diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ceb3c631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - skip changelog
+  categories:
+    - title: 💣 Breaking Changes
+      labels:
+        - change
+    - title: 🚀 Features
+      labels:
+        - enhancement
+    - title: 🐛 Bug Fixes
+      labels:
+        - bug
+    - title: 🧪 Tests
+      labels:
+        - tests
+    - title: 🔨 Maintenance
+      labels:
+        - chore
+    - title: 📝 Documentation
+      labels:
+        - documentation
+    - title: ⬆️ Dependencies
+      labels:
+        - dependencies
+    - title: Other Changes
+      labels:
+        - "*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index dc9f2314..08a32454 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,29 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.ref_name }}-ci
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
+  release-notes:
+    name: Create/Update release notes
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+
+      - name: Create/Update Draft
+        uses: lucacome/draft-release@v2.2.1
+        with:
+          minor-label: "enhancement"
+          major-label: "change"
+          publish: ${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' }}
+          collapse-after: 50
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+
   test:
     name: Test
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..153a6925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: Pull Request Labeler
+on:
+  - pull_request_target
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  triage:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            labeler.yml
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
+          repository: opentracing-contrib/common
+
+      - uses: actions/labeler@v7
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          sync-labels: true
+          configuration-path: labeler.yml