diff --git a/.github/docs/release.md b/.github/docs/release.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..492643359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/docs/release.md
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+## How to make a release
+
+### Dev release
+
+#### Prepare release
+1. Set the project version that will be released in [pyproject.toml](https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee/blob/dev/pyproject.toml#L4)
+2. Update `uv.locl` with `uv lock` lock command
+3. Create a PR `dev` and merge it.
+
+#### Perform Release
+1. Go to [Release action](https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee/actions/workflows/release.yml)
+2. Select `dev` branch and run the workflow.
+3. Whatch the logs and make sure that everything goes well
+
+### Main release
+
+#### Prepare release
+1. Set the project version that will be released in [pyproject.toml](https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee/blob/dev/pyproject.toml#L4)
+2. Update `uv.locl` with `uv lock` lock command
+3. Create a PR `main` and merge it.
+
+#### Perform Release
+1. Go to [Release action](https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee/actions/workflows/release.yml)
+2. Select `main` branch and run the workflow.
+3. Whatch the logs and make sure that everything goes well
+
+### Release validation
+
+1. Make sure that the correct image is published to [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/cognee/cognee)
+2. Python package is published to [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/cognee/)
+3. Find the created github release in [GitHub releases](https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee/releases). Edit/prettify the release notes if required.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 84601edf7..226b0624e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,10 @@
 name: release.yml
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      flavour:
-        required: true
-        default: dev
-        type: choice
-        options:
-          - dev
-          - main
-        description: Dev or Main release
 
 jobs:
   release-github:
-    name: Create GitHub Release from ${{ inputs.flavour }}
+    name: Create GitHub Release from ${{ github.ref_name }}
     outputs:
       tag: ${{ steps.create_tag.outputs.tag }}
       version: ${{ steps.create_tag.outputs.version }}
@@ -22,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Check out ${{ inputs.flavour }}
+      - name: Check out ${{ github.ref_name }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.flavour }}
+          ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
       - name: Install uv
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
 
@@ -42,10 +33,10 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "tag=${TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          
+
           git tag "${TAG}"
           git push origin "${TAG}"
-          
+
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
@@ -54,49 +45,49 @@ jobs:
           generate_release_notes: true
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-  
-  release-pypi-package:    
+
+  release-pypi-package:
     needs: release-github
-    name: Release PyPI Package from ${{ inputs.flavour }}
+    name: Release PyPI Package from ${{ github.ref_name }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Check out ${{ inputs.flavour }}
+      - name: Check out ${{ github.ref_name }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.flavour }}
-      
+          ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+
       - name: Install uv
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
-      
+
       - name: Install Python
         run: uv python install
-      
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: uv sync --locked --all-extras
-      
+
       - name: Build distributions
         run: uv build
-      
-      - name: Publish ${{ inputs.flavour }} release to PyPI
+
+      - name: Publish ${{ github.ref_name }} release to PyPI
         env:
           UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
         run: uv publish
-  
-  release-docker-image:    
+
+  release-docker-image:
     needs: release-github
-    name: Release Docker Image from ${{ inputs.flavour }}
+    name: Release Docker Image from ${{ github.ref_name }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Check out ${{ inputs.flavour }}
+      - name: Check out ${{ github.ref_name }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.flavour }}
+          ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
@@ -108,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - name: Build and push Dev Docker Image
-        if: ${{ inputs.flavour == 'dev' }}
+        if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'dev' }}
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
         with:
           context: .
@@ -117,22 +108,22 @@ jobs:
           tags: cognee/cognee:${{ needs.release-github.outputs.version }}
           labels: |
             version=${{ needs.release-github.outputs.version }}
-            flavour=${{ inputs.flavour }}
+            flavour=${{ github.ref_name }}
           cache-from: type=registry,ref=cognee/cognee:buildcache
           cache-to: type=registry,ref=cognee/cognee:buildcache,mode=max
 
       - name: Build and push Main Docker Image
-        if: ${{ inputs.flavour == 'main' }}
+        if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'main' }}
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
         with:
           context: .
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
           push: true
-          tags: | 
+          tags: |
             cognee/cognee:${{ needs.release-github.outputs.version }}
             cognee/cognee:latest
           labels: |
             version=${{ needs.release-github.outputs.version }}
-            flavour=${{ inputs.flavour }}
+            flavour=${{ github.ref_name }}
           cache-from: type=registry,ref=cognee/cognee:buildcache
           cache-to: type=registry,ref=cognee/cognee:buildcache,mode=max
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ff42efc97..787ce3921 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -197,3 +197,5 @@ SWE-bench_testsample/
 
 # ChromaDB Data
 .chromadb_data/
+
+deployment/helm/values-local.yml