diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..543d1144a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# This workflow will build a Java project with Gradle
+# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/building-and-testing-java-with-gradle
+
+name: Snapshot Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+-SNAPSHOT
+      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+-[0-9a-zA-Z]+-SNAPSHOT
+      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+-[0-9a-zA-Z]+-[0-9a-zA-Z]+-SNAPSHOT
+env: 
+ NEXUS_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+ NEXUS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Cancel previous workflow runs
+        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.9.1
+        with:
+          access_token: ${{ github.token }} 
+
+      - name: Checkout 🛎️
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 11
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: 11
+      
+      - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
+        run: chmod +x gradlew
+      
+      - name: Run unit tests with Gradle
+        run: ./gradlew :android-json-form-wizard:clean :android-json-form-wizard:testDebugUnitTest --stacktrace  
+ 
+      - name: Generate & upload library snapshot artifact AAR (Android Archive) file
+        run: ./gradlew :android-json-form-wizard:uploadArchives -PmavenLocal=false --stacktrace -PsonatypeUsername=${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }} -PsonatypePassword=${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Github Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref, '-alpha') || contains(github.ref, '-beta') }}
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diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3cf87a024..7084cfabc 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION_NAME=3.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=3.0.0-ALPHA-SNAPSHOT
 VERSION_CODE=1
 GROUP=org.smartregister
 POM_SETTING_DESCRIPTION=OpenSRP Client Native Form Json Wizard