diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fdea24b8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Label pull requests based on file paths, titles, or branch names
+docs:
+- changed-files:
+  - any-glob-to-any-file: ['docs/**','**/*.md']
+
+github:
+- changed-files:
+  - any-glob-to-any-file: ['.github/**']
+
+feature:
+- head-branch: ['^feature', 'feature']
+
+fix:
+- head-branch: ['^bug', 'bug', '^fix', 'fix']
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diff --git a/.github/release-drafter.yml b/.github/release-drafter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66eedb62a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-drafter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name-template: ' Release v$RESOLVED_VERSION'
+tag-template: 'v$RESOLVED_VERSION'
+categories:
+  - title: 'Features'
+    labels:
+      - 'feature'
+      - 'enhancement'
+  - title: 'Fixes'
+    labels:
+      - 'fix'
+      - 'bugfix'
+      - 'bug'
+  - title: 'Other'
+    label: 
+      - 'chore'
+      - 'refactor'
+change-template: '- $TITLE @$AUTHOR (#$NUMBER)'
+change-title-escapes: '\<*_&' # You can add # and @ to disable mentions, and add ` to disable code blocks.
+exclude-labels:
+  - 'dependencies'
+  - 'docs'
+  - 'github'
+version-resolver:
+  major:
+    labels:
+      - 'major'
+  minor:
+    labels:
+      - 'minor'
+  patch:
+    labels:
+      - 'patch'
+  default: patch
+template: |
+  ## What’s Changed
+
+  $CHANGES
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/branch-name-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/branch-name-check.yaml
index 23abed21a..67ff4d04c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/branch-name-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/branch-name-check.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
       - master
 
 env:
-  BRANCH_REGEX: '^((feature|hotfix|bugfix|bug|docs|refactor)\/.+)|(release\/v((([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?))$'
+  BRANCH_REGEX: '^((feature|github|hotfix|bugfix|fix|bug|docs|refactor)\/.+)|(release\/v((([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?))$'
 
 jobs:
   branch-name-check:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
index 19aa20593..ed354a78b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
@@ -2,11 +2,17 @@ name: "integration tests"
 
 on:
   push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '.github/**'
     branches:
       - master
       - develop
       - "release/**"
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '.github/**'
     branches:
       - "**"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yaml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba5965967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: "Pull Request Labeler"
+on:
+  pull_request:
+      types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+jobs:
+  labeler:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/labeler@v5
+          
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_size_labeler.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr_size_labeler.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f614e7e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_size_labeler.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: "PR Size Labeler"
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+jobs:
+  label:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Get PR Size
+        id: get_pr_size
+        run: |
+          CHANGED_FILES=$(jq '.pull_request.changed_files' $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)
+          ADDITIONS=$(jq '.pull_request.additions' $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)
+          DELETIONS=$(jq '.pull_request.deletions' $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)
+          echo "CHANGED_FILES=$CHANGED_FILES" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "ADDITIONS=$ADDITIONS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DELETIONS=$DELETIONS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+        # OBS that we are cuurently not on a stable version, thus major is disabled for now
+      - name: Apply Labels Based on Size
+        if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.changed_files != '' }}
+        run: |
+          PATCH_THRESHOLD=10
+          MINOR_THRESHOLD=500
+          MAJOR_THRESHOLD=1000
+
+          TOTAL_CHANGES=$(($ADDITIONS + $DELETIONS))
+
+          echo "Total changes: $TOTAL_CHANGES"
+
+          if [ "$TOTAL_CHANGES" -le "$PATCH_THRESHOLD" ]; then
+            LABEL="patch"
+          elif [ "$TOTAL_CHANGES" -le "$MINOR_THRESHOLD" ]; then
+            LABEL="minor"
+          else
+            LABEL="minor"
+          fi
+
+          echo "Applying label: $LABEL"
+
+          curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+            https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/labels \
+            -d "{\"labels\":[\"$LABEL\"]}"
+
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          ADDITIONS: ${{ env.ADDITIONS }}
+          DELETIONS: ${{ env.DELETIONS }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f1474644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Release Drafter
+
+on:
+  push:
+    # branches to consider in the event; optional, defaults to all
+    branches:
+      - master
+  # pull_request event is required only for autolabeler
+  pull_request:
+    # Only following types are handled by the action, but one can default to all as well
+    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
+  # pull_request_target event is required for autolabeler to support PRs from forks
+  # pull_request_target:
+  #   types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  update_release_draft:
+    permissions:
+      # write permission is required to create a github release
+      contents: write
+      # write permission is required for autolabeler
+      # otherwise, read permission is required at least
+      pull-requests: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      # (Optional) GitHub Enterprise requires GHE_HOST variable set
+      #- name: Set GHE_HOST
+      #  run: |
+      #    echo "GHE_HOST=${GITHUB_SERVER_URL##https:\/\/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      # Drafts your next Release notes as Pull Requests are merged into "master"
+      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v6
+        # (Optional) specify config name to use, relative to .github/. Default: release-drafter.yml
+        # with:
+        #   config-name: my-config.yml
+        #   disable-autolabeler: true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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