diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
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+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": [
+    "config:base"
+  ],
+  "baseBranches": ["main", "update-ci"],
+  "prConcurrentLimit": 5,
+  "prHourlyLimit": 0,
+  "labels": ["dependencies"],
+  "automerge": false,
+  "customManagers": [
+    {
+      "customType": "regex",
+      "fileMatch": ["^netbird/Makefile$"],
+      "matchStrings": [
+        "DISTVERSION=\\s*(?<currentValue>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)"
+      ],
+      "datasourceTemplate": "github-releases",
+      "depNameTemplate": "netbirdio/netbird",
+      "versioningTemplate": "semver",
+      "extractVersionTemplate": "^v(?<version>.*)$"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "matchDatasources": ["github-releases"],
+      "matchDepNames": ["netbirdio/netbird"],
+      "commitMessageTopic": "NetBird client",
+      "commitMessageExtra": "to {{newVersion}}",
+      "prTitle": "Update NetBird client to {{newVersion}}",
+      "automergeType": "pr"
+    }
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
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+name: Auto Release
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - update-ci  # Allow testing on this branch
+
+jobs:
+  auto-tag:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'dependencies')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Extract NetBird version from Makefile
+        id: get_version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(grep "^DISTVERSION=" netbird/Makefile | sed 's/DISTVERSION=\s*//')
+          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "tag=v${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Check if tag already exists
+        id: check_tag
+        run: |
+          if git rev-parse "refs/tags/${{ steps.get_version.outputs.tag }}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create and push tag
+        if: steps.check_tag.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git tag -a ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.tag }} -m "Release ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.tag }}"
+          git push origin ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.tag }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Comment on PR
+        if: steps.check_tag.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            github.rest.issues.createComment({
+              issue_number: context.issue.number,
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              body: `✅ Release tag \`${{ steps.get_version.outputs.tag }}\` has been created and will trigger the build workflow.`
+            })
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