diff --git a/.github/pr-labels.yaml b/.github/pr-labels.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63ec360f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/pr-labels.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+name: PR Labels
+
+# yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - synchronize
+      - labeled
+      - unlabeled
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  pr_labels:
+    name: Verify
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: 🏷 Verify PR has a valid label
+        uses: ludeeus/action-require-labels@1.1.0
+        with:
+          labels: >-
+            breaking-change, bugfix, refactor, new-feature, maintenance, ci, dependencies, documentation, enhancement
diff --git a/.github/release-drafter.yml b/.github/release-drafter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88b36b7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-drafter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name-template: "$RESOLVED_VERSION"
+tag-template: "$RESOLVED_VERSION"
+change-template: "- #$NUMBER - $TITLE (@$AUTHOR)"
+categories:
+  - title: "⚠ Breaking Changes"
+    labels:
+      - "breaking-change"
+
+  - title: "🐛 Bugfixes"
+    labels:
+      - "bugfix"
+
+  - title: "🚀 Features"
+    labels:
+      - "feature"
+      - "enhancement"
+      - "new-feature"
+
+  - title: "🧰 Maintenance"
+    labels:
+      - "ci"
+      - "documentation"
+      - "maintenance"
+
+  - title: "⬆️ Dependencies"
+    collapse-after: 1
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
+
+template: |
+  ## What’s Changed
+
+  $CHANGES
+
+version-resolver:
+  major:
+    labels:
+      - "breaking-change"
+  minor:
+    labels:
+      - "new-feature"
+  default: patch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
index 72c90c34..af05d975 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -5,98 +5,11 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
-
 jobs:
-  release-please:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      version: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
-      release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
-        id: release
-        with:
-          # this assumes that you have created a personal access token
-          # (PAT) and configured it as a GitHub action secret named
-          # `MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN` (this secret name is not important).
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          # this is a built-in strategy in release-please, see "Action Inputs"
-          # for more options
-          release-type: simple
-
-  build-release-artifact:
-    name: Build Release Artifact
-    needs: release-please
-    if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
+  update_release_draft:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      version: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.version }}
-      PYTHON_VERSION: "3.10"
-      NODE_VERSION: "18.x"
-      NODE_OPTIONS: --max_old_space_size=6144
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Get tag
-        id: vars
-        run: echo "tag=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Set up Node ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
-          cache: yarn
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          yarn install
-          python3 -m pip install build tomli tomli-w
-
-      - name: Set Python project version from tag
-        shell: python
-        run: |-
-          import tomli
-          import tomli_w
-
-          with open("pyproject.toml", "rb") as f:
-            pyproject = tomli.load(f)
-
-          pyproject["project"]["version"] = "${{ env.version }}"
-
-          with open("pyproject.toml", "wb") as f:
-            tomli_w.dump(pyproject, f)
-
-      - name: Build and release package
-        run: |
-          yarn build
-          rm -rf dist music_assistant_frontend.egg-info
-          python3 -m build
-
-      - name: Publish release to PyPI
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.12.3
-        with:
-          user: __token__
-          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Upload release assets
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.2.0
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ env.version }}
-          files: |
-            dist/*.whl
-            dist/*.tar.gz
-
-      - name: Create Server repo PR
-        uses: music-assistant/frontend-release-pr-action@main
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.PRIVILEGED_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          new_release_version: ${{ env.version }}
+      # Drafts your next Release notes as Pull Requests are merged into "main"
+      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v6.0.0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca740146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+name: Publish releases
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+env:
+  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.12"
+  NODE_VERSION: "18.x"
+  NODE_OPTIONS: --max_old_space_size=6144
+
+jobs:
+  build-artifact:
+    name: Builds precompiled version of the frontend and release as pypi package
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.4
+      - name: Get tag
+        id: vars
+        run: >-
+          echo "tag=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Validate version number
+        run: >-
+          if [[ "${{ github.event.release.prerelease }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            if ! [[ "${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}" =~ "b" || "${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}" =~ "rc" ]]; then
+            echo "Pre-release: Tag is missing beta suffix (${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }})"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          else
+            if [[ "${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}" =~ "b" || "${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}" =~ "rc" ]]; then
+              echo "Release: Tag must not have a beta (or rc) suffix (${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }})"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          fi
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5.3.0
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+      - name: Install build
+        run: >-
+          pip install build tomli tomli-w
+          - name: Set up Node ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+          with:
+            node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+            cache: yarn
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          yarn install
+          python3 -m pip install build tomli tomli-w
+
+      - name: Set Python project version from tag
+        shell: python
+        run: |-
+          import tomli
+          import tomli_w
+
+          with open("pyproject.toml", "rb") as f:
+            pyproject = tomli.load(f)
+
+          pyproject["project"]["version"] = "${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}"
+
+          with open("pyproject.toml", "wb") as f:
+            tomli_w.dump(pyproject, f)
+
+      - name: Build and release package
+        run: |
+          yarn build
+          rm -rf dist music_assistant_frontend.egg-info
+          python3 -m build
+
+      - name: Publish release to PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.12.3
+        with:
+          user: __token__
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Upload release assets
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.2.0
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}
+          files: |
+            dist/*.whl
+            dist/*.tar.gz
+
+      - name: Create Server repo PR
+        uses: music-assistant/frontend-release-pr-action@main
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.PRIVILEGED_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          new_release_version: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}