diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-dry-run.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-dry-run.yml
index 07001880..aa67af0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-dry-run.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-dry-run.yml
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@
 name: Daybreak Dry-Run CD Pipeline
 
 on:
-  push:
+  pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
     paths:
-      - "Daybreak/**"
+      - "Daybreak.Core/**"
       - "Daybreak.Installer/**"
       - "Daybreak.API/**"
-      - "Daybreak.7ZipExtractor/**"
-      - "Daybreak.Installer/**"
       - "Daybreak.Shared/**"
-  workflow_dispatch:
+      - "Daybreak.Windows/**"
+      - "Daybreak.Linux/**"
 
 jobs:
   cd:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-template.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-template.yml
index efd927b9..09e787e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-template.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ jobs:
   build-x86:
     runs-on: windows-latest
 
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+
     env:
       Configuration: Release
       Actions_Allow_Unsecure_Commands: true
@@ -29,6 +32,13 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           submodules: recursive
 
+      - name: Get version
+        id: get_version
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $version = (Select-String -Path Directory.Build.props -Pattern '<Version>(.*)</Version>').Matches.Groups[1].Value
+          echo "version=$version" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: Install .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
         with:
@@ -149,24 +159,14 @@ jobs:
   #  Stage 3 — Package (always)
   # ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   package:
-    needs: [build-windows, build-linux]
+    needs: [build-x86, build-windows, build-linux]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     env:
       Actions_Allow_Unsecure_Commands: true
+      Version: ${{ needs.build-x86.outputs.version }}
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          submodules: recursive
-
-      - name: Set version variable
-        run: |
-          version=$(grep '<Version>' Directory.Build.props | sed 's/.*<Version>\(.*\)<\/Version>.*/\1/')
-          echo "Version=$version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       # ── Windows package ──
       - name: Download Windows build
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
@@ -218,12 +218,13 @@ jobs:
   #  Stage 4 — Release (optional)
   # ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   release:
-    needs: package
+    needs: [build-x86, package]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ inputs.publishRelease }}
 
     env:
       Actions_Allow_Unsecure_Commands: true
+      Version: ${{ needs.build-x86.outputs.version }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -243,17 +244,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: WyriHaximus/github-action-get-previous-tag@v2
 
       - name: Generate changelog
-        id: gen_changelog
+        id: changelog
         run: |
           changeLog=$(git log --no-merges --pretty="%h - %s (%an)<br />" ${{ steps.getLatestTag.outputs.tag }}..HEAD)
-          echo "Changelog<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "$changeLog" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Set version variable
-        run: |
-          version=$(grep '<Version>' Directory.Build.props | sed 's/.*<Version>\(.*\)<\/Version>.*/\1/')
-          echo "Version=$version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "content<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "$changeLog" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
         # ── Release ──
       - name: Create release draft
@@ -263,13 +259,11 @@ jobs:
           tag_name: v${{ env.Version }}
           release_name: Daybreak v${{ env.Version }}
           assets: release-assets/daybreakv${{ env.Version }}.zip;release-assets/daybreakv${{ env.Version }}-linux.zip
-          github_token: ${{ env.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           replace_assets: true
           body_mrkdwn: |
-            ${{ env.Changelog }}
+            ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.content }}
           isDraft: true
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Publish release
         run: gh release edit v${{ env.Version }} --draft=false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yaml b/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
index 4fd97dcc..97d0bad3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
     paths:
-      - "Daybreak/**"
+      - "Daybreak.Core/**"
       - "Daybreak.Installer/**"
       - "Daybreak.API/**"
-      - "Daybreak.7ZipExtractor/**"
-      - "Daybreak.Installer/**"
       - "Daybreak.Shared/**"
+      - "Daybreak.Windows/**"
+      - "Daybreak.Linux/**"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-build-release-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/create-build-release-branch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69616333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-build-release-branch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Manually trigger to create a new release branch with bumped build version
+name: Create Build Release Branch
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  create-release:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/create-release-branch-template.yml
+    with:
+      versionBump: bump-build
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-major-release-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/create-major-release-branch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d6a3985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-major-release-branch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Manually trigger to create a new release branch with bumped major version
+name: Create Major Release Branch
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  create-release:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/create-release-branch-template.yml
+    with:
+      versionBump: bump-major
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-minor-release-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/create-minor-release-branch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e7ec02e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-minor-release-branch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Manually trigger to create a new release branch with bumped minor version
+name: Create Minor Release Branch
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  create-release:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/create-release-branch-template.yml
+    with:
+      versionBump: bump-minor
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-branch-template.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release-branch-template.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b61fd5b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-branch-template.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Reusable template for creating release branches with version bumps
+name: Create Release Branch Template
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      versionBump:
+        description: "Version bump command: bump-major, bump-minor, bump-build, bump-revision"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  create-release-branch:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+      - name: Bump version in Directory.Build.props
+        id: bump
+        uses: vers-one/dotnet-project-version-updater@v1.7
+        with:
+          file: "Directory.Build.props"
+          version: ${{ inputs.versionBump }}
+
+      - name: Check if release branch already exists
+        id: check_branch
+        run: |
+          branch_name="release/${{ steps.bump.outputs.newVersion }}"
+          if git ls-remote --heads origin "$branch_name" | grep -q "$branch_name"; then
+            echo "Branch $branch_name already exists"
+            echo "exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "Branch $branch_name does not exist"
+            echo "exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create release branch
+        if: steps.check_branch.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        run: |
+          new_version="${{ steps.bump.outputs.newVersion }}"
+          branch_name="release/$new_version"
+          
+          # Create new branch from master
+          git checkout -b "$branch_name"
+          
+          # Commit the version change (already updated by the action)
+          git add Directory.Build.props
+          git commit -m "Bump version to $new_version"
+          
+          # Push the new branch
+          git push origin "$branch_name"
+          
+          echo "✅ Created release branch: $branch_name with version $new_version"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-revision-release-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/create-revision-release-branch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..749e5dc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-revision-release-branch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Automatically creates a new release branch with bumped revision
+# after a successful CD pipeline run on master
+name: Create Revision Release Branch
+
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["Daybreak CD Pipeline"]
+    types:
+      - completed
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  create-release:
+    # Only run if the CD pipeline succeeded
+    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/create-release-branch-template.yml
+    with:
+      versionBump: bump-revision
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version_check.yaml b/.github/workflows/version_check.yaml
index a76fc65b..af76ecd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version_check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version_check.yaml
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
     paths:
-      - "Daybreak/**"
+      - "Daybreak.Core/**"
       - "Daybreak.Installer/**"
-      - "Daybreak.Linux/**"
-      - "Daybreak.Windows/**"
       - "Daybreak.API/**"
       - "Daybreak.Shared/**"
-      - "Daybreak.Injector/**"
+      - "Daybreak.Windows/**"
+      - "Daybreak.Linux/**"
 
 jobs:
   check_version:
@@ -44,15 +43,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Daybreak project
         run: dotnet build Daybreak.Linux -c $Configuration --property:SolutionDir=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE
 
-      - name: Set version variable
+      - name: Get version
+        id: get_version
         run: |
           version=$(grep '<Version>' Directory.Build.props | sed 's/.*<Version>\(.*\)<\/Version>.*/\1/')
-          echo "Version=$version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Check version difference
-        run: pwsh ./Scripts/CompareVersions.ps1 -currentVersion ${{ env.Version }} -lastVersion ${{ env.LatestReleaseTag }}
-        env:
-          LatestReleaseTag: ${{ steps.getLatestTag.outputs.tag }}
-        shell:
-          pwsh
+        run: pwsh ./Scripts/CompareVersions.ps1 -currentVersion ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }} -lastVersion ${{ steps.getLatestTag.outputs.tag }}
+        shell: pwsh