diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-new-announcement.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-new-announcement.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5e980cee24ba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-new-announcement.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: Generate Docs Release Announcement Bar
+on: 
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  add-announcement:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REFERENCE_PAT }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Cancel Previous Runs
+        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.9.1
+        with:
+          access_token: ${{ github.token }}
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js environment
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v2.4.1
+        with:
+          node-version: "14"
+          cache: "yarn"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        uses: ./.github/actions/cache-deps
+        with:
+          extension: docs-release
+
+      - name: Build Packages
+        run: yarn build
+
+      - name: Generate Announcement Bar
+        run: yarn generate:announcement
+
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4
+        with:
+          commit-message: 'chore(docs): Generated Docs Announcement Bar (automated)'
+          base: 'master'
+          title: 'chore(docs): Generated Docs Announcement Bar (automated)'
+          labels: 'type: chore'
+          add-paths: www/docs/**
+          branch: 'chore/generate-announcement'
+          branch-suffix: 'timestamp'
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-remove-announcement.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-remove-announcement.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..18adccfb22b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-remove-announcement.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Checks if the announcement bar info was last edited more than 6 days ago, and if so removes it
+name: Remove Docs Release Announcement Bar
+on: 
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  remove-announcement:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REFERENCE_PAT }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Cancel Previous Runs
+        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.9.1
+        with:
+          access_token: ${{ github.token }}
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js environment
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v2.4.1
+        with:
+          node-version: "14"
+          cache: "yarn"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        uses: ./.github/actions/cache-deps
+        with:
+          extension: docs-remove-announcement
+
+      - name: Build Packages
+        run: yarn build
+
+      - name: Remove Announcement Bar
+        run: yarn generate:announcement --expire
+
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4
+        with:
+          commit-message: 'chore(docs): Removed Docs Announcement Bar (automated)'
+          base: 'master'
+          title: 'chore(docs): Removed Docs Announcement Bar (automated)'
+          labels: 'type: chore'
+          add-paths: www/docs/**
+          branch: 'chore/remove-announcement'
+          branch-suffix: 'timestamp'
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85290fcd72e70..35899d1079790 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,11 +69,13 @@
     "generate:services": "typedoc --options typedoc.services.js",
     "generate:js-client": "typedoc --options typedoc.js-client.js",
     "generate:entities": "typedoc --options typedoc.entities.js",
-    "release:snapshot": "changeset publish --no-git-tags --snapshot --tag snapshot"
+    "release:snapshot": "changeset publish --no-git-tags --snapshot --tag snapshot",
+    "generate:announcement": "node ./scripts/doc-change-release.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@changesets/changelog-github": "^0.4.5",
     "@changesets/cli": "^2.23.0",
+    "@octokit/core": "^4.0.5",
     "global": "^4.4.0",
     "import-from": "^3.0.0",
     "oas-normalize": "^5.0.1",
diff --git a/scripts/doc-change-release.js b/scripts/doc-change-release.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..48a07799c4ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/doc-change-release.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+const { Octokit } = require("@octokit/core");
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const shouldExpire = process.argv.indexOf('--expire') !== -1;
+const octokit = new Octokit({
+  auth: process.env.GH_TOKEN
+});
+
+async function main () {
+  let announcement = {};
+
+  if (shouldExpire) {
+    //check if the file was last updated 6 days ago
+    try {
+      const fileStat = fs.statSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'www', 'docs', 'announcement.json'));
+      if (dateDiffInDays(fileStat.mtime, new Date()) < 6) {
+        console.log("File was edited less than 6 days ago. Expiry canceled.");
+        return;
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      //file doesn't exist, continue
+    }
+  } else {
+    //retrieve the latest release
+    const response = await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/latest', {
+      owner: 'medusajs',
+      repo: 'medusa'
+    });
+
+    const version = response.data.tag_name;
+
+    //add new announcement
+    announcement = {
+      id: `release-${version.replace(/\./g, '-')}`,
+      content: `New Release! Version ${version} of Medusa is out now! Read all about it <a href='${response.data.html_url}'>here</a>.`,
+      backgroundColor: '#7C53FF',
+      textColor: '#fff',
+      isCloseable: false,
+    }
+  }
+
+  //write new config file
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'www', 'docs', 'announcement.json'), JSON.stringify(announcement));
+  console.log(`Announcement Bar has been ${shouldExpire ? 'removed' : 'added'}`);
+}
+
+const _MS_PER_DAY = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
+
+// a and b are javascript Date objects
+function dateDiffInDays(a, b) {
+  // Discard the time and time-zone information.
+  const utc1 = Date.UTC(a.getFullYear(), a.getMonth(), a.getDate());
+  const utc2 = Date.UTC(b.getFullYear(), b.getMonth(), b.getDate());
+
+  return Math.floor((utc2 - utc1) / _MS_PER_DAY);
+}
+
+main();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/www/docs/announcement.json b/www/docs/announcement.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1aa06c2068716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/docs/announcement.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"release-v1-4-1","content":"New Release! Version v1.4.1 of Medusa is out now! Read all about it <a href='https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/releases/tag/v1.4.1'>here</a>.","backgroundColor":"#7C53FF","textColor":"#fff","isCloseable":false}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/www/docs/docusaurus.config.js b/www/docs/docusaurus.config.js
index 90f4d119ca818..d9c5b5052a081 100644
--- a/www/docs/docusaurus.config.js
+++ b/www/docs/docusaurus.config.js
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 const path = require("path")
+const fs = require("fs")
 const docsPath = path.join(__dirname, "../../docs/content")
 const apisPath = path.join(__dirname, "../../docs/api")
 
 const algoliaAppId = process.env.ALGOLIA_APP_ID || "temp"
 const algoliaApiKey = process.env.ALGOLIA_API_KEY || "temp"
 
+const announcementBar = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('./announcement.json'))
+
 /** @type {import('@docusaurus/types').DocusaurusConfig} */
-module.exports = {
+const config = {
   title: "Medusa",
   tagline: "Explore and learn how to use Medusa",
   url: "https://docs.medusajs.com",
@@ -32,14 +35,6 @@ module.exports = {
     ]
   ],
   themeConfig: {
-    announcementBar: {
-      id: 'release-1-4-1',
-      content:
-        'New Release! Version 1.4.1 of Medusa is out now! Read all about it <a href="/medusajs/medusa/releases/tag/v1.4.1">here</a>.',
-      backgroundColor: '#7C53FF',
-      textColor: '#fff',
-      isCloseable: false,
-    },
     colorMode: {
       defaultMode: 'light',
       disableSwitch: false,
@@ -226,4 +221,10 @@ module.exports = {
       },
     ],
   ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+if (Object.keys(announcementBar).length) {
+  config.themeConfig.announcementBar = announcementBar
+}
+
+module.exports = config
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
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