diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d0326acd0..582df9547 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
-# This GitHub action can publish assets for release when a tag is created.
-# Currently its setup to run on any tag that matches the pattern "v*" (ie. v0.1.0).
-#
-# This uses an action (paultyng/ghaction-import-gpg) that assumes you set your
-# private key in the `GPG_PRIVATE_KEY` secret and passphrase in the `PASSPHRASE`
-# secret. If you would rather own your own GPG handling, please fork this action
-# or use an alternative one for key handling.
-#
-# You will need to pass the `--batch` flag to `gpg` in your signing step
-# in `goreleaser` to indicate this is being used in a non-interactive mode.
-#
-name: release
+name: Generate Next Release
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v*'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -42,6 +28,17 @@ jobs:
         gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
         passphrase: ${{ secrets.PASSPHRASE }}
 
+    - name: Release
+      uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
+      with:
+        semantic_version: 19.0.5
+        extra_plugins: |
+          @semantic-release/exec@6.0.3
+          @semantic-release/git@10.0.0
+          conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits@4.6.3
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
     - name: Run GoReleaser
       uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
       with:
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 506f15efe..7ce3cb8b1 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ signs:
       - "--detach-sign"
       - "${artifact}"
 release:
-  # If you want to manually examine the release before its live, uncomment this line:
-  # draft: true
+  mode: "keep-existing"
 changelog:
   disable: true
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7576d1e55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{
+  "branches": [
+    "main"
+  ],
+  "ci": false,
+  "plugins": [
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+      {
+        "preset": "conventionalcommits"
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+      {
+        "preset": "conventionalcommits"
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/github",
+      {
+        "successComment": "This ${issue.pull_request ? 'PR is included' : 'issue has been resolved'} in version ${nextRelease.version} :tada:",
+        "labels": false,
+        "releasedLabels": false
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/git",
+      {
+        "message": "ci: regenerate code for version ${nextRelease.version}",
+        "assets": [
+          "."
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..669541a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Release Instructions
+
+These build and release instructions are intended for the maintainers and future maintainers of this project.
+
+## Preparing a new version
+
+There are no preparation steps.
+
+* the version is computed from [Conventional Commit](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) tags
+* There is no changelog; the GitHub release notes are generated based on [Conventional Commit](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) tags 
+
+## Releasing
+
+Run the GitHub Actions [Release Workflow](.github/workflows/release.yml) on the `main` branch.
+
+The release workflow:
+- Uses [Semantic Release](.releaserc.json) to determine the next version number and create the GitHub release
+- Uses [GoReleaser](.goreleaser.yml) to build the terraform provider plugins and attach them to the GitHub release
+
+This will build and release plugins for several different OS and Architecture combinations.
+
+Any special instructions or notes should be added by editing the release notes that the workflow publishes. These notes can be found at https://github.com/equinix/terraform-provider-equinix/releases