warning(...args) {
+        log("warning", ...args);
+    }
+
+    error(...args) {
+        log("error", ...args);
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = { ConsoleLogger };
diff --git a/scripts/release/BetaRelease.js b/scripts/release/BetaRelease.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..01aec6fcb11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release/BetaRelease.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+const { Release } = require("./Release");
+
+class BetaRelease extends Release {
+    constructor(logger) {
+        super(logger);
+        this.setTag("beta");
+        this.setVersion(["--conventional-prerelease", "--preid", "beta"]);
+        this.setCreateGithubRelease(false);
+    }
+
+    setTag(tag) {
+        if (tag !== "beta") {
+            this.logger.warning(
+                "Beta release can only be published using the %s tag; the requested %s tag will be ignored.",
+                "beta",
+                tag
+            );
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        super.setTag(tag);
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = { BetaRelease };
diff --git a/scripts/release/LatestRelease.js b/scripts/release/LatestRelease.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a40d535c3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release/LatestRelease.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+const { Release } = require("./Release");
+
+class LatestRelease extends Release {
+    defaultTag = "latest";
+
+    constructor(logger) {
+        super(logger);
+        this.setTag(this.defaultTag);
+        this.setVersion("--conventional-graduate");
+        this.setCreateGithubRelease(true);
+    }
+
+    setTag(tag) {
+        if (tag !== this.defaultTag) {
+            this.logger.warning(
+                "Latest release can only be published using the %s tag; the requested %s tag will be ignored.",
+                this.defaultTag,
+                tag
+            );
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        super.setTag(tag);
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = { LatestRelease };
diff --git a/scripts/release/Release.js b/scripts/release/Release.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..13067d1d414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release/Release.js
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+const fetch = require("node-fetch");
+const pRetry = require("p-retry");
+const semver = require("semver");
+const execa = require("execa");
+const loadJSON = require("load-json-file");
+const writeJSON = require("write-json-file");
+const ConventionalCommitUtilities = require("@lerna/conventional-commits");
+const { Octokit } = require("@octokit/rest");
+
+class Release {
+    tag = undefined;
+    version = undefined;
+    createGithubRelease = false;
+
+    constructor(logger) {
+        if (!logger) {
+            throw Error(`Missing required constructor argument "logger"!`);
+        }
+
+        this.logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * NPM dist-tag to publish.
+     * @param tag
+     */
+    setTag(tag) {
+        this.tag = tag;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A parameter passed to `lerna version` to generate version.
+     * Examples:
+     * Latest: --conventional-graduate
+     * Beta: --conventional-prerelease --preid beta
+     * Unstable: 0.0.0-unstable.b7124ae31d
+     * @param version String | String[] | Function
+     */
+    setVersion(version) {
+        this.version = version;
+    }
+
+    setCreateGithubRelease(flag) {
+        this.createGithubRelease = flag;
+    }
+
+    async execute() {
+        this.__validateConfig();
+
+        this.logger.info("Attempting to release tag %s", this.tag);
+
+        // Generate `lerna.json` using `example.lerna.json`.
+        {
+            // Determine current version
+            const tags = await this.__getTags();
+            const mostRecentVersion = this.__getMostRecentVersion(
+                [tags["latest"], tags[this.tag === "latest" ? "beta" : this.tag]].filter(Boolean)
+            );
+
+            this.logger.info("Most recent version is %s", mostRecentVersion);
+            const lernaJSON = await loadJSON("example.lerna.json");
+            lernaJSON.version = mostRecentVersion;
+            await writeJSON("lerna.json", lernaJSON);
+            this.logger.info("Lerna config was written to %s", "lerna.json");
+        }
+
+        // Run `lerna` to version packages
+        let version = this.version;
+        if (typeof this.version === "function") {
+            version = await this.version();
+        }
+
+        if (!Array.isArray(version)) {
+            version = [version];
+        }
+
+        const lernaVersionArgs = [
+            "lerna",
+            "version",
+            ...version,
+            "--force-publish",
+            "--no-changelog",
+            "--no-git-tag-version",
+            "--no-push",
+            "--yes"
+        ];
+
+        this.logger.debug(lernaVersionArgs.join(" "));
+        await execa("yarn", lernaVersionArgs, { stdio: "inherit" });
+        this.logger.info("Packages versioning completed");
+
+        // Run `lerna` to publish packages
+        const lernaPublishArgs = [
+            "lerna",
+            "publish",
+            "from-package",
+            "--dist-tag",
+            this.tag,
+            "--yes"
+        ];
+
+        this.logger.debug(lernaPublishArgs.join(" "));
+        await execa("yarn", lernaPublishArgs, { stdio: "inherit" });
+        this.logger.info(`Packages were published to NPM under %s dist-tag`, this.tag);
+
+        if (this.createGithubRelease) {
+            // Generate changelog, tag commit, and create Github release.
+            const lernaJSON = await loadJSON("lerna.json");
+            const versionTag = `v${lernaJSON.version}`;
+
+            // Changelog needs to be generated _before_ tagging.
+            const changelog = await this.__getChangelog(lernaJSON.version);
+            this.logger.info("Generated release notes");
+
+            // Create the tag
+            await execa("git", ["tag", versionTag, "-m", versionTag]);
+            await execa("git", ["push", "origin", versionTag]);
+            this.logger.info("Created Git tag %s", versionTag);
+
+            const { data: release } = await this.__createGithubRelease(versionTag, changelog);
+            this.logger.info("Created Github release: %s", release.html_url);
+        }
+
+        // Reset all changes made during versioing.
+        await execa("git", ["reset", "--hard", "HEAD"]);
+
+        this.logger.success("Release process has finished successfully!");
+    }
+
+    __validateConfig() {
+        if (this.createGithubRelease && !process.env.GH_TOKEN) {
+            throw Error("GH_TOKEN environment variable is not set.");
+        }
+
+        if (!this.version) {
+            throw Error(
+                `Versioning is not configured! Use "setVersion" to configure lerna versioning.`
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    async __getTags() {
+        const { stdout: npmRegistry } = await execa("npm", ["config", "get", "registry"]);
+        this.logger.debug("Using NPM registry at %s", npmRegistry);
+        const getVersion = async () => {
+            const res = await fetch(`${npmRegistry.replace(/\/$/, "")}/@webiny/cli`);
+            const json = await res.json();
+
+            return json["dist-tags"];
+        };
+
+        return pRetry(getVersion, { retries: 5 });
+    }
+
+    __getMostRecentVersion(versions) {
+        return semver.sort(versions).pop().toString();
+    }
+
+    async __getChangelog(version) {
+        const manifest = {
+            name: "root",
+            location: process.cwd(),
+            manifestLocation: process.cwd() + "/package.json"
+        };
+
+        return ConventionalCommitUtilities.updateChangelog(manifest, "root", {
+            rootPath: process.cwd(),
+            tagPrefix: "v",
+            version
+        }).then(({ newEntry }) => {
+            return newEntry;
+        });
+    }
+
+    async __createGithubRelease(tag, changelog) {
+        const client = new Octokit({
+            auth: `token ${process.env.GH_TOKEN}`
+        });
+
+        return client.repos.createRelease({
+            owner: "webiny",
+            repo: "webiny-js",
+            tag_name: tag,
+            name: tag,
+            body: changelog,
+            draft: true,
+            prerelease: false
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = { Release };
diff --git a/scripts/release/UnstableRelease.js b/scripts/release/UnstableRelease.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bb7e87f021d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release/UnstableRelease.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+const execa = require("execa");
+const { Release } = require("./Release");
+
+class UnstableRelease extends Release {
+    protectedTags = ["latest", "beta"];
+
+    constructor(logger) {
+        super(logger);
+        this.setTag("unstable");
+        this.setVersion(async () => {
+            const { stdout: commitHash } = await execa("git", ["rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD"]);
+            return `0.0.0-${this.tag}.${commitHash}`;
+        });
+        this.setCreateGithubRelease(false);
+    }
+
+    setTag(tag) {
+        if (this.protectedTags.includes(tag)) {
+            throw Error(`Protected tag "${tag}" can't be used in an unstable release!`);
+        }
+
+        super.setTag(tag);
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = { UnstableRelease };
diff --git a/scripts/release/VerdaccioRelease.js b/scripts/release/VerdaccioRelease.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..49a2733751f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release/VerdaccioRelease.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const { Release } = require("./Release");
+
+class VerdaccioRelease extends Release {
+    defaultTag = "local-npm";
+
+    constructor(logger) {
+        super(logger);
+        this.setTag(this.defaultTag);
+        this.setVersion(() => {
+            return ["--conventional-prerelease", "--preid", this.tag];
+        });
+        this.setCreateGithubRelease(false);
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = { VerdaccioRelease };
diff --git a/scripts/release/index.js b/scripts/release/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0032be50032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const yargs = require("yargs");
+const { ConsoleLogger } = require("../ConsoleLogger");
+const { getReleaseType } = require("./releaseTypes");
+
+(async () => {
+    const { type, tag } = yargs.argv;
+    if (!type) {
+        throw Error(`Missing required "--type" option.`);
+    }
+
+    const Release = getReleaseType(type);
+
+    const logger = new ConsoleLogger();
+    const release = new Release(logger);
+
+    if (tag) {
+        release.setTag(tag);
+    }
+
+    await release.execute();
+})();
diff --git a/scripts/release/releaseTypes.js b/scripts/release/releaseTypes.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c19ad8c856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release/releaseTypes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+const { LatestRelease } = require("./LatestRelease");
+const { BetaRelease } = require("./BetaRelease");
+const { UnstableRelease } = require("./UnstableRelease");
+const { VerdaccioRelease } = require("./VerdaccioRelease");
+
+const releaseTypes = {
+    latest: LatestRelease,
+    beta: BetaRelease,
+    unstable: UnstableRelease,
+    verdaccio: VerdaccioRelease
+};
+
+const checkReleaseType = type => {
+    if (!releaseTypes[type]) {
+        const possibleTypes = Object.keys(releaseTypes).join(", ");
+        throw Error(`Unrecognized release type "${type}". Specify one of: ${possibleTypes}.`);
+    }
+};
+
+const getReleaseType = type => {
+    checkReleaseType(type);
+
+    return releaseTypes[type];
+};
+
+module.exports = { getReleaseType, checkReleaseType };
diff --git a/scripts/release/triggerRelease.js b/scripts/release/triggerRelease.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b250f2dc38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release/triggerRelease.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+const yargs = require("yargs");
+const { Octokit } = require("@octokit/rest");
+const { ConsoleLogger } = require("../ConsoleLogger");
+const { checkReleaseType } = require("./releaseTypes");
+
+/**
+ * A simple script that will trigger the "release" GitHub workflow.
+ */
+
+(async () => {
+    const { branch, type, token, tag } = yargs.argv;
+
+    try {
+        if (!branch) {
+            throw Error(`"--branch" argument missing. Specify a branch you want to release.`);
+        }
+
+        if (!type) {
+            throw Error(`"--type" argument missing. Specify one of: latest, beta, unstable.`);
+        }
+
+        checkReleaseType(type);
+
+        if (!token) {
+            throw Error(
+                `"--token" argument missing. Make sure it contains a valid GitHub access token.`
+            );
+        }
+
+        const logger = new ConsoleLogger();
+
+        logger.info("Branch: %s", branch);
+        logger.info("Type: %s", type);
+        if (tag) {
+            logger.info("Tag: %s", tag);
+        }
+
+        const octokit = new Octokit({ auth: `token ${token}` });
+
+        await octokit.repos.createDispatchEvent({
+            owner: "webiny",
+            repo: "webiny-js",
+            event_type: "release",
+            client_payload: {
+                branch,
+                type,
+                tag
+            }
+        });
+
+        logger.success("GitHub workflow triggered successfully!");
+        logger.info("See action details: %s", "https://github.com/webiny/webiny-js/actions");
+    } catch (e) {
+        logger.error(e.message);
+    }
+})();
diff --git a/scripts/releaseLatest.js b/scripts/releaseLatest.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9020a20624a..00000000000
--- a/scripts/releaseLatest.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-const { red, cyan, green } = require("chalk");
-const argv = require("yargs").argv;
-
-const { Octokit } = require("@octokit/rest");
-
-/**
- * A simple script that will trigger release-latest GitHub workflow.
- * Latest releases are deployed from the "v5" branch.
- */
-
-const RELEASE_BRANCH = "stable";
-
-(async () => {
-    try {
-        if (!argv.token) {
-            throw new Error(
-                `"--token" argument missing. Make sure it contains a valid GitHub access token.`
-            );
-        }
-
-        const octokit = new Octokit({
-            auth: argv.token
-        });
-
-        console.log(red(`⚠️⚠️⚠️ I hope you know what you're doing.`));
-        console.log(
-            cyan(
-                `Triggering a GitHub workflow that will release and publish Webiny of the "${RELEASE_BRANCH}" branch.`
-            )
-        );
-
-        console.log(cyan(`Triggering...`));
-
-        await octokit.repos.createDispatchEvent({
-            owner: "webiny",
-            repo: "webiny-js",
-            event_type: "release-latest",
-            client_payload: {
-                branch: RELEASE_BRANCH
-            }
-        });
-
-        console.log(green("GitHub workflow successfully triggered."));
-        console.log(green("See https://github.com/webiny/webiny-js/actions for action details."));
-    } catch (e) {
-        console.log(red("Something went wrong:"));
-        console.log(red(e.message));
-    }
-})();
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d62f25e321d..83b979e3ca0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
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+  version: 3.22.1
+  resolution: "@lerna/publish@patch:@lerna/publish@npm%3A3.22.1#.yarn/patches/@lerna-publish-npm-3.22.1-469707df67::version=3.22.1&hash=ba03d4&locator=root-workspace-0b6124%40workspace%3A."
+  dependencies:
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+    "@evocateur/npm-registry-fetch": ^4.0.0
+    "@evocateur/pacote": ^9.6.3
+    "@lerna/check-working-tree": 3.16.5
+    "@lerna/child-process": 3.16.5
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+    "@lerna/command": 3.21.0
+    "@lerna/describe-ref": 3.16.5
+    "@lerna/log-packed": 3.16.0
+    "@lerna/npm-conf": 3.16.0
+    "@lerna/npm-dist-tag": 3.18.5
+    "@lerna/npm-publish": 3.18.5
+    "@lerna/otplease": 3.18.5
+    "@lerna/output": 3.13.0
+    "@lerna/pack-directory": 3.16.4
+    "@lerna/prerelease-id-from-version": 3.16.0
+    "@lerna/prompt": 3.18.5
+    "@lerna/pulse-till-done": 3.13.0
+    "@lerna/run-lifecycle": 3.16.2
+    "@lerna/run-topologically": 3.18.5
+    "@lerna/validation-error": 3.13.0
+    "@lerna/version": 3.22.1
+    figgy-pudding: ^3.5.1
+    fs-extra: ^8.1.0
+    npm-package-arg: ^6.1.0
+    npmlog: ^4.1.2
+    p-finally: ^1.0.0
+    p-map: ^2.1.0
+    p-pipe: ^1.2.0
+    semver: ^6.2.0
+  checksum: be10b7a3f7f7b25cc4887c17a1408f5206e5c2b1d382171a94a6274e6e9275635121bc5618c513598fdc465596ab5c94279457ae023ff0118145b4ce4d3768de
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
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   resolution: "@lerna/pulse-till-done@npm:3.13.0"
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+"@octokit/auth-token@npm:^3.0.0":
+  version: 3.0.2
+  resolution: "@octokit/auth-token@npm:3.0.2"
+  dependencies:
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+  checksum: c7204770a6cb1661379c31b5a26779b509324446e61a4902893a69fd471738c817afc470f8ac8d86ad827738cc953046d27fbb87fc81782ff10e366b70241f4e
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
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   resolution: "@octokit/auth-unauthenticated@npm:2.1.0"
@@ -6404,6 +6451,21 @@ __metadata:
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+"@octokit/core@npm:^4.1.0":
+  version: 4.1.0
+  resolution: "@octokit/core@npm:4.1.0"
+  dependencies:
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+    "@octokit/graphql": ^5.0.0
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+    "@octokit/request-error": ^3.0.0
+    "@octokit/types": ^8.0.0
+    before-after-hook: ^2.2.0
+    universal-user-agent: ^6.0.0
+  checksum: 4e53e02ff3ebe808b74385be0055cc1cce4b548060b20e3f2d5dd1bf7877ff7b6556f11278edc070842bf24aa869f9f59a02638f1b14083eb290b9e297447a2d
+  languageName: node
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+
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@@ -6437,6 +6499,17 @@ __metadata:
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+"@octokit/graphql@npm:^5.0.0":
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+  dependencies:
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+  languageName: node
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+
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@@ -6512,6 +6585,13 @@ __metadata:
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+
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-"@octokit/plugin-request-log@npm:^1.0.0":
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+  resolution: "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest@npm:5.0.1"
+  dependencies:
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+  peerDependencies:
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+  languageName: node
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+"@octokit/plugin-request-log@npm:^1.0.0, @octokit/plugin-request-log@npm:^1.0.4":
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+    deprecation: ^2.3.1
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+"@octokit/rest@npm:^19.0.5":
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