diff --git a/azure-pipelines/pre-release.yml b/azure-pipelines/pre-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0faf05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/azure-pipelines/pre-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+parameters:
+    - name: NpmPublishTag
+      displayName: 'Tag'
+      type: string
+      default: 'preview'
+    - name: NpmPublishDryRun
+      displayName: 'Dry Run'
+      type: boolean
+      default: true
+
+trigger: none
+pr: none
+
+resources:
+    repositories:
+        - repository: 1es
+          type: git
+          name: 1ESPipelineTemplates/1ESPipelineTemplates
+          ref: refs/tags/release
+
+extends:
+    template: v1/1ES.Official.PipelineTemplate.yml@1es
+    parameters:
+        sdl:
+            sourceAnalysisPool:
+                name: 1es-pool-azfunc
+                image: 1es-windows-2022
+                os: windows
+            codeql:
+                runSourceLanguagesInSourceAnalysis: true
+        pool:
+          name: 1es-pool-azfunc
+          image: 1es-windows-2022
+          os: windows
+
+        stages:
+            - stage: Build
+              jobs:
+              - template: /azure-pipelines/templates/build.yml@self
+                parameters:
+                    # Version to be published is specified in branch
+                    IsPrerelease: false
+            - stage: Release
+              dependsOn: Build
+              jobs:
+                - job: Release
+                  steps:
+                  - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
+                    inputs:
+                      artifact: drop
+                      path: $(Pipeline.Workspace)/drop
+                    displayName: 'Download artifact'
+                  - template: /azure-pipelines/templates/npm-publish-steps.yml@self
+                    parameters:
+                      tgzPath: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/drop'
+                      NpmPublishTag: ${{ parameters.NpmPublishTag }}
+                      NpmPublishDryRun: ${{ parameters.NpmPublishDryRun }}
+            - stage: GitHubTagAndRelease
+              dependsOn: Release
+              jobs:
+              - job: GitHubTagAndRelease
+                steps:
+                - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
+                  inputs:
+                    artifact: drop
+                    path: $(Pipeline.Workspace)/drop
+                  displayName: 'Download drop artifact'
+                - powershell: |
+                    $files = Get-ChildItem "$(Pipeline.Workspace)\drop" -Filter "azure-functions-*.tgz"
+                    if ($files.Count -ne 1) {
+                        Write-Error "Expected one .tgz file, found $($files.Count)"
+                        exit 1
+                    }
+                    $file = $files[0].Name
+                    if ($file -match 'azure-functions-(.+)\.tgz') {
+                        $version = $Matches[1]
+                        Write-Host "Parsed version: $version"
+                        Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=version]$version"
+                    } else {
+                        Write-Error "Filename did not match expected pattern"
+                        exit 1
+                    }
+                  displayName: 'Extract version from .tgz filename'
+                - template: /azure-pipelines/templates/github-release.yml@self
+
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/release.yml b/azure-pipelines/release.yml
index 348b254..a078616 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/release.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/release.yml
@@ -44,22 +44,8 @@ extends:
                   - job: Release
                     steps:
                         - download: officialBuild
-                        - task: NodeTool@0
-                          displayName: 'Install Node.js'
-                          inputs:
-                              versionSpec: 18.x
-                        - script: npm ci
-                          displayName: 'npm ci'
-                        - script: 'npm run validateRelease -- --publishTag ${{ parameters.NpmPublishTag }} --dropPath "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/officialBuild/drop"'
-                          displayName: 'validate release'
-                        - script: mv *.tgz package.tgz
-                          displayName: 'Rename tgz file' # because the publish command below requires an exact path
-                          workingDirectory: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/officialBuild/drop'
-                        - task: Npm@1
-                          displayName: 'npm publish'
-                          inputs:
-                              command: custom
-                              workingDir: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/officialBuild/drop'
-                              verbose: true
-                              customCommand: 'publish package.tgz --tag ${{ parameters.NpmPublishTag }} --dry-run ${{ lower(parameters.NpmPublishDryRun) }}'
-                              customEndpoint: nodejs-library-npm
+                        - template: /azure-pipelines/templates/npm-publish-steps.yml@self
+                          parameters:
+                            tgzPath: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/officialBuild/drop'
+                            NpmPublishTag: ${{ parameters.NpmPublishTag }}
+                            NpmPublishDryRun: ${{ parameters.NpmPublishDryRun }}
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/templates/github-release.yml b/azure-pipelines/templates/github-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0f8307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/azure-pipelines/templates/github-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+  steps:
+    - powershell: |
+        $githubToken = "$(GithubPat)"
+        $newLibraryVersion = "$(version)"
+        Write-Host "Debug: Version from pipeline variable is '$newLibraryVersion'"
+        
+        # Create GitHub credential
+        git config --global user.name "AzureFunctionsNodeJS"
+        git config --global user.email "azfunc@microsoft.com"
+    
+        # Clone Repository
+        git clone https://$githubToken@github.com/Azure/azure-functions-nodejs-library
+        Write-Host "Cloned azure-functions-nodejs-library into local"
+        Set-Location "azure-functions-nodejs-library"
+        git checkout "origin/release/$newLibraryVersion"
+    
+        # Create release tag X.Y.Z
+        Write-Host "Creating release tag $newLibraryVersion"
+        git tag -a "$newLibraryVersion" -m "$newLibraryVersion"
+    
+        # Push tag to remote
+        git push origin $newLibraryVersion
+
+      displayName: 'Create and push release tag x.y.z'
+    - powershell: |
+        $githubUser = "$(GithubUser)"
+        $githubToken = "$(GithubPat)"
+        $newLibraryVersion = "$(version)"
+        
+        # Create GitHub credential
+        $credential = [System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes("${githubUser}:${githubToken}"))
+    
+        # Create Release Note
+        Write-Host "Creating release note in GitHub"
+        $body = (@{tag_name="$newLibraryVersion";name="Release $newLibraryVersion";body="- Fill in Release Note Here";draft=$true} | ConvertTo-Json -Compress)
+        $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{"Cache-Control"="no-cache";"Content-Type"="application/json";"Authorization"="Basic $credential"} -Method Post -Body "$body" -Uri "https://api.github.com/repos/Azure/azure-functions-nodejs-library/releases"
+    
+        # Return Value
+        if ($response.StatusCode -ne 201) {
+            Write-Host "Failed to create release note in GitHub"
+            exit -1
+        }
+    
+        $draftUrl = $response | ConvertFrom-Json | Select -expand url
+        Write-Host "Release draft created in $draftUrl"
+
+      displayName: 'Create GitHub release draft'
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/templates/npm-publish-steps.yml b/azure-pipelines/templates/npm-publish-steps.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90bb948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/azure-pipelines/templates/npm-publish-steps.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+parameters:
+  tgzPath: ''
+  NpmPublishTag: ''
+  NpmPublishDryRun: false
+
+steps:
+  - task: NodeTool@0
+    displayName: 'Install Node.js'
+    inputs:
+      versionSpec: 18.x
+
+  - script: npm ci
+    displayName: 'npm ci'
+
+  - script: 'npm run validateRelease -- --publishTag ${{ parameters.NpmPublishTag }} --dropPath "${{ parameters.tgzPath }}"'
+    displayName: 'Validate release'
+    name: validateReleaseStep
+
+  - script: mv *.tgz package.tgz
+    displayName: 'Rename tgz file'
+    workingDirectory: '${{ parameters.tgzPath }}'
+
+  - task: Npm@1
+    displayName: 'npm publish'
+    inputs:
+      command: custom
+      workingDir: '${{ parameters.tgzPath }}'
+      verbose: true
+      customCommand: 'publish package.tgz --tag ${{ parameters.NpmPublishTag }} --dry-run ${{ lower(parameters.NpmPublishDryRun) }}'
+      customEndpoint: nodejs-library-npm