diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2291906f4494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - v*
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            file: forest-${{ github.ref_name }}-linux-amd64.zip
+          - os: macos-latest
+            file: forest-${{ github.ref_name }}-macos-amd64.zip
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install Toolchain
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          override: true
+      - name: Rust Cache
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1.3.0
+      - name: Homebrew Utils
+        run: |
+          brew install --verbose coreutils
+        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'macOS')
+      - name: Cargo Build
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --release --bin forest --features release
+      - name: Compress Binary
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p forest-${{ github.ref_name }}
+          cp -v target/release/forest forest-${{ github.ref_name }}
+          cp -rv CHANGELOG.md LICENSE-APACHE LICENSE-MIT README.md docs forest-${{ github.ref_name }}
+          strip forest-${{ github.ref_name }}/forest
+          sha256sum forest-${{ github.ref_name }}/forest > forest-${{ github.ref_name }}/forest.sha256
+          zip -r ${{ matrix.file }} forest-${{ github.ref_name }}
+      - name: Upload Binary
+        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
+        with:
+            repo_token: ${{ github.token }}
+            file: ${{ matrix.file }}
+            asset_name: ${{ matrix.file }}
+            tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+            overwrite: true
+            prerelease: true
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7daf489c23b8..b1095f97d357 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,79 @@
+## Forest v0.2.0 _alpha_ (2022-01-25)
+ChainSafe System's second _alpha_ release of the _Forest_ Filecoin Rust protocol implementation. This release fixes a series of bugs and performance issues and introduces, among others, support for:
+* Full mainnet compatibility
+* Filecoin network version 14 "Chocolate"
+* Forest actors version 6
+* Further audit fixes
+
+To compile release binaries, checkout the `v0.2.0` tag and build with the `release` feature.
+```shell
+git checkout v0.2.0
+cargo build --release --bin forest --features release
+./target/release/forest --help
+```
+
+All changes:
+* Release forest v0.2.0 alpha ([#1393](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1393)
+* C1 actors review ([#1368](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1368))
+* Fix encoding size constraints for BigInt and BigUint not enforced ([#1367](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1367))
+* Fix typo when running conformance tests. ([#1394](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1394))
+* Auto-detect available cores on Linux and MacOS. ([#1387](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1387)
+* Remove unused lint exceptions. ([#1385](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1385)
+* B4 fix: fixing by adding max index computation in bitfield validation ([#1344](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1344))
+* Ci: run github actions on buildjet ([#1366](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1366))
+* Ci: documentation dry-run for PRs. ([#1383](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1383))
+* Use pre-made action to deploy documentation to gh-pages. ([#1380](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1380))
+* Networks: Show an informative error message if the selected feature set is invalid. ([#1373](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1373))
+* Disable test 'test_optimal_message_selection3' because it is inconsistent. ([#1381](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1381))
+* Add David to repo maintainers ([#1374](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1374))
+* Apply lints from rust-1.58 ([#1378](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1378))
+* Catch panic in verify_window_post ([#1365](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1365))
+* Make 'base64' dependency for key_management no longer optional ([#1372](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1372))
+* Fix snapshot get in docs ([#1353](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1353))
+* Fix market logic ([#1356](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1356))
+* V6: fix market and power actors to match go ([#1348](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1348))
+* F28 fix ([#1343](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1343))
+* Fix: F25 ([#1342](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1342))
+* Ci: --ignore RUSTSEC-2021-0130 ([#1350](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1350))
+* Drand v14 update: fix fetching around null tipsets ([#1339](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1339))
+* Fix v6 market actor bug ([#1341](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1341))
+* F27 fix ([#1328](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1328))
+* F17 fix ([#1324](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1324))
+* Laudiacay/actors review f23 ([#1325](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1325))
+* Fix market actor publish_storage_deals ([#1327](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1327))
+* Remove .swp ([#1326](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1326))
+* F24 fix ([#1323](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1323))
+* F9 fix ([#1315](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1315))
+* F20: Fix expiration set validation order ([#1322](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1322))
+* F13 fix ([#1313](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1313))
+* F21 fix ([#1311](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1311))
+* F11 fix ([#1312](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1312))
+* F15 fix ([#1314](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1314))
+* F18, F19 fix ([#1321](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1321))
+* Nv14: implement v6 actors ([#1260](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1260))
+* Add to troubleshooting docs ([#1282](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1282))
+* F12 fix ([#1290](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1290))
+* F1 fix ([#1293](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1293))
+* F16: Fix improper use of assert macro ([#1310](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1310))
+* F14: Fix missing continue statement ([#1309](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1309))
+* F10 fix ([#1308](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1308))
+* F7: Fix incorrect error codes ([#1297](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1297))
+* F8: Add missing decrement for miner_count ([#1298](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1298))
+* F6: Fix incorrect error code ([#1296](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1296))
+* F5: Fix proposal check in market actor ([#1295](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1295))
+* Remove redundant validation code and update error message to be same as in spec actors ([#1294](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1294))
+* F3: fix logic to be the same as in the spec actors ([#1292](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1292))
+* Attempt to improve gh actions time ([#1319](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1319))
+* Fix clippy errors for the new cargo 1.57.0 ([#1316](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1316))
+* Ci: add gh actions workflows ([#1317](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1317))
+* Fix: audit issue F2 ([#1289](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1289))
+* Update codeowners ([#1306](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1306))
+* Add Guillaume to code owners ([#1283](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1283))
+* .circleci: Remove extra step for docs ([#1251](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1251))
+* .circleci: Build and push mdbook ([#1250](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1250))
+* Add MdBook Documentation ([#1249](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1249))
+* Docs: add release notes ([#1246](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/1246))
+
 ## Forest v0.1.0 _alpha_ (2021-10-19)
 ChainSafe System's first _alpha_ release of the _Forest_ Filecoin Rust protocol implementation.
 * It synchronizes and verifies the latest Filecoin main network and is able to query the latest state.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d18d2e0cf59a..e866fdfb2804 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@ checksum = "3f9eec918d3f24069decb9af1554cad7c880e2da24a9afd88aca000531ab82c1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "forest"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actor_interface",
  "async-log",
diff --git a/forest/Cargo.toml b/forest/Cargo.toml
index 6711f76bbf1b..e16ef70d4aa3 100644
--- a/forest/Cargo.toml
+++ b/forest/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "forest"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 authors = ["ChainSafe Systems <info@chainsafe.io>"]
 description = "Filecoin implementation in Rust. This command will start the daemon process."
 edition = "2018"