diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/release-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29a1732f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: Release CI
+run-name: Release CI triggered from @${{ github.actor }} of ${{ github.head_ref }}
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  merge_group:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - develop
+jobs:
+  build_and_run:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-8
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive
+
+    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+      with:
+        driver-opts: network=host
+
+    - name: Cache Docker layers
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-${{ hashFiles('Dockerfile') }}
+        restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-
+
+
+    - name: Check PR Label For Release label
+      if: ${{ !contains(github.event.*.labels.*.name, 'release') }}
+      run: |
+        echo "Not a release candidate. Skipping workflow."
+        exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/fuzz.bash b/scripts/fuzz.bash
index f1f84d9ba1..6271b917b6 100755
--- a/scripts/fuzz.bash
+++ b/scripts/fuzz.bash
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ cd "$mydir"
 
 function printusage {
     echo Usage: $0 --build \[--binary-path PATH\]
-    echo "      "  $0 \<fuzzer-name\> \[--binary-path PATH\] \[--fuzzcache-path PATH\]  \[--nitro-path PATH\]
+    echo "      "  $0 \<fuzzer-name\> \[--binary-path PATH\] \[--fuzzcache-path PATH\]  \[--nitro-path PATH\] \[--duration DURATION\]
     echo
     echo fuzzer names:
     echo "   " FuzzPrecompiles
     echo "   " FuzzInboxMultiplexer
     echo "   " FuzzStateTransition
+    echo
+    echo "   " duration in minutes
 }
 
 if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ fuzzcachepath=../target/var/fuzz-cache
 nitropath=../
 run_build=false
 test_group=""
+duration=60
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     case $1 in
         --nitro-path)
@@ -55,6 +58,15 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             shift
             shift
             ;;
+        --duration)
+            duration="$2"
+            if ! [[ "$duration" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+                echo "Invalid timeout duration. Please specify positive integer (in minutes)"
+                exit 1
+            fi
+            shift
+            shift
+            ;;
         --build)
             run_build=true
             shift
@@ -95,5 +107,12 @@ if $run_build; then
 fi
 
 if [[ ! -z $test_group ]]; then
-    "$binpath"/${test_group}.fuzz -test.run "^$" -test.fuzzcachedir "$fuzzcachepath" -test.fuzz $test_name
+    timeout "$((60 * duration))" "$binpath"/${test_group}.fuzz -test.run "^$" -test.fuzzcachedir "$fuzzcachepath" -test.fuzz $test_name || exit_status=$?
+fi
+
+if  [ -n "$exit_status" ] && [ $exit_status -ne 0 ] && [ $exit_status -ne 124 ]; then
+    echo "Fuzzing failed."
+    exit $exit_status
 fi
+
+echo "Fuzzing succeeded."