diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tag-bump-version.sh b/.github/workflows/release-tag-bump-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e01a4b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tag-bump-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+prevVer=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+echo "Current version: $prevVer"
+
+msgs=$(git log --oneline $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)..HEAD)
+
+#echo ${msgs,,}
+
+if [[ ${msgs,,} =~ (fix:|refactoring:) ]]; then
+    echo "--> Bump patch version to "
+    npm --no-git-tag-version version patch
+#else
+#    echo "no 'fix:' or 'refactoring:' commit message found.."
+fi
+
+if [[ ${msgs,,} =~ feat: ]]; then
+    echo "--> Bump minor version to "
+    npm --no-git-tag-version version minor
+#else
+#    echo "no 'feat:' commit meassage found.."
+fi
+
+if [[ ${msgs,,} =~ (breaking change:|!:) ]]; then
+    echo "--> Bump major version to "
+    npm --no-git-tag-version version major
+#else
+#    echo "no 'BREAKING CHANGE' or '!' found.."
+fi
+
+newVer=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+echo "New version: $newVer"
+
+if [[ "$prevVer" == "$newVer" ]]; then
+    message="Unable to find actual version changes. Did you use proper conventional commit messages? Available types/scopes: 'fix:', 'refactoring:', 'feat:', 'breaking changes:' or '<type/scope>!:'"
+    echo "::error file=${name},line=${line},endLine=${endLine},title=${title}::${message}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ! "$(cat CHANGELOG.md)" =~ "$newVer"  ]]; then
+    message='Unable to find new version in CHANGELOG.md. Do proper changes and rerun this job!'
+    echo "::error file=${name},line=${line},endLine=${endLine},title=${title}::${message}"
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b41fc91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+name: Release tag before publish
+on: workflow_dispatch
+jobs:
+  release-tag:
+    name: Create new release tag
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-tags: true
+
+      - name: Install npm eslint
+        run: npm install -g eslint
+
+      - name: npm install packages
+        run: npm install
+
+      - name: Bump version
+        run: .github/workflows/release-tag-bump-version.sh
+
+      - name: clean
+        run: rm -f debugger/*.lua; rm -f debugger/*.lua.map; rm -f extension/*.js; rm -f extension/*.js.map; rm -f *.vsix
+
+      - name: npm run lint, build and vsce package within npm run bundle
+        run: npm run bundle
+
+      - name: Provide proper artifact name
+        run: |
+          echo "artifact_name=$(find second-local-lua-debugger-vscode-*)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Create and push new release tag
+        run: |
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          releaseVer=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+          git tag -a release-v$releaseVer -m 'Bump new release version release-v$releaseVer before publish'; git push origin release-v$releaseVer; git push origin --tags
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.artifact_name }}
+          path: second-local-lua-debugger-vscode-*.vsix
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/vsce-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/vsce-publish.yml
index c5d1ce9..6f4bf86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vsce-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vsce-publish.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Install vsce
         run: npm install -g @vscode/vsce
-      - name: Install npm
+
+      - name: npm install packages
         run: npm install
+        
       - name: Publish to VSCode Marketplace
         run: npm run bundle && vsce publish -p ${{ secrets.AZURE_PAT }}
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diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 0bb85bd..6551356 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 			"request": "launch",
 			"runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
 			"args": [
-				"--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceFolder}/../../.vscode/extensions/ismoh-games.second-local-lua-debugger-vscode-0.3.6"
+				"--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceFolder}/../../.vscode/extensions/ismoh-games.second-local-lua-debugger-vscode-0.3.9"
 			],
 			"outFiles": [
-				"${workspaceFolder}/../../.vscode/extensions/ismoh-games.second-local-lua-debugger-vscode-0.3.6/**/*.js"
+				"${workspaceFolder}/../../.vscode/extensions/ismoh-games.second-local-lua-debugger-vscode-0.3.9/**/*.js"
 			],
 			// "preLaunchTask": "npm: watch"
 		},
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a229b4d..9f7b57c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Version 0.4.0
+
+- feat: add GitHub action for easier release creation \
+    Refs: [#14](https://github.com/Ismoh/local-lua-debugger-vscode/issues/14)
+
 ## Version 0.3.9
 
 - fix: [#25](https://github.com/Ismoh/local-lua-debugger-vscode/issues/25): Change the error wrapper to pass the original error intact ([#26](https://github.com/Ismoh/local-lua-debugger-vscode/pull/26))
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4de0f45..0a96da2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
         "corona"
     ],
     "scripts": {
-        "lint-debugger": "cd debugger && eslint . && cd ..",
-        "lint-extension": "cd extension && eslint . && cd ..",
+        "lint-debugger": "cd debugger && eslint . --fix && cd ..",
+        "lint-extension": "cd extension && eslint . --fix && cd ..",
         "lint": "npm run lint-debugger && npm run lint-extension",
         "build-debugger": "tstl -p debugger",
         "build-extension": "tsc -p extension",