diff --git a/.github/workflows/solidity.yml b/.github/workflows/solidity.yml
index 7275f1f6261..79afb8c1d59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/solidity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/solidity.yml
@@ -42,27 +42,57 @@ jobs:
     name: Tag Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      is-release: ${{ steps.release-tag-check.outputs.is-release }}
-      is-pre-release: ${{ steps.release-tag-check.outputs.is-pre-release }}
-      release-version: ${{ steps.release-tag-check.outputs.release-version }}
-      pre-release-version: ${{ steps.release-tag-check.outputs.pre-release-version }}
+      is-release-core: ${{ steps.release-tag-check-core.outputs.is-release }}
+      is-pre-release-core: ${{ steps.release-tag-check-core.outputs.is-pre-release }}
+      release-version-core: ${{ steps.release-tag-check-core.outputs.release-version }}
+      pre-release-version-core: ${{ steps.release-tag-check-core.outputs.pre-release-version }}
+      is-release-ccip: ${{ steps.release-tag-check-ccip.outputs.is-release }}
+      is-pre-release-ccip: ${{ steps.release-tag-check-ccip.outputs.is-pre-release }}
+      release-version-ccip: ${{ steps.release-tag-check-ccip.outputs.release-version }}
+      pre-release-version-ccip: ${{ steps.release-tag-check-ccip.outputs.pre-release-version }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - name: Check release tag
-        id: release-tag-check
-        uses: smartcontractkit/chainlink-github-actions/release/release-tag-check@5dd916d08c03cb5f9a97304f4f174820421bb946 # v2.3.11
+      - name: Check release tag (core)
+        id: release-tag-check-core
+        uses: smartcontractkit/.github/actions/release-tag-check@c5c4a8186da4218cff6cac8184e47dd3dec69ba3 # release-tag-check@0.1.0
         env:
           # Match semver git tags with a "contracts-" prefix.
           RELEASE_REGEX: '^contracts-v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$'
           PRE_RELEASE_REGEX: '^contracts-v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-(.+)$'
           # Get the version by stripping the "contracts-v" prefix.
-          VERSION_PREFIX: 'contracts-v'
+          VERSION_PREFIX: "contracts-v"
+      - name: Check release tag (ccip)
+        id: release-tag-check-ccip
+        uses: smartcontractkit/.github/actions/release-tag-check@c5c4a8186da4218cff6cac8184e47dd3dec69ba3 # release-tag-check@0.1.0
+        env:
+          # Match semver git tags with a "contracts-ccip/" prefix.
+          RELEASE_REGEX: '^contracts-ccip/v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$'
+          PRE_RELEASE_REGEX: '^contracts-ccip/v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-(.+)$'
+          # Get the version by stripping the "contracts-v" prefix.
+          VERSION_PREFIX: "contracts-ccip/v"
+      # CCIP release detected but:
+      # - contracts/package.json needs to be copied from: contracts/release/ccip/package.json
+      # - contracts/README.md needs to be copied from: contracts/release/ccip/README.md
+      # This should all happen before a CCIP contracts tag is published.
+      - name: Fail if CCIP files not updated
+        if: ${{ steps.release-tag-check-ccip.outputs.is-release == 'true' }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          error_msg="CCIP release detected but contracts/package.json or contracts/README.md is not up to date. Copy contracts/release/ccip/package.json and contracts/release/ccip/README.md to contracts/ and re-trigger workflow."
+          shasum_package_1=$(sha256sum contracts/package.json | awk '{print $1}')
+          shasum_package_2=$(sha256sum contracts/release/ccip/package.json | awk '{print $1}')
+          shasum_readme_1=$(sha256sum contracts/README.md | awk '{print $1}')
+          shasum_readme_2=$(sha256sum contracts/release/ccip/README.md | awk '{print $1}')
+          if [[ $shasum_package_1 != $shasum_package_2 || $shasum_readme_1 != $shasum_readme_2 ]]; then
+            echo "::error::${error_msg}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
 
   prepublish-test:
     needs: [changes, tag-check]
-    if: needs.changes.outputs.changes == 'true' || needs.tag-check.outputs.is-pre-release == 'true'
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.changes == 'true' || (needs.tag-check.outputs.is-pre-release-core == 'true' || needs.tag-check.outputs.is-pre-release-ccip == 'true')
     name: Prepublish Test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -78,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
 
   native-compile:
     needs: [changes, tag-check]
-    if: needs.changes.outputs.changes == 'true' || needs.tag-check.outputs.is-release == 'true' || needs.tag-check.outputs.is-pre-release == 'true'
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.changes == 'true' || needs.tag-check.outputs.is-release-core == 'true' || needs.tag-check.outputs.is-pre-release-core == 'true'
     name: Native Compilation
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -176,7 +206,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish Beta NPM
     environment: publish-contracts
     needs: [tag-check, changes, lint, prettier, native-compile, prepublish-test]
-    if: needs.tag-check.outputs.is-pre-release == 'true'
+    if: needs.tag-check.outputs.is-pre-release-core == 'true' ||  needs.tag-check.outputs.is-pre-release-ccip == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
@@ -189,9 +219,24 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Version package.json
         working-directory: contracts
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          IS_PRE_RELEASE_CORE: ${{ needs.tag-check.outputs.is-pre-release-core }}
+          IS_PRE_RELEASE_CCIP: ${{ needs.tag-check.outputs.is-pre-release-ccip }}
+          PRE_RELEASE_VERSION_CORE: ${{ needs.tag-check.outputs.pre-release-version-core }}
+          PRE_RELEASE_VERSION_CCIP: ${{ needs.tag-check.outputs.pre-release-version-ccip }}
         run: |
-          echo "Bumping version to ${{ needs.tag-check.outputs.pre-release-version }}"
-          pnpm version ${{ needs.tag-check.outputs.pre-release-version }} --no-git-tag-version --no-commit-hooks --no-git-checks
+          version=""
+          if [[ $IS_PRE_RELEASE_CORE == 'true' ]]; then
+            version="${PRE_RELEASE_VERSION_CORE}"
+          elif [[ $IS_PRE_RELEASE_CCIP == 'true' ]]; then
+            version="${PRE_RELEASE_VERSION_CCIP}"
+          else
+            echo "::error::No pre-release version found."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Bumping version to ${version}"
+          pnpm version "${version}" --no-git-tag-version --no-commit-hooks --no-git-checks
 
       - name: Publish to NPM (beta)
         uses: smartcontractkit/.github/actions/ci-publish-npm@4b0ab756abcb1760cb82e1e87b94ff431905bffc # ci-publish-npm@0.4.0
@@ -205,7 +250,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish Prod NPM
     environment: publish-contracts
     needs: [tag-check, changes, lint, prettier, native-compile, prepublish-test]
-    if: needs.tag-check.outputs.is-release == 'true'
+    if: needs.tag-check.outputs.is-release-core == 'true' || needs.tag-check.outputs.is-release-ccip == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -220,10 +265,25 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Validate version
         working-directory: contracts
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          IS_RELEASE_CORE: ${{ needs.tag-check.outputs.is-release-core }}
+          IS_RELEASE_CCIP: ${{ needs.tag-check.outputs.is-release-ccip }}
+          RELEASE_VERSION_CORE: ${{ needs.tag-check.outputs.release-version-core }}
+          RELEASE_VERSION_CCIP: ${{ needs.tag-check.outputs.release-version-ccip }}
         run: |
-          PACKAGE_JSON_VERSION="$(cat package.json | jq -r '.version')"
-          if [ "$PACKAGE_JSON_VERSION" != "${{ needs.tag-check.outputs.release-version }}" ]; then
-            echo "::error version mismatch: package.json version ($PACKAGE_JSON_VERSION) does not match version computed from tag ${{ needs.tag-check.outputs.release-version }}"
+          version=""
+          if [[ $IS_RELEASE_CORE == 'true' ]]; then
+            version="${RELEASE_VERSION_CORE}"
+          elif [[ $IS_RELEASE_CCIP == 'true' ]]; then
+            version="${RELEASE_VERSION_CCIP}"
+          else
+            echo "::error::No release version found."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          package_json_version="$(jq -r '.version' package.json)"
+          if [[ "$PACKAGE_JSON_VERSION" != "${version}" ]]; then
+            echo "::error version mismatch: package.json version ($package_json_version) does not match version computed from tag ${version}"
             exit 1
           fi
 
diff --git a/contracts/package.json b/contracts/package.json
index 1e4da89843a..2401451cbec 100644
--- a/contracts/package.json
+++ b/contracts/package.json
@@ -19,11 +19,15 @@
     "publish-beta": "pnpm publish --tag beta",
     "publish-prod": "pnpm publish --tag latest",
     "solhint": "solhint --max-warnings 0 \"./src/v0.8/**/*.sol\"",
-    "solhint-test": "solhint --config \".solhint-test.json\"  --ignore-path \".solhintignore-test\" --max-warnings 0 \"./src/v0.8/**/*.sol\""
+    "solhint-test": "solhint --config \".solhint-test.json\"  --ignore-path \".solhintignore-test\" --max-warnings 0 \"./src/v0.8/**/*.sol\"",
+    "changeset:ccip": "pushd . && cd ./release/ccip && changeset && popd",
+    "copy:ccip-files": "cp ./release/ccip/package.json ./ && cp ./release/ccip/README.md ./"
   },
   "files": [
     "src/v0.8",
-    "abi/v0.8"
+    "abi/v0.8",
+    "!src/*/ccip/**",
+    "!src/*/liquiditymanager/**"
   ],
   "pnpm": {
     "_comment": "See https://github.com/ethers-io/ethers.js/discussions/2849#discussioncomment-2696454",
diff --git a/contracts/release/ccip/.changeset/README.md b/contracts/release/ccip/.changeset/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5b6d8d6a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/release/ccip/.changeset/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Changesets
+
+Hello and welcome! This folder has been automatically generated by `@changesets/cli`, a build tool that works
+with multi-package repos, or single-package repos to help you version and publish your code. You can
+find the full documentation for it [in our repository](https://github.com/changesets/changesets)
+
+We have a quick list of common questions to get you started engaging with this project in
+[our documentation](https://github.com/changesets/changesets/blob/main/docs/common-questions.md)
diff --git a/contracts/release/ccip/.changeset/config.json b/contracts/release/ccip/.changeset/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5f760594dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/release/ccip/.changeset/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://unpkg.com/@changesets/config@2.3.1/schema.json",
+  "changelog": [
+    "../../.changeset/changelog-generator.js",
+    {
+      "repo": "smartcontractkit/chainlink"
+    }
+  ],
+  "commit": false,
+  "fixed": [],
+  "linked": [],
+  "access": "public",
+  "baseBranch": "develop",
+  "updateInternalDependencies": "patch",
+  "ignore": []
+}
diff --git a/contracts/release/ccip/CHANGELOG.md b/contracts/release/ccip/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc9030323b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/release/ccip/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# @chainlink/contracts-ccip
+
+## 1.5.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- [#14266](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/pull/14266) [`c323e0d`](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/commit/c323e0d600c659a4ea584dbae0a0db187afd51eb) Thanks [@asoliman92](https://github.com/asoliman92)! - #updated move latest ccip contracts code from ccip repo to chainlink repo
+- [#13941](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/pull/13941) [`9e74eee`](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/commit/9e74eee9d415b386db33bdf2dd44facc82cd3551) Thanks [@RensR](https://github.com/RensR)! - add ccip contracts to the repo
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#14345](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/pull/14345) [`c83c687`](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/commit/c83c68735bdee6bbd8510733b7415797cd08ecbd) Thanks [@makramkd](https://github.com/makramkd)! - #internal merge ccip contracts
+- [#14516](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/pull/14516) [`0e32c07`](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/commit/0e32c07d22973343e722a228ff1c3b1e8f9bc04e) Thanks [@mateusz-sekara](https://github.com/mateusz-sekara)! - Adding USDCReaderTester contract for CCIP integration tests #internal
+- [#14739](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/pull/14739) [`4842271`](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/commit/4842271b0f7054f5f1364c59d3d9da534c5d4f25) Thanks [@RensR](https://github.com/RensR)! - #internal remove CCIP 1.5
diff --git a/contracts/release/ccip/NOTES.md b/contracts/release/ccip/NOTES.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..284f252f530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/release/ccip/NOTES.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Chainlink CCIP Smart Contracts
+
+This directory contains the changelogs, version (via `package.json`), and the changesets for the CCIP contracts.
+
+## Overview
+
+The actual CCIP contracts code currently lives in the `contracts/src/*/ccip` directory in order to share code with other Chainlink contracts. Even though this CCIP code directory is under the `@chainlink/contracts`'s `package.json` file, it's not part of the `@chainlink/contracts` NPM package and should be versioned, released, and published separately which is why this directory exists.
+
+## Create a Changeset
+
+To be ran from the (`./contracts`) directory.
+
+1. Create a changeset for your changes:
+
+   ```shell
+   pnpm changeset:ccip
+   ```
+
+2. Follow the prompts to describe your changes
+3. Commit the generated changeset file
+
+## CCIP Contracts Release
+
+To be ran from the (`./contracts`) directory. Copy files over from `./contracts/release/ccip`/ to `./contracts/`.
+
+```shell
+# To undo the copy, run `git checkout -- package.json README.md`
+pnpm copy:ccip-files
+```
diff --git a/contracts/release/ccip/README.md b/contracts/release/ccip/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ee1fb134f85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/release/ccip/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Chainlink CCIP Smart Contracts
+
+## Installation
+
+```sh
+# via pnpm
+$ pnpm add @chainlink/contracts-ccip
+# via npm
+$ npm install @chainlink/contracts-ccip --save
+```
+
+### Directory Structure
+
+```sh
+@chainlink/contracts-ccip
+├── src # Solidity contracts
+│   └── v0.8
+└── abi # ABI json output
+    └── v0.8
+```
+
+### Usage
+
+The solidity smart contracts themselves can be imported via the `src` directory of `@chainlink/contracts-ccip`:
+
+```solidity
+import '@chainlink/contracts-ccip/src/v0.8/ccip/applications/CCIPReceiver.sol';
+```
+
+### Changesets
+
+We use [changesets](https://github.com/changesets/changesets) to manage versioning the contracts.
+
+Every PR that modifies any configuration or code, should most likely accompanied by a changeset file.
+
+To install `changesets`:
+
+1. Install `pnpm` if it is not already installed - [docs](https://pnpm.io/installation).
+2. Run `pnpm install`.
+
+Either after or before you create a commit, run the `pnpm changeset:ccip` command in the `contracts` directory to create an accompanying changeset entry which will reflect on the CHANGELOG for the next release.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## License
+
+The CCIP repo is licensed under the [BUSL-1.1](./src/v0.8/ccip/LICENSE.md) license, however, there are a few exceptions
+
+- `src/v0.8/ccip/applications/*` is licensed under the [MIT](./src/v0.8/ccip/LICENSE-MIT.md) license
+- `src/v0.8/ccip/interfaces/*` is licensed under the [MIT](./src/v0.8/ccip/LICENSE-MIT.md) license
+- `src/v0.8/ccip/libraries/{Client.sol, Internal.sol}` is licensed under the [MIT](./src/v0.8/ccip/LICENSE-MIT.md) license
diff --git a/contracts/release/ccip/package.json b/contracts/release/ccip/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dee0d987930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/release/ccip/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+{
+  "name": "@chainlink/contracts-ccip",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "description": "Chainlink smart contracts for CCIP",
+  "author": "Chainlink devs",
+  "license": "BUSL-1.1",
+  "private": false,
+  "scripts": {
+    "publish-beta": "pnpm publish --tag beta",
+    "publish-prod": "npm dist-tag add @chainlink/contracts-ccip@1.6.0 latest",
+    "compile": "./scripts/native_solc_compile_all_ccip",
+    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm compile",
+    "verify:ccip-files": "diff ./release/ccip/package.json ./package.json && diff ./release/ccip/README.md ./README.md"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "foundry.toml",
+    "src/v0.8/ccip/**/*.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/shared/access/*.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/shared/call/CallWithExactGas.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/shared/enumerable/EnumerableMapBytes32.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/shared/enumerable/EnumerableMapAddresses.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/shared/enumerable/EnumerableSetWithBytes16.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/shared/interfaces/IOwnable.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/shared/interfaces/ITypeAndVersion.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/shared/interfaces/IERC677Receiver.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/shared/interfaces/AggregatorV3Interface.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/shared/interfaces/AccessControllerInterface.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/shared/token/**/*.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/shared/util/SortedSetValidationUtil.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/liquiditymanager/interfaces/ILiquidityContainer.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/keystone/interfaces/**/*",
+    "src/v0.8/keystone/KeystoneFeedsPermissionHandler.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/keystone/lib/KeystoneFeedDefaultMetadataLib.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/vendor/openzeppelin-solidity/v4.8.3",
+    "src/v0.8/vendor/openzeppelin-solidity/v5.0.2",
+    "src/v0.8/vendor/Context.sol",
+    "src/v0.8/vendor/Pausable.sol",
+    "abi/v0.8/",
+    "src/v0.8/ccip/LICENSE.md",
+    "src/v0.8/ccip/v1.5-CCIP-License-grants.md",
+    "!src/v0.8/ccip/test/**/*",
+    "src/v0.8/ccip/test/mocks/**/*",
+    "!src/v0.8/ccip/test/mocks/test/*",
+    "scripts/native_solc_compile_all_ccip"
+  ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=18",
+    "pnpm": ">=9"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@changesets/cli": "~2.27.8",
+    "@changesets/get-github-info": "^0.6.0",
+    "semver": "^7.6.3"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/contracts/scripts/native_solc_compile_all_ccip b/contracts/scripts/native_solc_compile_all_ccip
index 1dc6ff032f9..91ce5ef8729 100755
--- a/contracts/scripts/native_solc_compile_all_ccip
+++ b/contracts/scripts/native_solc_compile_all_ccip
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ OPTIMIZE_RUNS_OFFRAMP=800
 OPTIMIZE_RUNS_FEE_QUOTER=10000
 PROJECT="ccip"
 FOUNDRY_PROJECT_SUFFIX="-compile"
+export FOUNDRY_PROFILE="$PROJECT"$FOUNDRY_PROJECT_SUFFIX
 
 CONTRACTS_DIR="$( cd "$(dirname "$0")" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; cd ../ && pwd -P )"
-export FOUNDRY_PROFILE="$PROJECT"$FOUNDRY_PROJECT_SUFFIX
+ABI_DIR="$CONTRACTS_DIR"/abi/v0.8/
+mkdir -p "$ABI_DIR"
 
 compileContract() {
   local contract
@@ -29,6 +31,9 @@ compileContract() {
    -o $CONTRACTS_DIR/solc/$PROJECT/$contract"
 
   $command
+
+  # Copy the generated abi files to a single folder
+  cp "$CONTRACTS_DIR"/solc/$PROJECT/"$contract"/"$contract".sol/"$contract".abi.json "$ABI_DIR""$contract".abi
 }
 
 # Define optimization overrides in this function. Anything that is not an override will use the default value