diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 68ee0968..e7ee0819 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 name: Release
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      tag:
-        description: The release tag in v*.*.* format
-        required: true
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - test_release_version
 
 env:
   NODE_OPTIONS: "--max_old_space_size=4096"
@@ -14,19 +12,10 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      TAG: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
-      RC_BRANCH: '' # the release branch is based on the RC branch
+      TAG: v0.5.0
+      RC_BRANCH: release-v0.5.0
     steps:
-      - name: Validate input
-        run: |
-          echo $RC_BRANCH
-          if [[ ! $TAG =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-            echo "Wrong tag format provided, please use v*.*.* format"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-      - name: Define release branch name in the format "release-*.*.*"
-        run: |
-          echo "RC_BRANCH=release-${TAG#v}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
 
       - name: Configure git for private modules
         env:
@@ -50,12 +39,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: 8
 
-      - name: Everest Frontend - create tag
-        run: |
-          cd percona-everest-frontend
-          git tag -a $TAG -m "Release ${TAG}"
-          git push origin $TAG
-
       - name: Everest Frontend - run with Node 16
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
@@ -78,18 +61,10 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ env.RC_BRANCH }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Everest Backend - create tag
+      - name: Everest Backend - check version
         run: |
           cd backend
-
-          # update image names in scripts. since the branch is created based on the RC-branch,
-          # the perconalab/everest:vX.Y.Z image reference is already present in the scripts
-          sed -i "s/perconalab\/everest/percona\/percona-everest/g" deploy/quickstart-k8s.yaml
-          echo "$(git diff deploy/quickstart-k8s.yaml)"
-          git commit -a -m "update scripts"
-
-          git tag -a $TAG -m "Release ${TAG}"
-          git push origin $TAG
+          echo "version: $(git describe --always --tags --dirty | cut -b2-)"
 
       - name: Everest Backend - Embed Everest Frontend app into backend
         run: |
@@ -103,26 +78,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Everest release
         run: |
           cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/backend
+          echo "version: $(git describe --always --tags --dirty | cut -b2-)"
           CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 make release
-
-      - name: Everest - Setup docker build metadata
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
-        id: meta
-        with:
-          images: percona/percona-everest
-          tags: |
-            ${{ env.TAG }}
-            latest
-
-      - name: Everest - Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Everest - Build and Push everest release image
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
-        with:
-          context: backend
-          push: true
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}