diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-tag-for-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-tag-for-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6266f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-tag-for-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# This action gets triggered by a closed PR on branch named 'APIGOV-UpdateSDK'
+name: Create tag for release
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - closed
+  
+jobs:
+  if_SDK_update_merged:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && startsWith(github.head_ref, 'APIGOV-UpdateSDK')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Bump tag version and push tag
+        id: tag_version
+        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.1
+        with:
+          # by default, this action creates a tag with a 'v' prefix, and bumps the patch version.
+          # See https://github.com/mathieudutour/github-tag-action to customize these rules.
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.ACTION_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+      
+      - name: Show the new tag
+        run: |
+          echo "previous tag ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.previous_tag }}
+          echo "new tag ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
+      
+      - name: Create a GitHub release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          tag: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
+          name: Release ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
+          body: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.changelog }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-sdk-for-release.yml b/.github/workflows/update-sdk-for-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30bf258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-sdk-for-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# this action is triggered by selecting the action in the github UI and then clicking "run workflow"
+name: Update SDK version for release
+
+on: workflow_dispatch
+
+jobs:
+  updateAndCreatePR:
+    env:
+      GOFLAGS: "-mod=mod"
+      GOWORK: "off"
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: .
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.21
+
+      - name: Get latest SDK version
+        run: |
+          export LATEST_REMOTE_TAG_CMD="git ls-remote --tags --refs --sort='version:refname' REMOTE_REPO | grep -Eo 'v?[0-9]{1,}\.[0-9]{1,}\.[0-9]{1,3}$' | tail -1"
+          REMOTE_REPO_PATH="https://github.com/Axway/agent-sdk"
+          CMD=${LATEST_REMOTE_TAG_CMD/"REMOTE_REPO"/${REMOTE_REPO_PATH}}
+          export SDK_VERSION=$(eval $CMD)
+          echo "SDK_VERSION=${SDK_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Update SDK version in go.mod
+        working-directory: .
+        run: |
+          echo "SDK_VERSION is ${{ env.SDK_VERSION }}"
+          make dep-version sdk=v1.1.61
+
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        id: cpr
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5.0.2
+        with:
+          branch: APIGOV-UpdateSDK
+          commit-message: 'Update to SDK ${{ env.SDK_VERSION }}'
+          title: 'APIGOV-UpdateSDK - Update to SDK ${{ env.SDK_VERSION }}'
+          delete-branch: true
+          reviewers: dfeldick
+      
+      - name: Enable Pull Request Automerge
+        run: gh pr merge APIGOV-UpdateSDK --admin --merge --subject "Merge branch APIGOV-UpdateSDK"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACTION_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/webmethods-agents-release.yml b/.github/workflows/webmethods-agents-release.yml
index 967cf03..b26dd78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/webmethods-agents-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/webmethods-agents-release.yml
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ jobs:
           overwrite: true
           body: "webMethods Traceability Agent YAML - ${{ github.ref }}"
 
-  notifyTeamsChannel:
-    needs: [buildDiscoveryAgent, buildTraceabilityAgent]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  # notifyTeamsChannel:
+  #   needs: [buildDiscoveryAgent, buildTraceabilityAgent]
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: Notify Teams channel
-        env:
-          TEAMS_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.TEAMS_WEBHOOK_URL }}
-          TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-        run: ./release.sh
+  #     - name: Notify Teams channel
+  #       env:
+  #         TEAMS_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.TEAMS_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+  #         TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+  #       run: ./release.sh