diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84c4d0d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: Release drafter
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "*"
+
+jobs:
+  draft-a-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up Python 3
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+      - name: Install build tools
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade build
+      - name: Build project for distribution
+        run: |
+          python -m build
+          tar -zvcf artifacts.tar.gz dist
+      - name: Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          draft: true
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          files: |
+            artifacts.tar.gz
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b8bb731c..0df5935c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 - Added Point in time API rest API([#191](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/191))
 - Github workflow for changelog verification ([#218](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/218))
 - Added overload decorators to helpers-actions.pyi-"bulk" ([#239](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/239))
+- Add release workflows ([#240](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/240))
 ### Changed
 - Updated getting started to user guide ([#233](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/233))
 - Updated CA certificate handling to check OpenSSL environment variables before defaulting to certifi ([#196](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/196))
diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index 87d51e43..324c3d55 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -31,4 +31,10 @@ Repositories create consistent release labels, such as `v1.0.0`, `v1.1.0` and `v
 
 ## Releasing
 
-The release process is standard across repositories in this org and is run by a release manager volunteering from amongst [MAINTAINERS](MAINTAINERS.md).
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+The release process is standard across repositories in this org and is run by a release manager volunteering from amongst [maintainers](MAINTAINERS.md).
+
+1. Create a tag, e.g. v2.1.0, and push it to the GitHub repo.
+1. The [release-drafter.yml](.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml) will be automatically kicked off and a draft release will be created.
+1. This draft release triggers the [jenkins release workflow](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/opensearch-py-release/) as a result of which opensearch-py client is released on [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/opensearch-py/).
+1. Once the above release workflow is successful, the drafted release on GitHub is published automatically.
+1. Increment "version" in [_version.py](./opensearchpy/_version.py) to the next patch release, e.g. v2.1.1. See [example](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/167).
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diff --git a/jenkins/release.JenkinsFile b/jenkins/release.JenkinsFile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c285719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jenkins/release.JenkinsFile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+lib = library(identifier: 'jenkins@1.3.1', retriever: modernSCM([
+    $class: 'GitSCMSource',
+    remote: 'https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build-libraries.git',
+]))
+
+standardReleasePipelineWithGenericTrigger(
+    tokenIdCredential: 'jenkins-opensearch-py-generic-webhook-token',
+    causeString: 'A tag was cut on opensearch-project/opensearch-py repository causing this workflow to run',
+    downloadReleaseAsset: true,
+    publishRelease: true) {
+        publishToPyPi(credentialId: 'jenkins-opensearch-py-pypi-credentials')
+    }