diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/build_publish.yml
index 38070da90..4a3166bd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_publish.yml
@@ -32,8 +32,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo gem install compass -v 1.0.3
       - name: Build and deploy with Maven
-        run: ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress clean -U deploy
+        run: |
+          PROJECT_VERSION=$(./mvnw help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+          if [[ "$PROJECT_VERSION" == *"-SNAPSHOT" ]]; then
+            ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress clean -U deploy
+          else
+            echo "❌ The current push is for release. So skipping build."
+          fi
         env:
           NEXUS_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
           NEXUS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/release_deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4388e9502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: Build and Release package
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
+  
+jobs:
+  build-release-package:
+    name: Build and Release package
+    runs-on: macos-14
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up JDK 1.8
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: 1.8
+          server-id: nexus-sonatype
+          server-username: NEXUS_USERNAME
+          server-password: NEXUS_PASSWORD
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.BAHMNI_INFRA_GPG_KEY }}
+      - name: Compare Git tag with Maven version
+        run: |
+          export GIT_TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
+          PROJECT_VERSION=$(./mvnw help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+          if [ "$PROJECT_VERSION" != "$GIT_TAG" ]; then
+            echo "❌ The Git tag ($GIT_TAG) does not match the Maven version ($PROJECT_VERSION)."
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "✅ The Git tag matches the Maven version."
+          fi
+      - name: Install Ruby
+        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: '2.7'
+          bundler-cache: true
+      - name: Install compass
+        run: |
+          sudo gem install compass -v 1.0.3
+      - name: Build and deploy with Maven
+        run: ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress clean -U deploy -DperformRelease=true
+        env:
+          NEXUS_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+          NEXUS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+          GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.BAHMNI_INFRA_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 28710b360..fa9708e9c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -155,6 +155,13 @@
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
                         <version>1.6</version>
+                        <configuration>
+						<!-- Prevent gpg from using pinentry programs -->
+							<gpgArguments>
+								<arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
+								<arg>loopback</arg>
+							</gpgArguments>
+						</configuration>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>sign-artifacts</id>