diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 6e68fcb9..92838aea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 ################################################################################
-### Build MonoGame.Extended (Develop)
-### Clones the `develop` branch and performs a build, test, then pack of the
-### Monogame.Extended source code.  Once the build job is finished, the deploy
-### job will upload the nupkg files created to the MonoGame.Extended GitHub
+### Build MonoGame.Extended (Release)
+### Clones a specified release tag or the `develop` branch and performs a build,
+### test, then pack of the Monogame.Extended source code. Once the build job is
+### finished, the deploy job will upload the nupkg files created to the specified
+### package source (GitHub or NuGet).
 ###
-###     - Only runs on a push to the `develop` branch
+###     - Can be triggered manually with workflow_dispatch
+###     - Allows specifying a release tag or defaults to develop branch
+###     - Allows choosing between GitHub Packages or NuGet as deployment target
 ################################################################################
 name: "Create Release"
 
@@ -19,6 +22,11 @@ on:
           - GitHub
           - NuGet
         default: 'GitHub'
+      release-tag:
+        description: 'Release tag to build from (e.g., v1.0.0). Leave empty to use develop branch.'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ''
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -29,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Clone Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: develop
+          ref: ${{ inputs.release-tag || 'develop' }}
 
       - name: Setup Dotnet
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index b89959b5..105bed94 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <Version>4.1.1</Version>
-    </PropertyGroup>
+       <Version>4.1.2</Version>
+   </PropertyGroup>
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <Authors>craftworkgames and contributors</Authors>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 29be1da5..f22bc7a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MonoGame.Extended is a set of utilities (in the form of libraries/tools) to [Mon
 Code is distributed as NuGet packages in the form of libraries (`.dll` files). You can easily install the NuGet packages into your existing MonoGame project using the NuGet Package Manager UI in Visual Studio or by using the command line interface (CLI) in a terminal.
 
 ```sh
-dotnet add package MonoGame.Extended --version 4.0.2
+dotnet add package MonoGame.Extended --version 4.1.2
 ```
 
 ### Using the Content Pipeline Extensions