diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-localization-download.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-localization-download.yml
index cc62511ed0..34e75a4dc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-localization-download.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-localization-download.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   download:
     name: "Download localizations from Crowdin"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: translations
     outputs:
       pr_ref: ${{ steps.convert_outputs.outputs.pr_ref }}
       pr_id: ${{ steps.convert_outputs.outputs.pr_id }}
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./docs
       - name: "Build locales"
         run:
-          sphinx-intl update -p ./build/locales -l ja -l de -l ja -l fr -l it -l en -l hi -l ko -l pt_BR -l es -l zh_CN -l ru
+          sphinx-intl update -p ./build/locales ${{ vars.SPHINX_LANGUAGES }}
         working-directory: ./docs
       - name: "Crowdin"
         id: crowdin
@@ -44,19 +45,19 @@ jobs:
           upload_sources: false
           upload_translations: false
           download_translations: false
-          download_bundle: ${{ secrets.CROWDIN_BUNDLE_ID }}
-          localization_branch_name: l10n_master
+          download_bundle: ${{ vars.CROWDIN_BUNDLE_ID }}
+          localization_branch_name: ${{ vars.CROWDIN_LOCALIZATION_BRANCH }}
           create_pull_request: true
-          pull_request_title: "docs: Update localizations from Crowdin"
-          pull_request_body: "Crowdin download was triggered due to completely translated file or project. Starting sync. CC @Lulalaby"
+          pull_request_title: ${{ vars.CROWDIN_PR_TITLE }}
+          pull_request_body: ${{ vars.CROWDIN_PR_BODY }}
           pull_request_base_branch_name: "master"
           pull_request_reviewers: "Lulalaby"
           config: "crowdin.yml"
           base_path: "."
-          commit_message: "docs: Update localizations from Crowdin"
+          commit_message: ${{ vars.CROWDIN_COMMIT_MSG }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_TOKEN }}
-          CROWDIN_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.CROWDIN_PROJECT_ID }}
+          CROWDIN_PROJECT_ID: ${{ vars.CROWDIN_PROJECT_ID }}
           CROWDIN_PERSONAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CROWDIN_API_TOKEN }}
       - name: "Convert Outputs"
         id: convert_outputs
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "PR operations"
     needs: [download]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: translations
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout Repository"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
       #workflow: version-updates.yml
       #ref: ${{ steps.convert_outputs.outputs.pr_ref }}
       - name: "Auto Approve"
-        run: gh pr review --approve -b "auto-approval for localization sync :3" "$PR_ID"
+        run: gh pr review --approve -b "Auto-approval for localization sync" "$PR_ID"
         env:
           PR_ID: ${{ steps.convert_outputs.outputs.pr_id }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-localization-upload.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-localization-upload.yml
index 9bf2d5317a..521dc80ee3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-localization-upload.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-localization-upload.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@ jobs:
     name: "Upload localization base to Crowdin"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '!crowdin upload') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    environment: translations
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: "Checkout Repository"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-tags: true
       - name: "Install Python"
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./docs
       - name: "Build locales"
         run:
-          sphinx-intl update -p ./build/locales -l ja -l de -l ja -l fr -l it -l en -l hi -l ko -l pt_BR -l es -l zh_CN -l ru
+          sphinx-intl update -p ./build/locales ${{ vars.SPHINX_LANGUAGES }}
         working-directory: ./docs
       - name: "Crowdin"
         uses: crowdin/github-action@v2
@@ -45,10 +49,10 @@ jobs:
           upload_sources: true
           upload_translations: false
           download_translations: false
-          localization_branch_name: l10n_master
+          localization_branch_name: ${{ vars.CROWDIN_LOCALIZATION_BRANCH }}
           create_pull_request: false
           config: "crowdin.yml"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_TOKEN }}
-          CROWDIN_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.CROWDIN_PROJECT_ID }}
+          CROWDIN_PROJECT_ID: ${{ vars.CROWDIN_PROJECT_ID }}
           CROWDIN_PERSONAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CROWDIN_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1bba58ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+name: "Release"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        type: string
+        description: "Version number to release (e.g., 1.2.3, 1.2.3-rc1, 1.2.0)"
+        required: true
+
+permissions: write-all
+
+jobs:
+  safety_check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release
+    env: 
+      ALLOWED_USER_IDS: ${{ vars.ALLOWED_USER_IDS }}
+    steps:
+      - name: "Check if Executing User is Allowed"
+        id: safety
+        run: |
+          USER_ID=${{ github.actor_id }}
+          ALLOWED_IDS=$(echo $ALLOWED_USER_IDS | tr "," "\n")
+          if echo "$ALLOWED_IDS" | grep -q -w "$USER_ID"; then
+            echo "User $USER_ID is allowed to run this workflow."
+          else
+            echo "User $USER_ID is not authorized to run this workflow."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+  pre_config:
+    needs: [safety_check]
+    outputs:
+      branch_name: ${{ steps.determine_vars.outputs.branch_name }}
+      is_rc: ${{ steps.determine_vars.outputs.version }}
+      version: ${{ steps.determine_vars.outputs.is_rc }}
+      previous_tag: ${{ steps.determine_vars.outputs.previous_tag }}
+    runs-on: ububtu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: "Checkout Repository"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: "Determine Push Branch"
+        id: determine_vars
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          PREVIOUS_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 HEAD^)
+          echo "previous_tag=${PREVIOUS_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          if [[ $VERSION =~ -rc ]]; then
+            MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION=$(echo $VERSION | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
+            echo "branch_name=v${MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION}.x" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "is_rc=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          elif [[ $VERSION =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION=$(echo $VERSION | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
+            echo "branch_name=v${MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION}.x" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "is_rc=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION=$(echo $VERSION | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
+            echo "branch_name=v${MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION}.x" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "is_rc=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+  lib_release:
+    needs: [safety_check,pre_config]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release
+    env:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    steps:
+      - name: "Checkout Repository"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: "Setup Python"
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+          cache: "pip"
+          cache-dependency-path: "requirements/_release.txt"
+
+      - name: "Install Release Dependencies"
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements/_release.txt
+
+      - name: "Prepare and Update CHANGELOG.md"
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${{ needs.pre_config.outputs.version }}
+          DATE=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')
+          sed -i "s/## \[Unreleased\]/## [$VERSION] - $DATE/" CHANGELOG.md
+          sed -i "0,/## \[$VERSION\]/ s|## \[$VERSION\]|## [Unreleased]\n\n### Added\n\n### Changed\n\n### Fixed\n\n### Removed\n\n$&|" CHANGELOG.md
+          sed -i "s|\[Unreleased\]:.*|[Unreleased]: https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/compare/v$VERSION...HEAD\n[$VERSION]: https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/compare/v$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 @^)...v$VERSION|" CHANGELOG.md
+          echo "[Unreleased]: https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/compare/v$VERSION...HEAD" >> CHANGELOG.md
+          git add CHANGELOG.md
+          git commit -m "chore(release): update CHANGELOG for version $VERSION"
+
+      - name: "Commit and Push Changelog to Master"
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
+          git config user.email "actions@github.com"
+          git add CHANGELOG.md
+          git commit -m "chore(release): update CHANGELOG for version ${{ needs.pre_config.outputs.version }}"
+          git push origin HEAD:master
+
+      - name: "Push Changelog to Version Branch"
+        run: |
+          git push origin HEAD:${{ needs.pre_config.outputs.branch_name }}
+
+      - name: "Create Git Tag"
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
+          git config user.email "actions@github.com"
+          VERSION=${{ needs.pre_config.outputs.version }}
+          git tag -s v$VERSION -m "Release version $VERSION"
+          git push origin v$VERSION
+
+      - name: "Verify Version"
+        run: python -m setuptools_scm
+
+      - name: "Build Package"
+        run: |
+          python3 -m build --sdist
+          python3 -m build --wheel
+
+      - name: "Create GitHub Release"
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.0.8
+        with:
+          tag_name: "v${{ needs.pre_config.outputs.version }}"
+          name: "v${{ needs.pre_config.outputs.version }}"
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: ${{ needs.pre_config.outputs.is_rc == 'true' }}
+          files: |
+            dist/*.whl
+            dist/*.tar.gz
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          make_latest: true
+
+      - name: "Publish package distributions to PyPI"
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.9.0
+        env:
+          name: pypi
+          url: https://pypi.org/p/pycord
+        with:
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
+
+  docs_release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [lib_release,pre_config]
+    if: needs.pre_config.outputs.is_rc == 'false' || (needs.pre_config.outputs.is_rc == 'true' && endsWith(needs.pre_config.outputs.version, '.0-rc1'))
+    environment: release
+    steps:
+      - name: "Sync Versions on Read the Docs"
+        run: |
+          curl --location --request POST 'https://readthedocs.org/api/v3/projects/pycord/sync-versions/' \
+          --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+          --header "Authorization: Token ${{ secrets.READTHEDOCS_TOKEN }}"
+
+      - name: "Activate and Show Version on Read the Docs"
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${{ needs.pre_config.outputs.version }}
+          MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION=$(echo $VERSION | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
+          PATCH_VERSION=${VERSION##*.}
+          if [[ $PATCH_VERSION =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            DOCS_VERSION="v$VERSION"
+          else
+            DOCS_VERSION="v$MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION.x"
+          fi
+          curl --location --request PATCH "https://readthedocs.org/api/v3/projects/pycord/versions/$DOCS_VERSION/" \
+          --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+          --header "Authorization: Token ${{ secrets.READTHEDOCS_TOKEN }}" \
+          --data '{
+              "active": true,
+              "hidden": false
+          }'
+
+  determine_milestone_id:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [lib_release,docs_release,pre_config]
+    if: ${{ !contains(needs.pre_config.outputs.version, '-') && endsWith(needs.pre_config.outputs.version, '.0') }}
+    outputs:
+      milestone_version: ${{ steps.extract_version.outputs.milestone_version }}
+    environment: release
+    steps:
+      - name: "Extract Milestone Version"
+        id: extract_version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${{ needs.pre_config.outputs.version }}
+          MILESTONE_VERSION=$(echo $VERSION | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
+          echo "milestone_version=$MILESTONE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+  close_milestone:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [determine_milestone_id,pre_config]
+    if: ${{ !contains(needs.pre_config.outputs.version, '-') && endsWith(needs.pre_config.outputs.version, '.0') }}
+    environment: release
+    env:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    steps:
+      - name: "Close Milestone"
+        run: gh milestone edit "v${{ needs.determine_milestone_id.outputs.milestone_version }}" --state closed
+
+      - name: "Create New Milestone"
+        run: |
+          NEW_MILESTONE_VERSION=$(echo ${{ needs.determine_milestone_id.outputs.milestone_version }} | awk -F. '{print $1"."$2+1}')
+          gh milestone create "v${NEW_MILESTONE_VERSION}"
+
+      - name: "Move Open Issues and PRs"
+        run: |
+          gh issue list --milestone "v${{ needs.determine_milestone_id.outputs.milestone_version }}" --state open | while read issue
+          do
+          gh issue edit $issue --milestone "v${NEW_MILESTONE_VERSION}"
+          done
+
+  inform_discord:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [lib_release,docs_release,close_milestone,pre_config]
+    environment: release
+    steps:
+      - name: "Notify Discord"
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${{ needs.pre_config.outputs.version }}
+          MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION=$(echo $VERSION | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
+          DOCS_URL="<https://docs.pycord.dev/en/v$VERSION/changelog.html>"
+          GITHUB_COMPARE_URL="<https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/compare/${{ needs.pre_config.outputs.previous_tag }}...v$VERSION>"
+          GITHUB_RELEASE_URL="<https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/releases/tag/v$VERSION>"
+          PYPI_RELEASE_URL="<https://pypi.org/project/py-cord/$VERSION/>"
+          ANNOUNCEMENT="## <:pycord:1063211537008955495> Pycord v${MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION} is out!\n\n"
+          ANNOUNCEMENT="${ANNOUNCEMENT}[@everyone]\n\n"
+          ANNOUNCEMENT="${ANNOUNCEMENT}You can view the changelog here: <$DOCS_URL>\n\n"
+          ANNOUNCEMENT="${ANNOUNCEMENT}Feel free to take a look at the [GitHub changelog]($GITHUB_COMPARE_URL), [GitHub release page]($GITHUB_RELEASE_URL) and the [PyPI release page]($PYPI_RELEASE_URL).\n\n"
+          ANNOUNCEMENT="${ANNOUNCEMENT}You can install this version by running the following command:\n\`\`\`sh\npip install -U py-cord==$VERSION\n\`\`\`\n\n"
+          curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -X POST \
+            -d "{\"content\":\"$ANNOUNCEMENT\"}" \
+            ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL }}
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 5e82acb518..19503bd234 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-Pycord
+.. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Pycord-Development/pycord-next/main/docs/assets/pycord-v3.png
+   :alt: Pycord v3
+Pycord is a modern, easy to use, feature-rich, and async ready API wrapper for Discord written in Python.
+
 ======
 
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/discord/881207955029110855?label=discord&style=for-the-badge&logo=discord&color=5865F2&logoColor=white
-   :target: https://pycord.dev/discord
-   :alt: Discord server invite
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/py-cord.svg?style=for-the-badge&logo=pypi&color=yellowgreen&logoColor=white
    :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py-cord
    :alt: PyPI version info
@@ -16,11 +16,16 @@ Pycord
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/Pycord-Development/pycord?include_prereleases&label=Latest%20Release&logo=github&sort=semver&style=for-the-badge&logoColor=white
    :target: https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/releases
    :alt: Latest release
+
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/discord/881207955029110855?label=discord&style=for-the-badge&logo=discord&color=5865F2&logoColor=white
+   :target: https://pycord.dev/discord
+   :alt: Discord server invite
+
 .. image:: https://badges.crowdin.net/badge/dark/crowdin-on-light.png
    :target: https://translations.pycord.dev/documentation/?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=badge-add-on
    :alt: Crowdin | Agile localization for tech companies
 
- Pycord is a modern, easy to use, feature-rich, and async ready API wrapper for Discord written in Python.
+======
 
 Key Features
 ------------