diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_label.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_label.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c1a234b76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_label.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: Labeler
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  conventional-commits:
+    name: Add release labels
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+        - name: Report Conventional Commits
+          uses: nichtsfrei/actions/pr-conventional-commit-labeler@v3
+          with:
+            token: ${{ github.token }}
+            configuration_toml: release_tag.toml
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f8f3f10df7..769ab8c5c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.token }}
           fetch-depth: '0'
+
       - name: set git credentials
         run: |
              git config --global user.email "${{ secrets.email }}"
@@ -77,15 +78,13 @@ jobs:
           git checkout "v${{ env.LATEST_VERSION }}"
           # get just the major version of latest version 
           export BRANCH_NAME=$(echo "${{ env.LATEST_VERSION }}" | sed 's/^\([0-9]*\).*/v\1/')
-          git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
-          git push origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
+          git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME" && git push origin "$BRANCH_NAME" || true
       # create branch of version
+      - uses: greenbone/actions/setup-pontos@v3
       - name: prepare project version ${{ env.RELEASE_REF }} ${{ env.LATEST_VERSION }} -> ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
         run: |
           # jump back for the case that we switched to a tag
           git checkout "${{ env.RELEASE_REF }}"
-          # change version
-          python3 -m pip install pontos
           # ignore failure on setting version
           pontos-version update ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }} || true
           # set app version on chart
@@ -107,7 +106,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: rs-binaries
           path: assets
-      - uses: greenbone/actions/setup-pontos@v3
       - name: release ${{ env.PROJECT }} ${{ env.LATEST_VERSION }} -> ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
         run: |
           pontos-changelog \
diff --git a/release_tag.toml b/release_tag.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35c8e753a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release_tag.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# the name functions as a key and should be unique.
+# The priority is used when only_highest_priority is set to true
+labels = [
+  { name = "patch_release", priority = 1 },
+  { name = "minor_release", priority = 2 },
+  { name = "major_release", priority = 3 },
+]
+
+# group within groups must be defined in `changelog.toml`
+# label within groups must be defined in `labels`
+groups = [
+  { group = "Added", label = "minor_release" },
+  { group = "Changed", label = "major_release" }, # maybe minor?
+  { group = "Removed", label = "major_release" }, # maybe minor?
+  { group = "Bug Fixes", label = "patch_reelase" },
+]
+
+# when set to false all unique labels will be set
+# otherwise only one label with the highest priority
+# will be set
+only_highest_priority = true
+