diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_alpha.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_alpha.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b7219ba..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_alpha.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-# This workflow will generate an ALPHA release distribution and upload it to PyPI
-name: Publish Alpha Build
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [closed]
-    branches:
-      - dev
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'version.py'
-      - 'test/**'
-      - 'examples/**'
-      - '.github/**'
-      - '.gitignore'
-      - 'LICENSE'
-      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
-      - 'MANIFEST.in'
-      - 'README.md'
-      - 'scripts/**'
-
-jobs:
-  build_and_publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          ref: dev
-          fetch-depth: 0 # Avoid errors when pushing refs to the destination repository
-
-      - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
-        with:
-          python-version: 3.8
-
-      - name: Install Build Tools
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install build wheel
-
-      - name: Debug GitHub Labels
-        run: |
-          echo "Labels in Pull Request:"
-          echo "${{ toJson(github.event.pull_request.labels) }}"
-          
-          # Convert the labels array into text using jq
-          LABELS=$(echo '${{ toJson(github.event.pull_request.labels) }}' | jq -r '.[].name')
-          
-          # Handle the case where there are no labels
-          if [ -z "$LABELS" ]; then
-            echo "No labels found on the pull request."
-          else
-            echo "Labels: $LABELS"
-          fi
-
-      - name: Determine version bump
-        id: version_bump
-        run: |
-          # Convert the labels array into text using jq
-          LABELS=$(echo '${{ toJson(github.event.pull_request.labels) }}' | jq -r '.[].name')
-          
-          # Handle the case where there are no labels
-          if [ -z "$LABELS" ]; then
-            echo "No labels found on the pull request."
-            LABELS=""
-          fi
-          
-          echo "Labels: $LABELS"
-          
-          MAJOR=0
-          MINOR=0
-          BUILD=0
-      
-          # Loop over the labels and determine the version bump
-          for label in $LABELS; do
-            echo "Processing label: $label"
-            if [ "$label" == "breaking" ]; then
-              MAJOR=1
-            elif [ "$label" == "feature" ]; then
-              MINOR=1
-            elif [ "$label" == "fix" ]; then
-              BUILD=1
-            fi
-          done
-      
-          # Set the output based on the labels found
-          if [ $MAJOR -eq 1 ]; then
-            echo "::set-output name=part::major"
-          elif [ $MINOR -eq 1 ]; then
-            echo "::set-output name=part::minor"
-          elif [ $BUILD -eq 1 ]; then
-            echo "::set-output name=part::build"
-          else
-            echo "::set-output name=part::alpha"
-          fi
-
-      - name: Update version in version.py
-        run: |
-          python scripts/update_version.py ${{ steps.version_bump.outputs.part }} --version-file $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/version.py
-
-      - name: "Generate release changelog"
-        uses: heinrichreimer/github-changelog-generator-action@v2.3
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          maxIssues: 50
-        id: changelog
-
-      - name: Commit to dev
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
-        with:
-          commit_message: Increment Version
-          branch: dev
-
-      - name: version
-        run: echo "::set-output name=version::$(python setup.py --version)"
-        id: version
-
-      - name: Create Release
-        id: create_release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
-        with:
-          tag_name: V${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-          release_name: Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-          body: |
-            Changes in this Release
-            ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: true
-          commitish: dev
-
-      - name: Build Distribution Packages
-        run: |
-          python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
-
-      - name: Publish to PyPI
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
-        with:
-          password: ${{secrets.PYPI_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_stable.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_stable.yml
index 1194935..c9393e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_stable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_stable.yml
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
-# This workflow will generate a STABLE distribution and upload it to PyPI
-
-name: Publish Stable Release
+name: Stable Release
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'test/**'
-      - 'examples/**'
-      - '.github/**'
-      - '.gitignore'
-      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
-      - 'MANIFEST.in'
-      - 'scripts/**'
+    branches: [master]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  build_and_publish:
+  publish_stable:
+    uses: TigreGotico/gh-automations/.github/workflows/publish-stable.yml@master
+    secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      branch: 'master'
+      version_file: 'version.py'
+      setup_py: 'setup.py'
+      publish_release: true
+
+  publish_pypi:
+    needs: publish_stable
+    if: success()  # Ensure this job only runs if the previous job succeeds
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
-          ref: master
+          ref: dev
           fetch-depth: 0 # otherwise, there would be errors pushing refs to the destination repository.
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v1
@@ -30,27 +30,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Build Tools
         run: |
           python -m pip install build wheel
-      - name: Remove Alpha tag
-        run: |
-          python scripts/remove_alpha.py --version-file $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/version.py
-      - name: "Generate release changelog"
-        uses: heinrichreimer/github-changelog-generator-action@v2.3
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          maxIssues: 50
-        id: changelog
-      - name: Commit to master
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
-        with:
-          commit_message: Increment Version
-          branch: master
-      - name: Rebase dev on master
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
-          git config user.email "actions@github.com"
-          git checkout dev
-          git rebase origin/master
-          git push origin dev --force-with-lease
       - name: version
         run: echo "::set-output name=version::$(python setup.py --version)"
         id: version
@@ -66,12 +45,28 @@ jobs:
             Changes in this Release
             ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}
           draft: false
-          prerelease: false
-          commitish: master
+          prerelease: true
+          commitish: dev
       - name: Build Distribution Packages
         run: |
           python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
-      - name: Publish to PyPI
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+      - name: Publish to Test PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
         with:
           password: ${{secrets.PYPI_TOKEN}}
+
+
+  sync_dev:
+    needs: publish_stable
+    if: success()  # Ensure this job only runs if the previous job succeeds
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # otherwise, there would be errors pushing refs to the destination repository.
+          ref: master
+      - name: Push master -> dev
+        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          branch: dev
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/release_workflow.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f21dacd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_workflow.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+name: Release Alpha and Propose Stable
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+    branches: [dev]
+
+jobs:
+  publish_alpha:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    uses: TigreGotico/gh-automations/.github/workflows/publish-alpha.yml@master
+    secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      branch: 'dev'
+      version_file: 'version.py'
+      setup_py: 'setup.py'
+      update_changelog: true
+      publish_prerelease: true
+      changelog_max_issues: 100
+
+  notify:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    needs: publish_alpha
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Send message to Matrix bots channel
+        id: matrix-chat-message
+        uses: fadenb/matrix-chat-message@v0.0.6
+        with:
+          homeserver: 'matrix.org'
+          token: ${{ secrets.MATRIX_TOKEN }}
+          channel: '!WjxEKjjINpyBRPFgxl:krbel.duckdns.org'
+          message: |
+            new ${{ github.event.repository.name }} PR merged! https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/pull/${{ github.event.number }}
+
+  publish_pypi:
+    needs: publish_alpha
+    if: success()  # Ensure this job only runs if the previous job succeeds
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: dev
+          fetch-depth: 0 # otherwise, there would be errors pushing refs to the destination repository.
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+      - name: Install Build Tools
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install build wheel
+      - name: version
+        run: echo "::set-output name=version::$(python setup.py --version)"
+        id: version
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
+        with:
+          tag_name: V${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          body: |
+            Changes in this Release
+            ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: true
+          commitish: dev
+      - name: Build Distribution Packages
+        run: |
+          python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+      - name: Publish to Test PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
+        with:
+          password: ${{secrets.PYPI_TOKEN}}
+
+
+  propose_release:
+    needs: publish_alpha
+    if: success()  # Ensure this job only runs if the previous job succeeds
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout dev branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: dev
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+
+      - name: Get version from setup.py
+        id: get_version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(python setup.py --version)
+          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Create and push new branch
+        run: |
+          git checkout -b release-${{ env.VERSION }}
+          git push origin release-${{ env.VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Open Pull Request from dev to master
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          # Variables
+          BRANCH_NAME="release-${{ env.VERSION }}"
+          BASE_BRANCH="master"
+          HEAD_BRANCH="release-${{ env.VERSION }}"
+          PR_TITLE="Release ${{ env.VERSION }}"
+          PR_BODY="Human review requested!"
+
+          # Create a PR using GitHub API
+          curl -X POST \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+            -d "{\"title\":\"$PR_TITLE\",\"body\":\"$PR_BODY\",\"head\":\"$HEAD_BRANCH\",\"base\":\"$BASE_BRANCH\"}" \
+            https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls
+
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2410e36..2a2ed2c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,35 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [V0.1.1a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/tree/V0.1.1a1) (2024-09-06)
+## [0.1.1a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/tree/0.1.1a1) (2024-09-10)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/compare/V0.0.1...V0.1.1a1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/compare/V0.1.1...0.1.1a1)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
-- fix:raw\_urls [\#14](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/pull/14) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
-
-## [V0.0.1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/tree/V0.0.1) (2024-09-02)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/compare/0c36f8d6b01e7b4f5152920b9c4472fc26fad4ed...V0.0.1)
-
-**Implemented enhancements:**
-
-- modernize [\#5](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/pull/5) ([NeonJarbas](https://github.com/NeonJarbas))
-
-**Closed issues:**
-
-- Plug-in as requirement? [\#7](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/issues/7)
-- Skil does not work [\#6](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/issues/6)
-- No module named 'mycroft\_bus\_client' [\#3](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/issues/3)
-
-**Merged pull requests:**
-
-- Create Italian translation [\#12](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/pull/12) ([airon90](https://github.com/airon90))
-- fix/remove unused cache leftovers [\#11](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/pull/11) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
-- refactor/ocp\_modernize [\#9](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/pull/9) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
-- modernize for core 0.0.8 [\#4](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/pull/4) ([NeonJarbas](https://github.com/NeonJarbas))
-- feat/runtime\_requirements [\#2](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/pull/2) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
-- Loosen ovos\_workshop dependency to support current version [\#1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/pull/1) ([NeonDaniel](https://github.com/NeonDaniel))
+- chore:automations [\#15](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/skill-ovos-youtube-music/pull/15) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
 
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/remove_alpha.py b/scripts/remove_alpha.py
deleted file mode 100644
index fa4d09b..0000000
--- a/scripts/remove_alpha.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-"""
-on merge to master -> declare stable (remove alpha)
-"""
-import argparse
-import fileinput
-import sys
-from os.path import abspath, join, dirname
-
-
-def update_alpha(version_file):
-    alpha_var_name = "VERSION_ALPHA"
-
-    for line in fileinput.input(version_file, inplace=True):
-        if line.startswith(alpha_var_name):
-            print(f"{alpha_var_name} = 0")
-        else:
-            print(line.rstrip('\n'))
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description='Update the version based on the specified part (major, minor, build, alpha)')
-    parser.add_argument('--version-file', help='Path to the version.py file', required=True)
-
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    update_alpha(abspath(args.version_file))
diff --git a/scripts/update_version.py b/scripts/update_version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 188eaa1..0000000
--- a/scripts/update_version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-"""
-on merge to dev:
-- depending on labels (conventional commits) script is called with "major", "minor", "build", "alpha"
-- on merge to dev, update version.py string to enforce semver
-"""
-
-import sys
-import argparse
-from os.path import abspath
-
-def read_version(version_file):
-    VERSION_MAJOR = 0
-    VERSION_MINOR = 0
-    VERSION_BUILD = 0
-    VERSION_ALPHA = 0
-
-    with open(version_file, 'r') as file:
-        content = file.read()
-    for l in content.split("\n"):
-        l = l.strip()
-        if l.startswith("VERSION_MAJOR"):
-            VERSION_MAJOR = int(l.split("=")[-1])
-        elif l.startswith("VERSION_MINOR"):
-            VERSION_MINOR = int(l.split("=")[-1])
-        elif l.startswith("VERSION_BUILD"):
-            VERSION_BUILD = int(l.split("=")[-1])
-        elif l.startswith("VERSION_ALPHA"):
-            VERSION_ALPHA = int(l.split("=")[-1])
-    return VERSION_MAJOR, VERSION_MINOR, VERSION_BUILD, VERSION_ALPHA
-
-
-def update_version(part, version_file):
-    VERSION_MAJOR, VERSION_MINOR, VERSION_BUILD, VERSION_ALPHA = read_version(version_file)
-
-    if part == 'major':
-        VERSION_MAJOR += 1
-        VERSION_MINOR = 0
-        VERSION_BUILD = 0
-        VERSION_ALPHA = 1
-    elif part == 'minor':
-        VERSION_MINOR += 1
-        VERSION_BUILD = 0
-        VERSION_ALPHA = 1
-    elif part == 'build':
-        VERSION_BUILD += 1
-        VERSION_ALPHA = 1
-    elif part == 'alpha':
-        VERSION_ALPHA += 1
-
-    with open(version_file, 'w') as file:
-        file.write(f"""# START_VERSION_BLOCK
-VERSION_MAJOR = {VERSION_MAJOR}
-VERSION_MINOR = {VERSION_MINOR}
-VERSION_BUILD = {VERSION_BUILD}
-VERSION_ALPHA = {VERSION_ALPHA}
-# END_VERSION_BLOCK""")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Update the version based on the specified part (major, minor, build, alpha)')
-    parser.add_argument('part', help='Part of the version to update (major, minor, build, alpha)')
-    parser.add_argument('--version-file', help='Path to the version.py file', required=True)
-
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    update_version(args.part, abspath(args.version_file))
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index bbc2a72..e0c04e7 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 VERSION_MAJOR = 0
 VERSION_MINOR = 1
 VERSION_BUILD = 1
-VERSION_ALPHA = 0
-# END_VERSION_BLOCK
+VERSION_ALPHA = 1
+# END_VERSION_BLOCK
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