diff --git a/.github/workflows/initiaterelease.yml b/.github/workflows/initiaterelease.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90401249f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/initiaterelease.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+name: InitiateRelease
+
+# TODO: We will be changing this to run on a regular scheduled interval once all of the infrastructure has been set up.
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  GenerateConfig:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      stage_exit_code: ${{ steps.stage.outputs.stage_exit_code }}
+      push_exit_code: ${{ steps.push.outputs.push_exit_code }}
+      pr_exit_code: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.pr_exit_code }}
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    env:
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: Create Release Branch
+        run: |
+          date=$(date '+%Y%m%d')
+          git checkout -b release-${date}
+      - name: Configure Bot Alias
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "GenerateConfig Action"
+          git config --global user.email "gcabot@github.com"
+      - name: Check Update
+        run: ./scripts/check-update.sh
+      - name: Check for changes
+        id: stage
+        run: |
+          # Git diff returns exit code of 1 when there is a change staged
+          # We need the set statements to prevent erroring out
+          set +e
+          git diff --cached --quiet
+          if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then echo "stage_exit_code=42" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"; else echo "stage_exit_code=0" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"; fi
+          set -e
+      - name: Commit and Push Changes
+        id: push
+        if: ${{ steps.stage.outputs.stage_exit_code == 42 }}
+        run: |
+          date=$(date '+%Y%m%d')
+          git commit -m "Release ${date}"
+          git status
+          git push --set-upstream origin release-${date}
+          echo "push_exit_code=$?" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - name: Open PR for Branch
+        id: pr
+        if: ${{ steps.stage.outputs.stage_exit_code == 42 && steps.push.outputs.push_exit_code == 0 }}
+        run: |
+          date=$(date '+%Y%m%d')
+          gh pr create --base mainline --head release-${date} --title "Release ${date}" --body "Dummy Release PR"
+          echo "pr_exit_code=$?" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+  MetricPublish:
+    needs: GenerateConfig
+    if: success() || failure()
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: Configure AWS Credentials
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v5
+        with:
+          # TODO: Add the role as a secret once infrastructure has been set up.
+          role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.CW_METRIC_ROLE }}
+          aws-region: us-west-2
+      - name: Failure Scenario
+        if: ${{ needs.GenerateConfig.result == 'failure' }}
+        run: |
+          # TODO: Cloudwatch metric namespace will need to be created
+          echo "ERROR: Encounter error when checking for new release."
+          aws cloudwatch put-metric-data --metric-name FluentBitGithubActionFailure --namespace FluentBitRelease --value "-1"
+      - name: Release Kickoff Scenario
+        if: ${{ needs.GenerateConfig.outputs.stage_exit_code == 42 }}
+        run: |
+          # TODO: Cloudwatch metric namespace will need to be created
+          echo "Kicking off new release."
+          aws cloudwatch put-metric-data --metric-name FluentBitGithubActionKickoff --namespace FluentBitRelease --value 1
+      - name: No Release Scenario
+        if: ${{ needs.GenerateConfig.outputs.stage_exit_code == 0 }}
+        run: |
+          # TODO: Cloudwatch metric namespace will need to be created
+          echo "No new release needed at this time."
+          aws cloudwatch put-metric-data --metric-name FluentBitGithubActionKickoff --namespace FluentBitRelease --value 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/postkickoff.yml b/.github/workflows/postkickoff.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a1d57d62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/postkickoff.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: Post-release merge action
+run-name: Post-release merge action
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+    branches: [mainline]
+
+jobs:
+  ResetReleaseMetric:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release-')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: Run on merged PR
+        run: echo "PR merged from ${{ github.head_ref }} to ${{ github.base_ref }}"
+      - name: Configure AWS Credentials
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v5
+        with:
+          # TODO: Add the role as a secret once infrastructure has been set up.
+          role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.CW_METRIC_ROLE }}
+          aws-region: us-west-2
+      - name: Reset release alarm
+        run: aws cloudwatch put-metric-data --metric-name FluentBitGithubActionKickoff --namespace FluentBitRelease --value 0
diff --git a/linux.version b/linux.version
index a28d5f719..6a500010e 100644
--- a/linux.version
+++ b/linux.version
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
     "linux": {
       "major-version": "2",
       "version": "2.34.1.20251031",
+      "release-version": "2.34.1.20251031",
       "latest": "true",
       "build": "1",
       "fluent-bit": "1.9.10",
+      "release-fluent-bit": "1.9.10",
       "kinesis-plugin": "v1.10.3",
       "firehose-plugin": "v1.7.2",
       "cloudwatch-plugin": "v1.9.4",
       "al-tag": "2",
       "flb-repository": "https://github.com/amazon-contributing/upstream-to-fluent-bit.git",
+      "amazon-linux-sha": "",
       "publish": "true"
     }
   },
@@ -18,14 +21,17 @@
     "linux": {
       "major-version": "3",
       "version": "3.0.0",
+      "release-version": "3.0.0",
       "latest": "false",
       "build": "1",
       "fluent-bit": "v4.1.1",
+      "release-fluent-bit": "v4.1.1",
       "kinesis-plugin": "v1.10.3",
       "firehose-plugin": "v1.7.2",
       "cloudwatch-plugin": "v1.9.4",
       "al-tag": "2023",
       "flb-repository": "https://github.com/fluent/fluent-bit.git",
+      "amazon-linux-sha": "",
       "publish": "false"
     }
   }
diff --git a/scripts/check-update.sh b/scripts/check-update.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a47e57205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check-update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+readonly VERSION_FILE="linux.version"
+readonly ECR_REPO="public.ecr.aws/amazonlinux/amazonlinux"
+
+# List of docker tags that we want to clean up after
+tags_to_cleanup=()
+
+# Cleanup function that removes the pulled AL docker images
+cleanup() {
+    for i in "${tags_to_cleanup[@]}"; do
+        docker rmi "${ECR_REPO}:$i" || true
+    done
+}
+
+# Helper function to update the specific JSON key/field within the release config file
+update_json_field() {
+    local key="$1" field="$2" value="$3"
+    jq ".[$key].linux.\"$field\" = \"$value\"" "$VERSION_FILE" > tmp.json && mv tmp.json "$VERSION_FILE"
+}
+
+# Function that checks and updates the release config file for any of the following:
+# - New Amazon Linux docker image (tracked by image SHA)
+# - New upstream Fluentbit version to consumed
+# - New AWS Fluentbit version to be released (Updated to pull in any other updates/changes.)
+check_and_update() {
+    local update="false"
+    
+    for i in $(jq 'keys[]' "$VERSION_FILE"); do
+        current_sha=$(jq -r ".[$i].linux.\"amazon-linux-sha\"" "$VERSION_FILE")
+        tag=$(jq -r ".[$i].linux.\"al-tag\"" "$VERSION_FILE")
+
+        if ! docker pull "${ECR_REPO}:$tag"; then
+            echo "Warning: Failed to pull ${ECR_REPO}:$tag" >&2
+            continue
+        fi
+        
+        tags_to_cleanup+=("$tag")
+        new_al_sha=$(docker inspect --format='{{index .RepoDigests 0}}' "${ECR_REPO}:$tag")
+        
+        if [[ "$new_al_sha" != "$current_sha" ]]; then
+            echo "New base amazon linux image for $tag. Updating..."
+            update_json_field "$i" "amazon-linux-sha" "$new_al_sha"
+            update="true"
+        fi
+
+        curr_fluentbit_version=$(jq -r ".[$i].linux.\"fluent-bit\"" "$VERSION_FILE")
+        release_fluentbit_version=$(jq -r ".[$i].linux.\"release-fluent-bit\"" "$VERSION_FILE")
+        if [[ "$curr_fluentbit_version" != "$release_fluentbit_version" ]]; then
+            echo "Upgrading to new Fluentbit version."
+            update_json_field "$i" "fluent-bit" "$release_fluentbit_version"
+            update="true"
+        fi
+
+        curr_aws_fb_version=$(jq -r ".[$i].linux.\"version\"" "$VERSION_FILE")
+        release_aws_fb_version=$(jq -r ".[$i].linux.\"release-version\"" "$VERSION_FILE")
+        if [[ "$curr_aws_fb_version" != "$release_aws_fb_version" ]]; then
+            echo "Upgrading to new AWS Fluentbit version."
+            update_json_field "$i" "version" "$release_aws_fb_version"
+            update="true"
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if [[ "$update" = "true" ]]; then
+        git add "$VERSION_FILE"
+        git status
+    fi
+}
+
+main() {
+    check_and_update
+}
+
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+main "$@"