diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-to-master.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-to-master.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5519b34951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-to-master.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+name: 'PR to master branch from develop'
+
+on:
+  # Triggered manually
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "Tag"
+        required: true
+      targetEnv:
+        description: "Target Environment"
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        options:
+        - DEV
+        - PROD
+  # Triggered by release-nocodb.yml
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "Tag"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      targetEnv:
+        description: "Target Environment"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        
+jobs:
+  pr-to-master:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: |
+          echo 'triggering pr-to-master'
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: develop
+
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.targetEnv == 'PROD' || inputs.targetEnv == 'PROD' }}
+        id: cpr
+        uses: repo-sync/pull-request@v2
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          source_branch: "develop"
+          destination_branch: "master"  
+          pr_title: '${{ github.event.inputs.tag || inputs.tag }} Pre-release'
+          pr_label: 'Bot: Automated PR,Bot: Automerge'
+      - name: Check outputs
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.targetEnv == 'PROD' || inputs.targetEnv == 'PROD' }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Pull Request Number - ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pr_number }}"
+          echo "Pull Request URL - ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pr_url }}"
+      - name: automerge
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.targetEnv == 'PROD' || inputs.targetEnv == 'PROD' }}
+        uses: "pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.14.3"
+        env:
+           GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+           PULL_REQUEST: "${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pr_number }}"
+           MERGE_LABELS: "Bot: Automerge"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-nocodb.yml b/.github/workflows/release-nocodb.yml
index fa25dc65bb..927caaf8d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-nocodb.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-nocodb.yml
@@ -6,48 +6,99 @@ on:
     inputs:
       tag:
         description: "Target Tag"
-        required: true
+        required: false
       prev_tag:
         description: "Previous Tag"
-        required: true
+        required: false
 jobs:
+  # Validate Branch
+  validate-branch:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: |
+          if [[ ${{ github.ref }} != 'refs/heads/master' ]]; then
+            echo "NocoDB Release is only allowed to run on master branch"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+  # Process Input
+  process-input:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: validate-branch
+    outputs:
+      target_tag: ${{ steps.process-input.outputs.target_tag }}
+      prev_tag: ${{ steps.process-input.outputs.prev_tag }}
+    steps:
+      - id: process-input
+        name: process-input
+        run: |
+          TARGET_TAG=${{github.event.inputs.tag}}
+          PREV_TAG=${{github.event.inputs.prev_tag}}
+
+          if [[ ${PREV_TAG} == '' ]]; then
+            # fetch the latest version
+            PREV_TAG=$(basename $(curl -fs -o/dev/null -w %{redirect_url} https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/releases/latest))
+          fi
+
+          if [[ ${TARGET_TAG} == '' ]]; then
+            # bump the version from PREV_TAG
+            TARGET_TAG=$(echo ${PREV_TAG} | awk -F. -v OFS=. '{$NF += 1 ; print}')
+          fi
+          
+          echo target version: ${TARGET_TAG}
+          echo previous version: ${PREV_TAG}
+          echo "::set-output name=target_tag::${TARGET_TAG}"
+          echo "::set-output name=prev_tag::${PREV_TAG}"
+      - name: Verify
+        run : |
+          echo ${{ steps.process-input.outputs.target_tag }} 
+
+  # Merge develop to master
+  pr-to-master:
+    needs: process-input
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/pr-to-master.yml
+    with:
+      tag: ${{ needs.process-input.outputs.target_tag }}
+      targetEnv: ${{ github.event.inputs.targetEnv || 'PROD' }}
+
   # Close all issues with target tags 'Fixed' & 'Resolved'
   close-fixed-issues:
+    needs: [pr-to-master, process-input]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-close-issue.yml
     with:
       issue_label: 'Status: Fixed'
-      version: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+      version: ${{ needs.process-input.outputs.target_tag }}
   close-resolved-issues:
-    needs: close-fixed-issues
+    needs: [close-fixed-issues, process-input]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-close-issue.yml
     with:
       issue_label: 'Status: Resolved'
-      version: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+      version: ${{ needs.process-input.outputs.target_tag }}
 
   # Build, install, publish frontend and backend to npm
   release-npm:
-    needs: close-resolved-issues
+    needs: [close-resolved-issues, process-input]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-npm.yml
     with:
-      tag: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+      tag: ${{ needs.process-input.outputs.target_tag }}
       targetEnv: ${{ github.event.inputs.targetEnv || 'PROD' }}
     secrets:
       NPM_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}"
 
   # Draft Release Note
   release-draft-note:
-    needs: release-npm
+    needs: [release-npm, process-input]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-draft.yml
     with:
-      tag: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
-      prev_tag: ${{ github.event.inputs.prev_tag }}
+      tag: ${{ needs.process-input.outputs.target_tag }}
+      prev_tag: ${{ needs.process-input.outputs.prev_tag }}
 
   # Build docker image and push to docker hub
   release-docker:
-    needs: release-draft-note
+    needs: [release-draft-note, process-input]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-docker.yml
     with:
-      tag: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+      tag: ${{ needs.process-input.outputs.target_tag }}
       targetEnv: ${{ github.event.inputs.targetEnv || 'PROD' }}
     secrets:
       DOCKERHUB_USERNAME: "${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}"