diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d2de877..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-name: cd
-on:
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: ["ci"]
-    branches-ignore: ["*"]
-    types:
-      - completed
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "v*"
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-env:
-  NODE_OPTIONS: --openssl-legacy-provider
-
-jobs:
-  plugin-cd:
-    uses: mattermost/actions-workflows/.github/workflows/plugin-cd.yml@main
-    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fc2c58c..a6fbc67 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,99 @@ else
 	GO_BUILD_GCFLAGS =
 endif
 
+# ====================================================================================
+# Used for semver bumping
+PROTECTED_BRANCH := master
+APP_NAME    := $(shell basename -s .git `git config --get remote.origin.url`)
+CURRENT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)
+VERSION_PARTS := $(subst ., ,$(subst v,,$(subst -rc, ,$(CURRENT_VERSION))))
+MAJOR := $(word 1,$(VERSION_PARTS))
+MINOR := $(word 2,$(VERSION_PARTS))
+PATCH := $(word 3,$(VERSION_PARTS))
+RC := $(shell echo $(CURRENT_VERSION) | grep -oE 'rc[0-9]+' | sed 's/rc//')
+# Check if current branch is protected
+define check_protected_branch
+	@current_branch=$$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD); \
+	if ! echo "$(PROTECTED_BRANCH)" | grep -wq "$$current_branch"; then \
+		echo "Error: Tagging is only allowed from $(PROTECTED_BRANCH) branch. You are on $$current_branch branch."; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+endef
+# Check if there are pending pulls
+define check_pending_pulls
+	@git fetch; \
+	current_branch=$$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD); \
+	if [ "$$(git rev-parse HEAD)" != "$$(git rev-parse origin/$$current_branch)" ]; then \
+		echo "Error: Your branch is not up to date with upstream. Please pull the latest changes before performing a release"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+endef
+# ====================================================================================
+
+.PHONY: patch minor major patch-rc minor-rc major-rc
+
+patch: ## to bump patch version (semver)
+	$(call check_protected_branch)
+	$(call check_pending_pulls)
+	@$(eval PATCH := $(shell echo $$(($(PATCH)+1))))
+	@echo Bumping $(APP_NAME) to Patch version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)
+	git tag -s -a v$(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH) -m "Bumping $(APP_NAME) to Patch version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)"
+	git push origin v$(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)
+	@echo Bumped $(APP_NAME) to Patch version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)
+
+minor: ## to bump minor version (semver)
+	$(call check_protected_branch)
+	$(call check_pending_pulls)
+	@$(eval MINOR := $(shell echo $$(($(MINOR)+1))))
+	@$(eval PATCH := 0)
+	@echo Bumping $(APP_NAME) to Minor version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)
+	git tag -s -a v$(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH) -m "Bumping $(APP_NAME) to Minor version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)"
+	git push origin v$(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)
+	@echo Bumped $(APP_NAME) to Minor version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)
+
+major: ## to bump major version (semver)
+	$(call check_protected_branch)
+	$(call check_pending_pulls)
+	$(eval MAJOR := $(shell echo $$(($(MAJOR)+1))))
+	$(eval MINOR := 0)
+	$(eval PATCH := 0)
+	@echo Bumping $(APP_NAME) to Major version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)
+	git tag -s -a v$(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH) -m "Bumping $(APP_NAME) to Major version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)"
+	git push origin v$(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)
+	@echo Bumped $(APP_NAME) to Major version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)
+
+patch-rc: ## to bump patch release candidate version (semver)
+	$(call check_protected_branch)
+	$(call check_pending_pulls)
+	@$(eval RC := $(shell echo $$(($(RC)+1))))
+	@echo Bumping $(APP_NAME) to Patch RC version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)-rc$(RC)
+	git tag -s -a v$(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)-rc$(RC) -m "Bumping $(APP_NAME) to Patch RC version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)-rc$(RC)"
+	git push origin v$(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)-rc$(RC)
+	@echo Bumped $(APP_NAME) to Patch RC version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)-rc$(RC)
+
+minor-rc: ## to bump minor release candidate version (semver)
+	$(call check_protected_branch)
+	$(call check_pending_pulls)
+	@$(eval MINOR := $(shell echo $$(($(MINOR)+1))))
+	@$(eval PATCH := 0)
+	@$(eval RC := 1)
+	@echo Bumping $(APP_NAME) to Minor RC version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)-rc$(RC)
+	git tag -s -a v$(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)-rc$(RC) -m "Bumping $(APP_NAME) to Minor RC version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)-rc$(RC)"
+	git push origin v$(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)-rc$(RC)
+	@echo Bumped $(APP_NAME) to Minor RC version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)-rc$(RC)
+
+major-rc: ## to bump major release candidate version (semver)
+	$(call check_protected_branch)
+	$(call check_pending_pulls)
+	@$(eval MAJOR := $(shell echo $$(($(MAJOR)+1))))
+	@$(eval MINOR := 0)
+	@$(eval PATCH := 0)
+	@$(eval RC := 1)
+	@echo Bumping $(APP_NAME) to Major RC version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)-rc$(RC)
+	git tag -s -a v$(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)-rc$(RC) -m "Bumping $(APP_NAME) to Major RC version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)-rc$(RC)"
+	git push origin v$(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)-rc$(RC)
+	@echo Bumped $(APP_NAME) to Major RC version $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(PATCH)-rc$(RC)
+
 ## Checks the code style, tests, builds and bundles the plugin.
 .PHONY: all
 all: check-style test dist
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5e54be..e526eec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,47 @@ The Mattermost Metrics Plugin is a versatile utility designed to collect and sto
 
 See the [Mattermost Product Documentation](https://docs.mattermost.com/scale/collect-performance-metrics.html) for details on installing, configuring, enabling, and using this Mattermost integration.
 
+## How to Release
+
+To trigger a release, follow these steps:
+
+1. **For Patch Release:** Run the following command:
+    ```
+    make patch
+    ```
+   This will release a patch change.
+
+2. **For Minor Release:** Run the following command:
+    ```
+    make minor
+    ```
+   This will release a minor change.
+
+3. **For Major Release:** Run the following command:
+    ```
+    make major
+    ```
+   This will release a major change.
+
+4. **For Patch Release Candidate (RC):** Run the following command:
+    ```
+    make patch-rc
+    ```
+   This will release a patch release candidate.
+
+5. **For Minor Release Candidate (RC):** Run the following command:
+    ```
+    make minor-rc
+    ```
+   This will release a minor release candidate.
+
+6. **For Major Release Candidate (RC):** Run the following command:
+    ```
+    make major-rc
+    ```
+   This will release a major release candidate.
+
+
 ## Development
 
 ### Operational Modes