diff --git a/.github/actions/free-disk-space/action.yml b/.github/actions/free-disk-space/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb6f145a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/free-disk-space/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Free Disk Space
+description: Preconfigured action to free up disk space on GitHub Actions runners
+# Inputs might be added in the future, but for now, the defaults should be sufficient
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+
+  steps:
+    - name: Free Disk Space
+      uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
+      with:
+        # this might remove tools that are actually needed,
+        # if set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
+        tool-cache: false
+        # all of these default to true, but feel free to set to
+        # "false" if necessary for your workflow
+        android: true
+        dotnet: false
+        haskell: true
+        large-packages: false
+        docker-images: true
+        swap-storage: true
diff --git a/.github/actions/install-wasm-utils/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-wasm-utils/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91c44f66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/install-wasm-utils/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Install WASM  Utils from Binaryen
+description: Install wasm-opt and other utilities from Binaryen
+inputs:
+  binaryen_version:
+    description: "Binaryen Version"
+    required: false
+    default: "111"
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+
+  steps:
+    - name: Install wasm-opt
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        BINARYEN_VERSION=version_${{ inputs.binaryen_version }}
+        sudo wget -c https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/releases/download/$BINARYEN_VERSION/binaryen-$BINARYEN_VERSION-x86_64-linux.tar.gz -O - | sudo tar -xz -C .
+        sudo cp binaryen-$BINARYEN_VERSION/bin/wasm-opt /usr/bin/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 82024716..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,154 +0,0 @@
-name: CI (Rust)
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [master]
-    paths:
-      - '.cargo/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
-      - 'examples/**'
-      - 'rs/**'
-      - 'templates/**'
-      - 'Cargo.lock'
-      - 'Cargo.toml'
-      - 'rust-toolchain.toml'
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - '.cargo/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
-      - 'examples/**'
-      - 'rs/**'
-      - 'templates/**'
-      - 'Cargo.lock'
-      - 'Cargo.toml'
-      - 'rust-toolchain.toml'
-
-env:
-  BINARYEN_VERSION: version_111
-  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-
-jobs:
-  check:
-    name: Check Code
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Free Disk Space
-        uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
-        with:
-          # this might remove tools that are actually needed,
-          # if set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
-          tool-cache: false
-
-          # all of these default to true, but feel free to set to
-          # "false" if necessary for your workflow
-          android: true
-          dotnet: false
-          haskell: true
-          large-packages: false
-          docker-images: true
-          swap-storage: true
-
-      - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install wasm-opt
-        run: |
-          sudo wget -c https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/releases/download/$BINARYEN_VERSION/binaryen-$BINARYEN_VERSION-x86_64-linux.tar.gz -O - | sudo tar -xz -C .
-          sudo cp binaryen-$BINARYEN_VERSION/bin/wasm-opt /usr/bin/
-
-      - name: Check Code Formatting
-        run: __GEAR_WASM_BUILDER_NO_FEATURES_TRACKING=1 cargo fmt --all --check
-
-      - name: Check Code With Clippy
-        run: __GEAR_WASM_BUILDER_NO_FEATURES_TRACKING=1 cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --locked -- -D warnings
-
-      - name: Check IDL Parser For WASM With Clippy
-        run: __GEAR_WASM_BUILDER_NO_FEATURES_TRACKING=1 cargo clippy -p sails-idl-parser --all-targets --locked --target=wasm32-unknown-unknown -- -D warnings
-
-  test:
-    name: Run Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Free Disk Space
-        uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
-        with:
-          # this might remove tools that are actually needed,
-          # if set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
-          tool-cache: false
-
-          # all of these default to true, but feel free to set to
-          # "false" if necessary for your workflow
-          android: true
-          dotnet: false
-          haskell: true
-          large-packages: false
-          docker-images: true
-          swap-storage: true
-
-      - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install wasm-opt
-        run: |
-          sudo wget -c https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/releases/download/$BINARYEN_VERSION/binaryen-$BINARYEN_VERSION-x86_64-linux.tar.gz -O - | sudo tar -xz -C .
-          sudo cp binaryen-$BINARYEN_VERSION/bin/wasm-opt /usr/bin/
-
-      - name: Download Gear Node
-        run: |
-          sudo wget -O ./gear https://github.com/gear-tech/gear/releases/download/v1.6.0/gear
-          sudo chmod +x gear
-          sudo mv gear /usr/bin/
-
-      - name: Run Tests
-        env:
-          GEAR_PATH: /usr/bin/gear
-        run: __GEAR_WASM_BUILDER_NO_FEATURES_TRACKING=1 cargo test --workspace --all-targets --locked --no-fail-fast -- --include-ignored
-
-  test-cli:
-    name: Run CLI Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Free Disk Space
-        uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
-        with:
-          # this might remove tools that are actually needed,
-          # if set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
-          tool-cache: false
-
-          # all of these default to true, but feel free to set to
-          # "false" if necessary for your workflow
-          android: true
-          dotnet: false
-          haskell: true
-          large-packages: false
-          docker-images: true
-          swap-storage: true
-
-      - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install wasm-opt
-        run: |
-          sudo wget -c https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/releases/download/$BINARYEN_VERSION/binaryen-$BINARYEN_VERSION-x86_64-linux.tar.gz -O - | sudo tar -xz -C .
-          sudo cp binaryen-$BINARYEN_VERSION/bin/wasm-opt /usr/bin/
-
-      - name: Build CLI
-        run: |
-          cargo build -p sails-cli
-
-      - name: Generate MyDemo via CLI
-        run: |
-          SAILS_CLI_TEMPLATES_BRANCH=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:-${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}} ./target/debug/cargo-sails sails program ~/tmp --name my-demo
-
-      - name: Run Tests on MyDemo
-        run: |
-          cd ~/tmp/my-demo
-          cargo test -p my-demo
-
-      - name: Generate IDL from MyDemo via CLI
-        run: |
-          ./target/debug/cargo-sails sails idl --manifest-path ~/tmp/my-demo/Cargo.toml
-          diff ~/tmp/my-demo/target/my-demo-app.idl ~/tmp/my-demo/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/debug/my_demo.idl
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-net.yml b/.github/workflows/net-ci.yml
similarity index 93%
rename from .github/workflows/ci-net.yml
rename to .github/workflows/net-ci.yml
index 2dd61066..3f0208af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-net.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/net-ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: CI (.Net)
+name: '[net] CI (.Net)'
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   check:
+    name: Check Code
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rs-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/rs-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..294cbcad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rs-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+name: '[rs] CI (Rust)'
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+    paths:
+      - '.cargo/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/rs-*.yml' # No biggie to trigger this on changes in rs-release.yml
+      - 'examples/**'
+      - 'rs/**'
+      - 'templates/**'
+      - 'Cargo.lock'
+      - 'Cargo.toml'
+      - 'rust-toolchain.toml'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.cargo/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/rs-*.yml' # No biggie to trigger this on changes in rs-release.yml
+      - 'examples/**'
+      - 'rs/**'
+      - 'templates/**'
+      - 'Cargo.lock'
+      - 'Cargo.toml'
+      - 'rust-toolchain.toml'
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  check:
+    name: Check Code
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Free Disk Space
+        uses: ./.github/actions/free-disk-space
+
+      - name: Install wasm-opt
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-wasm-utils
+
+      - name: Check Code Formatting
+        run: |
+          __GEAR_WASM_BUILDER_NO_FEATURES_TRACKING=1 cargo fmt --all --check
+
+      - name: Check Code With Clippy
+        run: |
+          __GEAR_WASM_BUILDER_NO_FEATURES_TRACKING=1 cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --locked -- -D warnings
+
+      - name: Check IDL Parser For WASM With Clippy
+        run: |
+          __GEAR_WASM_BUILDER_NO_FEATURES_TRACKING=1 cargo clippy -p sails-idl-parser --all-targets --locked --target=wasm32-unknown-unknown -- -D warnings
+
+  test:
+    name: Run Workflow Tests
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/rs-run-ws-tests.yml
+    with:
+      gear_node_version: 1.6.0
+
+  test-cli:
+    name: Run CLI Tests
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/rs-run-cli-tests.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rs-release.yml b/.github/workflows/rs-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dacbbba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rs-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+# This workflow is triggered by a tag that matches the pattern rs/v*-rc.
+# Essentially it does the following:
+#   - gathers release info including its version using created tag
+#   - applies version to the workspace and updates crates dependencies
+#   - runs all tests before going further
+#   - builds assets for the release: IDL Parser for WASM
+#   - publishes 'sails-*' crates to crates.io
+#   - amends contract template with the new version and runs tests against it
+#   - crates PR with the changes, release tag and draft release
+# Merging PR and pubslishing release is supposed to be done manually.
+name: '[rs] Release (Rust)'
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'rs/v*-rc'
+
+env:
+  # see https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D
+  GITHUB_USER_NAME: github-actions[bot]
+  GITHUB_USER_EMAIL: 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
+  # crates in order of dependency (topological order), first the ones that are not dependent on any other
+  SAILS_CRATES: |
+    sails-idl-meta
+    sails-idl-parser
+    sails-idl-gen
+    sails-client-gen
+    sails-macros-core
+    sails-macros
+    sails-rs
+    sails-cli
+
+jobs:
+  prepare:
+    name: Prepare Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+    outputs:
+      rc_branch: ${{ steps.release_branch.outputs.rc_branch }}
+      r_version: ${{ steps.release_info.outputs.version }}
+      r_tag: rs/v${{ steps.release_info.outputs.version }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract Release Info
+        id: release_info
+        run: |
+          RELEASE_TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
+          VERSION=${RELEASE_TAG#rs/v}
+          VERSION="${VERSION%-rc}"
+          if [[ ! $VERSION =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            echo "'$VERSION' is not a valid semver version"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Version: $VERSION"
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Set Workspace Version
+        run: |
+          sed -i "s/^version = \".*\"/version = \"${{ steps.release_info.outputs.version }}\"/" Cargo.toml
+
+      - name: Update Workspace Dependencies
+        run: |
+          cargo update
+
+      - name: Create Release Branch
+        id: release_branch
+        run: |
+          RC_BRANCH="rc/rs/v${{ steps.release_info.outputs.version }}"
+          git config --global user.name "$GITHUB_USER_NAME"
+          git config --global user.email "$GITHUB_USER_EMAIL"
+          git checkout -b "$RC_BRANCH"
+          git add Cargo.toml
+          git add Cargo.lock
+          git commit -m "build(rs): update version to v${{ steps.release_info.outputs.version }}"
+          git push origin "$RC_BRANCH"
+          echo "rc_branch=$RC_BRANCH" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+  ws_tests:
+    name: Run Workspace Tests
+    needs:
+      - prepare
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/rs-run-ws-tests.yml
+    with:
+      sources_ref: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.rc_branch }}
+      gear_node_version: 1.6.0
+
+  cli_tests:
+    name: Run CLI Tests
+    needs:
+      - prepare
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/rs-run-cli-tests.yml
+    with:
+      sources_ref: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.rc_branch }}
+
+  assets:
+    name: Build Assets
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - prepare
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code from Release Branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.rc_branch }}
+
+      - name: Install wasm-opt
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-wasm-utils
+
+      - name: Build IDL Parser for WASM
+        run: |
+          cargo build -p sails-idl-parser --target wasm32-unknown-unknown --release
+          mkdir -p ./assets/sails_idl_parser
+          wasm-opt -O4 -o ./assets/sails_idl_parser/sails_idl_parser.wasm ./target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/sails_idl_parser.wasm
+
+      - name: Upload Assets
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: sails-assets
+          path: ./assets/
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish Crates
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - prepare
+      - ws_tests
+      - cli_tests
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code from Release Branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.rc_branch }}
+
+      - name: Publish Crates
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${{ needs.prepare.outputs.r_version }}
+          for SAILS_CRATE in $SAILS_CRATES; do
+            sed -i "/^\s*${SAILS_CRATE} = {.*}/ s/}/, version = \"=${VERSION}\" }/" Cargo.toml
+          done
+          cargo login ${{ secrets.CRATES_IO_TOKEN }}
+          for SAILS_CRATE in $SAILS_CRATES; do
+            cargo publish -p $SAILS_CRATE
+          done
+          git checkout -- .
+
+      - name: Update Contract Template
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${{ needs.prepare.outputs.r_version }}
+          sed -i -E "s/(variable::set\(\"sails-rs-version\", \")([^\"]+)(\"\);)/\1$VERSION\3/" templates/set-vars.rhai
+          git config --global user.name "$GITHUB_USER_NAME"
+          git config --global user.email "$GITHUB_USER_EMAIL"
+          git add templates/set-vars.rhai
+          git commit -m "build(tmpl): update version to v${{ needs.prepare.outputs.r_version }} in contract template"
+          git push origin "${{ needs.prepare.outputs.rc_branch }}"
+
+  cli_tests_after_publish:
+    name: Run CLI Tests After Publish
+    needs:
+      - prepare
+      - publish
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/rs-run-cli-tests.yml
+    with:
+      sources_ref: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.rc_branch }}
+
+  release:
+    name: Create Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    needs:
+      - prepare
+      - cli_tests_after_publish
+      - assets
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+    env:
+      R_NAME: Sails-RS v${{ needs.prepare.outputs.r_version }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code from Release Branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.rc_branch }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Download Assets
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: sails-assets
+          path: ./assets
+
+      - name: Create Release Tag
+        run: |
+          R_TAG=${{ needs.prepare.outputs.r_tag }}
+          git config --global user.name "$GITHUB_USER_NAME"
+          git config --global user.email "$GITHUB_USER_EMAIL"
+          git tag -a "$R_TAG" -m "Release v${{ needs.prepare.outputs.r_version }}"
+          git push origin "$R_TAG"
+
+      - name: Install GitHub CLI
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y gh
+
+      - name: Create Sync PR
+        id: sync_pr
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | gh auth login --with-token
+          PR_URL=$(gh pr create \
+            --title "release: sync $R_NAME to master" \
+            --body "This PR was created by GitHub Actions" \
+            --base master \
+            --head ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.rc_branch }})
+          echo "url=$PR_URL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create Draft Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.R_NAME }}
+          tag_name: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.r_tag }}
+          draft: true
+          body: |
+            :exclamation: This is a draft release.
+            :exclamation: Please write/generate change notes and publish the release.
+            :exclamation: Please also check this [PR](${{ steps.sync_pr.outputs.url }}) to sync the changes to master.
+          fail_on_unmatched_files: true
+          files: |
+            ./assets/sails_idl_parser/sails_idl_parser.wasm
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rs-run-cli-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/rs-run-cli-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55eda334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rs-run-cli-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+name: '[rs] Run CLI Tests'
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      sources_ref:
+        description: 'Sources Ref'
+        type: string
+        required: false
+
+jobs:
+  test_cli:
+    name: Run CLI Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.sources_ref }}
+
+      - name: Free Disk Space
+        uses: ./.github/actions/free-disk-space
+
+      - name: Install wasm-opt
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-wasm-utils
+
+      - name: Build CLI
+        run: |
+          cargo build -p sails-cli
+
+      - name: Generate MyDemo via CLI
+        run: |
+          TEMPLATES_BRANCH=${{ inputs.sources_ref }}
+          TEMPLATES_BRANCH=${TEMPLATES_BRANCH:-${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:-${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}}}
+          echo "TEMPLATES_BRANCH: $TEMPLATES_BRANCH"
+          SAILS_CLI_TEMPLATES_BRANCH=${TEMPLATES_BRANCH} ./target/debug/cargo-sails sails program ~/tmp --name my-demo
+
+      - name: Run Tests on MyDemo
+        run: |
+          cd ~/tmp/my-demo
+          cargo test -p my-demo
+
+      - name: Generate IDL from MyDemo via CLI
+        run: |
+          ./target/debug/cargo-sails sails idl --manifest-path ~/tmp/my-demo/Cargo.toml
+          diff ~/tmp/my-demo/target/my-demo-app.idl ~/tmp/my-demo/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/debug/my_demo.idl
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rs-run-ws-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/rs-run-ws-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc0497a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rs-run-ws-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: '[rs] Run Workspace Tests'
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      sources_ref:
+        description: 'Sources Ref'
+        type: string
+        required: false
+      gear_node_version:
+        description: 'Gear Node Version'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  test_ws:
+    name: Run Workspace Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.sources_ref }}
+
+      - name: Free Disk Space
+        uses: ./.github/actions/free-disk-space
+
+      - name: Install wasm-opt
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-wasm-utils
+
+      - name: Download Gear Node
+        run: |
+          sudo wget -O ./gear https://github.com/gear-tech/gear/releases/download/v${{ inputs.gear_node_version }}/gear
+          sudo chmod +x gear
+          sudo mv gear /usr/bin/
+
+      - name: Run Tests
+        env:
+          GEAR_PATH: /usr/bin/gear
+        run: __GEAR_WASM_BUILDER_NO_FEATURES_TRACKING=1 cargo test --workspace --all-targets --locked --no-fail-fast -- --include-ignored
diff --git a/templates/set-vars.rhai b/templates/set-vars.rhai
index 313406f9..f98b9dde 100644
--- a/templates/set-vars.rhai
+++ b/templates/set-vars.rhai
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ variable::set("mocks-feature-name", "mocks");
 
 // Set versions of used crates
 variable::set("mockall-version", "0.12");
-variable::set("sails-rs-version", "0.6.2");
+variable::set("sails-rs-version", "0.6.2"); // NB: This version is updated autmatically by GH release workflow
 variable::set("tokio-version", "1.41");
 
 fn is_kebab_case(name) {