diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0aea65c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: 2
+
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "/"
+    labels:
+      - "type: dependency-upgrade"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/release-drafter-config.yml b/.github/release-drafter-config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee3ae3ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-drafter-config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name-template: '$NEXT_PATCH_VERSION'
+tag-template: 'v$NEXT_PATCH_VERSION'
+filter-by-commitish: true
+commitish: main
+
+autolabeler:
+  - label: 'type: documentation'
+    files:
+      - '*.md'
+      - '.github/*'
+  - label: 'type: task'
+    files:
+      - '.github/*'
+  - label: 'type: dependency-upgrade'
+    files:
+      - 'pom.xml'
+
+categories:
+  - title: '🔥 Breaking Changes'
+    labels:
+      - 'breakingchange'
+      - 'type: breaking'
+  - title: '🚀 New Features'
+    labels:
+      - 'type: enhancement'
+  - title: '🐛 Bug Fixes'
+    labels:
+      - 'type: bug'
+  - title: '🧰 Maintenance'
+    labels:
+      - 'type: documentation'
+      - 'type: dependency-upgrade'
+      - 'type: task'
+
+change-template: '- $TITLE (#$NUMBER)'
+exclude-labels:
+  - 'skip-changelog'
+
+template: |
+  # Changes
+  $CHANGES
+  ## Contributors
+  We'd like to thank all the contributors who worked on this release!
+  $CONTRIBUTORS
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
similarity index 97%
rename from .github/workflows/codeql.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 27aa7f3e4..fa90a8e24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: "CodeQL analysis"
+name: CodeQL analysis
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
similarity index 97%
rename from .github/workflows/cicd.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/integration.yml
index 692738de4..938cc30f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: CI / CD Pipeline
+name: Continuous Integration
 on:
   push:
     paths-ignore:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8461e501f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Release Drafter
+
+on:
+  push:
+    # branches to consider in the event; optional, defaults to all
+    branches:
+      - '[0-9].*'
+  # pull_request event is required only for autolabeler
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  update_release_draft:
+    permissions:
+      # write permission is required to create a github release
+      contents: write
+      # write permission is required for autolabeler
+      # otherwise, read permission is required at least
+      pull-requests: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      # Drafts your next Release notes as Pull Requests are merged into "master"
+      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
+        with:
+          # (Optional) specify config name to use, relative to .github/. Default: release-drafter.yml
+          config-name: release-drafter-config.yml
+          commitish: main
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yaml b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
similarity index 93%
rename from .github/workflows/spellcheck.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
index 943d54098..f3239f240 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Spellcheck Action
+name: Spellcheck
 on:
   pull_request:
 jobs: