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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+name: Semantic Release Workflow
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - develop
+      - staging
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: "20.8.1"
+
+      - name: Clean dependencies
+        run: rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install
+
+      - name: Debug environment
+        run: |
+          echo "JIRA_HOST: $JIRA_HOST"
+          echo "JIRA_EMAIL: $JIRA_EMAIL"
+          echo "JIRA_API_TOKEN: [hidden]" 
+          echo "JIRA_PROJECT_KEY: $JIRA_PROJECT_KEY"
+        env:
+          JIRA_HOST: ${{ secrets.JIRA_HOST }}
+          JIRA_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.JIRA_EMAIL }}
+          JIRA_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.JIRA_API_TOKEN }}
+          JIRA_PROJECT_KEY: ${{ secrets.JIRA_PROJECT_KEY }}
+
+      - name: Run Semantic Release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          JIRA_HOST: ${{ secrets.JIRA_HOST }}
+          JIRA_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.JIRA_EMAIL }}
+          JIRA_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.JIRA_API_TOKEN }}
+          JIRA_PROJECT_KEY: ${{ secrets.JIRA_PROJECT_KEY }}
+        run: npx semantic-release
diff --git a/jira-plugin.js b/jira-plugin.js
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+const axios = require("axios");
+
+module.exports = {
+  verifyConditions: async (pluginConfig, { logger }) => {
+    logger.log("Verifying Jira conditions...");
+    if (!process.env.JIRA_HOST || !process.env.JIRA_EMAIL || !process.env.JIRA_API_TOKEN) {
+      throw new Error("Jira credentials are missing (JIRA_HOST, JIRA_EMAIL, JIRA_API_TOKEN).");
+    }
+  },
+
+  success: async (pluginConfig, context) => {
+    const { nextRelease, lastRelease, commits, branch, logger } = context;
+    const jiraHost = process.env.JIRA_HOST;
+    const jiraEmail = process.env.JIRA_EMAIL;
+    const jiraApiToken = process.env.JIRA_API_TOKEN;
+    const projectId = process.env.JIRA_PROJECT_KEY; // Example: SSP
+
+    // Only process RC or stable branches
+    if (!["main", "staging"].includes(branch.name)) {
+      logger.log(`Skipping Fix Version update for branch ${branch.name}.`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const releaseType = branch.name === "main" ? "stable" : "rc";
+
+    logger.log(`Processing commits since the last release: ${lastRelease.gitTag || "none"}`);
+
+    // Extract Jira ticket IDs from new commits
+    const ticketRegex = /\b([A-Z]+-\d+)\b/g;
+    const ticketIds = Array.from(
+      new Set(
+        commits
+          .filter((commit) => commit.message) // Ensure the commit has a message
+          .map((commit) => commit.message.match(ticketRegex)) // Extract ticket IDs
+          .flat()
+          .filter(Boolean) // Remove null or undefined matches
+      )
+    );
+
+    if (ticketIds.length === 0) {
+      logger.log("No Jira tickets found in new commits.");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    logger.log(`Found Jira tickets: ${ticketIds.join(", ")}`);
+
+    // Create or update the Fix Version in Jira
+    const fixVersion = {
+      name: nextRelease.version,
+      description: `Release ${nextRelease.version} (${releaseType})`,
+      released: releaseType === "stable", // Mark as released for stable releases
+      releaseDate: new Date().toISOString().split("T")[0], // Format: YYYY-MM-DD
+    };
+
+    try {
+      // Check if Fix Version exists
+      const { data: existingVersions } = await axios.get(
+        `${jiraHost}/rest/api/2/project/${projectId}/versions`,
+        { auth: { username: jiraEmail, password: jiraApiToken } }
+      );
+
+      const existingVersion = existingVersions.find((v) => v.name === fixVersion.name);
+      let versionId;
+
+      if (existingVersion) {
+        versionId = existingVersion.id;
+        logger.log(`Fix Version "${fixVersion.name}" already exists.`);
+      } else {
+        // Create Fix Version
+        const { data: newVersion } = await axios.post(
+          `${jiraHost}/rest/api/2/version`,
+          { ...fixVersion, project: projectId },
+          { auth: { username: jiraEmail, password: jiraApiToken } }
+        );
+        versionId = newVersion.id;
+        logger.log(`Created Fix Version "${fixVersion.name}".`);
+      }
+
+      // Update tickets with the Fix Version
+      await Promise.all(
+        ticketIds.map((ticketId) =>
+          axios.put(
+            `${jiraHost}/rest/api/2/issue/${ticketId}`,
+            { fields: { fixVersions: [{ id: versionId }] } },
+            { auth: { username: jiraEmail, password: jiraApiToken } }
+          )
+        )
+      );
+
+      logger.log(`Updated Fix Version for tickets: ${ticketIds.join(", ")}`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error("Failed to update Jira Fix Versions:", error.message);
+      throw error;
+    }
+  },
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.3",
+    "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",
+    "@semantic-release/github": "^11.0.1",
+    "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": "^8.0.0",
+    "execa": "^9.5.1",
+    "semantic-release": "^24.2.0",
+    "semantic-release-jira-releases": "^0.7.2"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "axios": "^1.7.8"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/release.config.js b/release.config.js
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+module.exports = {
+  branches: [
+    { name: "main" }, // Stable production releases
+    { name: "develop", prerelease: "beta" }, // Beta pre-releases for ongoing development
+    { name: "staging", prerelease: "rc" }, // RC (release candidate) pre-releases
+  ],
+  plugins: [
+  
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+      {
+        preset: "conventionalcommits",
+        releaseRules: [
+          { type: "feat", release: "minor" }, // Features trigger minor release
+          { type: "fix", release: "patch" }, // Fixes trigger patch release
+          { breaking: true, release: "major" }, // Breaking changes trigger major release
+          { type: "docs", release: false }, // Documentation changes are ignored
+          { type: "chore", release: false }, // Chores are ignored
+        ],
+        parserOpts: {
+          noteKeywords: ["BREAKING CHANGE", "BREAKING CHANGES"],
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+
+    "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/changelog",
+      {
+        changelogFile: "CHANGELOG.md",
+      },
+    ],
+    
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/git",
+      {
+        assets: ["CHANGELOG.md"],
+        message: "chore(release): ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]\n\n${nextRelease.notes}",
+      },
+    ],
+
+      "@semantic-release/github",
+      "./jira-plugin", 
+  ],
+};