diff --git a/.github/workflows/command-dispatch.yml b/.github/workflows/command-dispatch.yml
index 2c34fd65371..4300cd18ac3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/command-dispatch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/command-dispatch.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ jobs:
         submodules: true
     - uses: peter-evans/slash-command-dispatch@v2
       with:
-        commands: run-acceptance-tests
+        commands: |
+          run-acceptance-tests
+          release
         issue-type: pull-request
         permission: write
         reaction-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
index c346deb3d7d..18699f31283 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master.yml
@@ -332,6 +332,24 @@ jobs:
       if: failure()
       name: Send Publish Failure To Slack
       uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+
+  tag_release_if_labeled_needs_release:
+    name: Tag release if labeled as needs-release
+    needs: publish_sdk
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: check if this commit needs release
+      uses: pulumi/action-release-by-pr-label@main
+      with:
+        command: "release-if-needed"
+        repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+        commit: ${{ github.sha }}
+        slack_channel: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_OPS_SLACK_CHANNEL }}
+      env:
+        RELEASE_BOT_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_ENDPOINT }}
+        RELEASE_BOT_KEY: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_KEY }}
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
   test:
     name: test
     needs: build_sdk
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ad166637b1b..8d5b2f3747e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -302,6 +302,26 @@ jobs:
     - name: Add SDK version tag
       run: git tag "sdk/v$(pulumictl get version --language generic)" && git push origin
         "sdk/v$(pulumictl get version --language generic)"
+
+  clean_up_release_labels:
+    name: Clean up release labels
+    needs: create_docs_build
+    
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout Repo
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Unshallow clone for PR merge bases
+      run: git fetch --prune --unshallow --tags
+    - name: Clean up release labels
+      uses: pulumi/action-release-by-pr-label@main
+      with:
+        command: "clean-up-release-labels"
+        repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+        commit: ${{ github.sha }}
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
   test:
     name: test
     needs: build_sdk
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_command.yml b/.github/workflows/release_command.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b39c586b13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_command.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten if not made via https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
+
+name: release-command
+on:
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types:
+    - release-command
+jobs:
+  should_release:
+    name: Should release PR
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout Repo
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Should release PR
+      uses: pulumi/action-release-by-pr-label@main
+      with:
+        command: "should-release"
+        repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+        pr: ${{ github.event.client_payload.pull_request.number }}
+        version: ${{ github.event.client_payload.slash_command.args.all }}
+        slack_channel: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_OPS_STAGING_SLACK_CHANNEL }}
+      env:
+        RELEASE_BOT_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_ENDPOINT }}
+        RELEASE_BOT_KEY: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_KEY }}
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - if: failure()
+      name: Notify failure
+      uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v2
+      with:
+        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        repository: ${{ github.event.client_payload.github.payload.repository.full_name }}
+        issue-number: ${{ github.event.client_payload.github.payload.issue.number }}
+        body: |
+          "release command failed: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}"
+    - if: success()
+      name: Notify success
+      uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v2
+      with:
+        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        repository: ${{ github.event.client_payload.github.payload.repository.full_name }}
+        comment-id: ${{ github.event.client_payload.github.payload.comment.id }}
+        reaction-type: hooray