diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ee5c9d833..a4679031e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,3 +37,5 @@ testem.log
 # System Files
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db
+
+version.properties
diff --git a/bamboo-specs/src/main/java/buildjob/PlanSpec.java b/bamboo-specs/src/main/java/buildjob/PlanSpec.java
index 6ecb91786..d771af012 100644
--- a/bamboo-specs/src/main/java/buildjob/PlanSpec.java
+++ b/bamboo-specs/src/main/java/buildjob/PlanSpec.java
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ import com.atlassian.bamboo.specs.api.builders.plan.artifact.Artifact;
 import com.atlassian.bamboo.specs.api.builders.plan.branches.BranchCleanup;
 import com.atlassian.bamboo.specs.api.builders.plan.branches.PlanBranchManagement;
 import com.atlassian.bamboo.specs.api.builders.project.Project;
-import com.atlassian.bamboo.specs.builders.task.CheckoutItem;
-import com.atlassian.bamboo.specs.builders.task.ScriptTask;
-import com.atlassian.bamboo.specs.builders.task.TestParserTask;
-import com.atlassian.bamboo.specs.builders.task.VcsCheckoutTask;
-import com.atlassian.bamboo.specs.builders.task.VcsCommitTask;
+import com.atlassian.bamboo.specs.builders.task.*;
 import com.atlassian.bamboo.specs.builders.trigger.BitbucketServerTrigger;
 import com.atlassian.bamboo.specs.model.task.ScriptTaskProperties;
 import com.atlassian.bamboo.specs.util.BambooServer;
@@ -51,10 +47,8 @@ public class PlanSpec {
 
     private PlanPermissions createPlanPermission(PlanIdentifier planIdentifier) {
         Permissions permission = new Permissions()
-            .userPermissions("atlbamboo", PermissionType.EDIT, PermissionType.VIEW, PermissionType.ADMIN,
-                PermissionType.CLONE, PermissionType.BUILD)
-            .userPermissions("tbejan", PermissionType.ADMIN, PermissionType.EDIT, PermissionType.VIEW,
-                PermissionType.CLONE, PermissionType.BUILD)
+            .userPermissions("atlbamboo", PermissionType.EDIT, PermissionType.VIEW, PermissionType.ADMIN, PermissionType.CLONE, PermissionType.BUILD)
+            .userPermissions("tbejan", PermissionType.ADMIN, PermissionType.EDIT, PermissionType.VIEW, PermissionType.CLONE, PermissionType.BUILD)
             .groupPermissions("red-ui", PermissionType.EDIT, PermissionType.VIEW, PermissionType.BUILD)
             .loggedInUserPermissions(PermissionType.VIEW).anonymousUserPermissionView();
         return new PlanPermissions(planIdentifier.getProjectKey(), planIdentifier.getPlanKey()).permissions(permission);
@@ -66,38 +60,56 @@ public class PlanSpec {
 
     public Plan createDockerBuildPlan() {
         return new Plan(project(), "Redaction UI", new BambooKey("UI"))
-            .description("Docker build for Redaction UI.").stages(
-                new Stage("Build Stage").jobs(creatGinCloudPlatformImagesJob("red-ui")))
-            .stages(new Stage("Upstream Push Stage").jobs(creatGinCloudPlatformUpstreamJob()))
-            .linkedRepositories("RED / ui").triggers(new BitbucketServerTrigger()).planBranchManagement(
-                new PlanBranchManagement().createForVcsBranch()
-                    .delete(new BranchCleanup().whenInactiveInRepositoryAfterDays(30)).notificationForCommitters());
+            .description("Docker build for Redaction UI.")
+            .stages(new Stage("Build Stage").jobs(creatGinCloudPlatformImagesJob("red-ui")))
+            .stages(new Stage("Upstream Push Stage")
+                .jobs(creatGinCloudPlatformUpstreamJob()))
+            .stages(new Stage("Release")
+                .manual(true)
+                .jobs(createRelease()))
+            .linkedRepositories("RED / ui")
+            .triggers(new BitbucketServerTrigger()).planBranchManagement(new PlanBranchManagement().createForVcsBranch()
+                .delete(new BranchCleanup().whenInactiveInRepositoryAfterDays(30)).notificationForCommitters());
     }
 
     public Job creatGinCloudPlatformImagesJob(String project) {
-        return new Job("Build Job: " + project, new BambooKey(project.toUpperCase().replaceAll("-", ""))).tasks(
-            new VcsCheckoutTask().description("Checkout Default Repository")
-                .checkoutItems(new CheckoutItem().defaultRepository()), new ScriptTask().description("Build")
-                .location(ScriptTaskProperties.Location.FILE)
-                .fileFromPath("bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/build.sh")
-                .environmentVariables("BAMBOO_DOWNLOAD_PASS=\"${bamboo.bamboo_download_pass}\"")
-                .environmentVariables("BAMBOO_DOWNLOAD_USER=\"${bamboo.bamboo_download_user}\"")
-                .environmentVariables("BRANCH_NAME=\"${bamboo.planRepository.branchName}\"")
-                .environmentVariables("PROJECT=\"" + project + "\"")
-        ).dockerConfiguration(
-            new DockerConfiguration().image("nexus.iqser.com:5001/infra/release_build:2.9.1")
+        return new Job("Build Job: " + project, new BambooKey(project.toUpperCase().replaceAll("-", "")))
+            .tasks(
+                new VcsCheckoutTask().description("Checkout Default Repository")
+                    .checkoutItems(new CheckoutItem().defaultRepository()), new ScriptTask().description("Build")
+                    .location(ScriptTaskProperties.Location.FILE)
+                    .fileFromPath("bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/build.sh")
+                    .environmentVariables("BAMBOO_DOWNLOAD_PASS=\"${bamboo.bamboo_download_pass}\"")
+                    .environmentVariables("BAMBOO_DOWNLOAD_USER=\"${bamboo.bamboo_download_user}\"")
+                    .environmentVariables("BRANCH_NAME=\"${bamboo.planRepository.branchName}\"")
+                    .environmentVariables("PROJECT=\"" + project + "\"")
+            ).dockerConfiguration(
+                new DockerConfiguration().image("nexus.iqser.com:5001/infra/release_build:2.9.1")
+                    .volume("/var/run/docker.sock", "/var/run/docker.sock"));
+    }
+
+
+    public Job creatGinCloudPlatformUpstreamJob() {
+        return new Job("Upstream Push", new BambooKey("USPSH"))
+            .tasks(
+                new VcsCheckoutTask().description("Checkout Default Repository")
+                    .checkoutItems(new CheckoutItem().defaultRepository()), new ScriptTask().description("Build")
+                    .location(ScriptTaskProperties.Location.FILE)
+                    .fileFromPath("bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/update-version.sh")
+                    .environmentVariables("BRANCH_NAME=\"${bamboo.planRepository.branchName}\""),
+                new VcsCommitTask().commitMessage("chore(release)").repository("RED / ui"))
+            .dockerConfiguration(new DockerConfiguration().image("nexus.iqser.com:5001/infra/release_build:2.9.1")
                 .volume("/var/run/docker.sock", "/var/run/docker.sock"));
     }
 
-    public Job creatGinCloudPlatformUpstreamJob() {
-        return new Job("Upstream Push", new BambooKey("USPSH")).tasks(
-            new VcsCheckoutTask().description("Checkout Default Repository")
-                .checkoutItems(new CheckoutItem().defaultRepository()), new ScriptTask().description("Build")
-                .location(ScriptTaskProperties.Location.FILE)
-                .fileFromPath("bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/update-version.sh")
-                .environmentVariables("BRANCH_NAME=\"${bamboo.planRepository.branchName}\""),
-            new VcsCommitTask().commitMessage("chore(release)").repository("RED / ui")).dockerConfiguration(
-            new DockerConfiguration().image("nexus.iqser.com:5001/infra/release_build:2.9.1")
+
+    public Job createRelease() {
+        return new Job("Create Release", new BambooKey("CRLS"))
+            .tasks(
+                new VcsCheckoutTask().description("Checkout Default Repository").checkoutItems(new CheckoutItem().defaultRepository()),
+                new InjectVariablesTask().path("version.properties"),
+                new VcsBranchTask().branchName("release/\"${APP_VERSION}\"").repository("RED / ui"))
+            .dockerConfiguration(new DockerConfiguration().image("nexus.iqser.com:5001/infra/release_build:2.9.1")
                 .volume("/var/run/docker.sock", "/var/run/docker.sock"));
     }
 
diff --git a/bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/build.sh b/bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/build.sh
index 60c811ef8..111ff5140 100644
--- a/bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/build.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ fi
 
 if [[ -n ${version+z} ]]
 then
-    echo "Publishing Images with version $version"
+    echo "Publishing Images with version ${version}"
     echo "${BAMBOO_DOWNLOAD_PASS} | docker login -u ${BAMBOO_DOWNLOAD_USER} --password-stdin nexus.iqser.com:5001"
+
+    echo "APP_VERSION=${version}" > version.properties;
     docker push "${imageName}":latest
     docker tag "${imageName}":latest "${imageName}":"${version}"
     docker push "${imageName}":"${version}"