diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_alpha.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_alpha.yml
index 1e09747..86dcaca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_alpha.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_alpha.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: update_version
     steps:
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
+        with:
+          tag_name: V${{ needs.update_version.outputs.version }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ needs.update_version.outputs.version }}
+          body: |
+            Changes in this Release
+            ${{ needs.update_version.outputs.changelog }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: true
+          commitish: dev
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
diff --git a/scripts/bump_alpha.py b/scripts/bump_alpha.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b044212..0000000
--- a/scripts/bump_alpha.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-import fileinput
-from os.path import join, dirname
-
-
-version_file = join(dirname(dirname(__file__)), "ovos_bus_client", "version.py")
-version_var_name = "VERSION_ALPHA"
-
-with open(version_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as v:
-    for line in v.readlines():
-        if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-            version = int(line.split("=")[-1])
-            new_version = int(version) + 1
-
-for line in fileinput.input(version_file, inplace=True):
-    if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-        print(f"{version_var_name} = {new_version}")
-    else:
-        print(line.rstrip('\n'))
diff --git a/scripts/bump_build.py b/scripts/bump_build.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 799b5b6..0000000
--- a/scripts/bump_build.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-import fileinput
-from os.path import join, dirname
-
-
-version_file = join(dirname(dirname(__file__)), "ovos_bus_client", "version.py")
-version_var_name = "VERSION_BUILD"
-alpha_var_name = "VERSION_ALPHA"
-
-with open(version_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as v:
-    for line in v.readlines():
-        if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-            version = int(line.split("=")[-1])
-            new_version = int(version) + 1
-
-for line in fileinput.input(version_file, inplace=True):
-    if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-        print(f"{version_var_name} = {new_version}")
-    elif line.startswith(alpha_var_name):
-        print(f"{alpha_var_name} = 0")
-    else:
-        print(line.rstrip('\n'))
diff --git a/scripts/bump_major.py b/scripts/bump_major.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 797d4c3..0000000
--- a/scripts/bump_major.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import fileinput
-from os.path import join, dirname
-
-
-version_file = join(dirname(dirname(__file__)), "ovos_bus_client", "version.py")
-version_var_name = "VERSION_MAJOR"
-minor_var_name = "VERSION_MINOR"
-build_var_name = "VERSION_BUILD"
-alpha_var_name = "VERSION_ALPHA"
-
-with open(version_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as v:
-    for line in v.readlines():
-        if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-            version = int(line.split("=")[-1])
-            new_version = int(version) + 1
-
-for line in fileinput.input(version_file, inplace=True):
-    if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-        print(f"{version_var_name} = {new_version}")
-    elif line.startswith(minor_var_name):
-        print(f"{minor_var_name} = 0")
-    elif line.startswith(build_var_name):
-        print(f"{build_var_name} = 0")
-    elif line.startswith(alpha_var_name):
-        print(f"{alpha_var_name} = 0")
-    else:
-        print(line.rstrip('\n'))
diff --git a/scripts/bump_minor.py b/scripts/bump_minor.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e135cd..0000000
--- a/scripts/bump_minor.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import fileinput
-from os.path import join, dirname
-
-
-version_file = join(dirname(dirname(__file__)), "ovos_bus_client", "version.py")
-version_var_name = "VERSION_MINOR"
-build_var_name = "VERSION_BUILD"
-alpha_var_name = "VERSION_ALPHA"
-
-with open(version_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as v:
-    for line in v.readlines():
-        if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-            version = int(line.split("=")[-1])
-            new_version = int(version) + 1
-
-for line in fileinput.input(version_file, inplace=True):
-    if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-        print(f"{version_var_name} = {new_version}")
-    elif line.startswith(build_var_name):
-        print(f"{build_var_name} = 0")
-    elif line.startswith(alpha_var_name):
-        print(f"{alpha_var_name} = 0")
-    else:
-        print(line.rstrip('\n'))
diff --git a/scripts/remove_alpha.py b/scripts/remove_alpha.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 102458e..0000000
--- a/scripts/remove_alpha.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import fileinput
-from os.path import join, dirname
-
-
-version_file = join(dirname(dirname(__file__)), "ovos_bus_client", "version.py")
-
-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'))