diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 59ae6297df..5e692eb8f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           until .ci/release/wait_maven_artifact_published.sh ${{ inputs.version }}
           do
-            echo "Artifacts not found on maven central. Sleeping 10 seconds, retrying afterwards"
-            sleep 10s
+            echo "Artifacts not found on maven central. Sleeping 30 seconds, retrying afterwards"
+            sleep 30s
           done
 
   update_cloudfoundry:
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ jobs:
     if: false
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: main
         #TODO: Use apmmachine + setup authorization (SSH?)
       - name: Set up git user
         run: |
@@ -96,12 +98,15 @@ jobs:
   build_docker_images:
     name: "Build and push docker images"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    #TODO: disabled for now
+    if: false
     env:
       TAG_NAME: v${{ inputs.version }}
       SONATYPE_FALLBACK: 1
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
+          ref: main
           fetch-depth: 0 # Load entire history as it is required for the push-script
       # TODO: docker login
       - name: "Build docker image"
@@ -110,3 +115,62 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Tag and push docker images"
         shell: bash
         run: ./scripts/jenkins/push_docker.sh
+
+  publish_aws_lambda:
+    name: "Publish AWS Lambda"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      arn_content: ${{ steps.arn_output.outputs.arn_content }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: main
+      # TODO: actual lambda creation + upload
+      - name: Setup dummy ARN file
+        run: |
+          {
+              echo "### ARNs of the APM Java Agent's AWS Lambda Layer"
+              echo ''
+              echo '|Region|ARN|'
+              echo '|------|---|'
+          } > ".ci/arn-file.md"
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: arn-file
+          path: .ci/arn-file.md
+      - name: Add ARN file to output
+        id: arn_output
+        run: |
+          echo 'arn_content<<ARN_CONTENT_EOF' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          cat .ci/arn-file.md >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo 'ARN_CONTENT_EOF' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+  
+
+  create_github_release:
+    name: "Create GitHub Release"
+    needs:
+      - publish_aws_lambda
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: main
+      - name: Await release-notes published
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          until .ci/release/wait_release_notes_published.sh ${{ inputs.version }}
+          do
+            echo "Release notes not published yet. Sleeping 30 seconds, retrying afterwards"
+            sleep 30s
+          done
+      - name: Compute major.x branch
+        id: get_dotx_branch
+        run: echo "dotx_branch=$(echo '${{ inputs.version }}' | sed -E 's/\..+/.x/')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          #token: TODO: set apmmachine (or whoever releases) user token here!
+          tag: v${{ inputs.version }}
+          name: Release ${{ inputs.version }}
+          body: |
+            [Release Notes for ${{ inputs.version }}](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/java/current/release-notes-${{ steps.get_dotx_branch.outputs.dotx_branch }}.html#release-notes-${{ inputs.version }})
+            ${{ needs.publish_aws_lambda.outputs.arn_content }}