diff --git a/.github/release-please/config.json b/.github/release-please/config.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-please/config.json
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+{
+    "bootstrap-sha": "127e7bf7b9b487149c64e76a8f9f90c573e675a5",
+    "include-component-in-tag": false,
+    "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+    "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
+    "packages": {
+        "node": {
+            "component": "era-consensus",
+            "release-type": "simple"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
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index 00000000..facb287e
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+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "node": "0.1.0"
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-title.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-title.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92c2c9dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-title.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: PR title 
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+      - edited
+      - synchronize
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      statuses: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5
+        id: lint_pr_title
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@v2
+        # When the previous steps fails, the workflow would stop. By adding this
+        # condition you can continue the execution with the populated error message.
+        if: always() && (steps.lint_pr_title.outputs.error_message != null)
+        with:
+          header: pr-title-lint-error
+          message: |
+            Hey there! 👋🏼
+            
+            We require pull request titles to follow the [Conventional Commits specification](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) and it looks like your proposed title needs to be adjusted.
+            Examples of valid PR titles:
+
+            - feat(boojum): Expose more public methods
+            - fix(franklin-crypto): Correctly handle edge case
+            - ci: Add new workflow for linting
+
+            Details:
+            
+            ```
+            ${{ steps.lint_pr_title.outputs.error_message }}
+            ```
+
+      # Delete a previous comment when the issue has been resolved
+      - if: ${{ steps.lint_pr_title.outputs.error_message == null }}
+        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@v2
+        with:   
+          header: pr-title-lint-error
+          delete: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please-prepare-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please-prepare-branch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43a5d897
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+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please-prepare-branch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - release-please--branches--main--components--era-consensus
+
+env:
+  EXPECTED_COMMIT_MESSAGE: "Update version in Cargo.toml"
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: "always"
+  CARGO_INCREMENTAL: "0"
+  # Rust version to use.
+  # Should be aligned with the version used in core to prevent regressions on publish.
+  nightly: nightly-2024-08-01
+
+name: release-please-update-versions
+jobs:
+  check_state:
+    name: "release-please: Check if Cargo.toml is updated"
+    runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]
+    outputs:
+      already_committed: ${{ steps.condition.outputs.already_committed }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 # v4
+
+      - name: Check last commit
+        id: condition
+        run: |
+          COMMIT=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
+          if [[ "$COMMIT" == "$EXPECTED_COMMIT_MESSAGE" ]]; then
+            echo "Cargo.toml is already updated"
+            echo "already_committed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "Cargo.toml should be updated"
+            echo "already_committed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+    
+  update_version:
+    runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]
+    name: "release-please: Update version in Cargo.toml"
+    needs: [check_state]
+    if: ${{ needs.check_state.outputs.already_committed != 'true' }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 # v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Install Rust
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: ${{ env.nightly }}
+          components: rustfmt, clippy
+          # Remove default `-D warnings`. This is a temporary measure.
+          rustflags: ""
+
+      # cargo-workspaces fails to update versions in some cases.
+      - name: Install cargo-edit
+        run: cargo install cargo-edit
+
+      - name: Bump version
+        run: |
+          NEW_VERSION=$(cat .github/release-please/manifest.json | jq -r '."."')
+          cargo-set-version set-version $NEW_VERSION --workspace --manifest-path node/Cargo.toml
+
+      - name: Push changes
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.email "zksync-era-bot@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --global user.name "zksync-era-bot"
+          git remote set-url origin 'https://${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}@github.com/matter-labs/era-consensus.git'
+          git add ./Cargo.toml
+          git commit -m "$EXPECTED_COMMIT_MESSAGE"
+          git push
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab543d15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
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+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: "always"
+  CARGO_INCREMENTAL: "0"
+  RUSTC_WRAPPER: "sccache"
+  SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
+  # Rust version to use.
+  # Should be aligned with the version used in core to prevent regressions on publish.
+  nightly: nightly-2024-08-01
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+name: release-please
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      releases_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
+      release_please_output_json: ${{ toJSON(steps.release.outputs) }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Run release-please
+        id: release
+        uses: googleapis/release-please-action@7987652d64b4581673a76e33ad5e98e3dd56832f # v4.1.3
+        with:
+            token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+            config-file: .github/release-please/config.json
+            manifest-file: .github/release-please/manifest.json
+
+      - name: Show outputs
+        env:
+          OUTPUTS: ${{ toJSON(steps.release.outputs) }}
+        run: echo "$OUTPUTS"
+
+  process-release:
+    runs-on: [ubuntu-22.04-github-hosted-32core]
+    needs: [release-please]
+    if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.releases_created == 'true' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 # v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: ${{ env.nightly }}
+          # Remove default `-D warnings`. This is a temporary measure.
+          rustflags: ""
+
+      - name: Install sccache
+        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.4
+
+      - name: Install cargo-workspaces
+        run: cargo install cargo-workspaces
+
+      - name: Build each package separately
+        working-directory: ./node
+        run: cargo ws exec cargo build
+
+      - name: Login to crates.io
+        run: cargo login ${{ secrets.CRATES_IO_TOKEN }}
+      
+      - name: Publish
+        working-directory: ./node
+        run: cargo ws publish --publish-as-is --allow-dirty
+
+      - name: Set owners for new packages
+        working-directory: ./node
+        # `cargo owner --add` fails if the package is already owned by the same entity,
+        # so we have to check if the package is already owned by the organization.
+        run: |
+          ORG_OWNER=github:matter-labs:crates-io
+          for PKG in $(cargo ws list); do
+            cargo owner --list --quiet $PKG | grep $ORG_OWNER || cargo owner --add $ORG_OWNER $PKG
+          done
+
+      - name: Send Release Info
+        uses: matter-labs/format-release-please-for-slack-action@69e6fe9e4ec531b7b5fb0d826f73c190db83cf42 # v2.1.0
+        with:
+          release-please-output: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_please_output_json }}
+          slack-webhook-url: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_RELEASES }}
+      
+      - name: Notify about failure
+        if: failure()
+        uses: matter-labs/format-release-please-for-slack-action@69e6fe9e4ec531b7b5fb0d826f73c190db83cf42 # v2.1.0
+        with:
+          release-please-output: '{ "body": "⚠️ Failed to publish the release" }'
+          slack-webhook-url: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_RELEASES }}
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
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+++ b/RELEASE.md
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+# Release process
+
+## Automatic releases
+
+We use [release-please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please) to manage releases, as well
+as a custom automation to publish releases on [crates.io](https://crates.io/).
+
+Any pull request name must follow [conventional commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/)
+specification, and then, based on the PR titles, a release pull request will be created, which
+will take care of changelog generation.
+
+Important: only `fix` and `feat` labels will trigger a release PR creation. So, if a `chore` or `ci`
+PR will be merged right after release, the PR will not be created (they _will_ be included into a release,
+if a release PR exists, but they won't trigger PR creation or appear in the changelog). If you want to make
+sure that the change will trigger a release PR, mark the PR as `fix` or `feat`.
+
+By default, a patch version will be bumped. If you want to bump a minor version, mark the PR as breaking with
+an exclamation point, e.g. `feat!` or `fix!`.
+
+It is recommended that each PR has a component mentioned, e.g. `feat(component): Change added`.
+
+Once release PR is merged, it will be published to `crates.io`, and a notification will be sent to Slack.
+
+## Manual releases
+
+> [!WARNING]  
+> Manual releases are discouraged, and should only be used as a last resort measure.
+> Discuss the manual release with the team beforehand and prepare a plan.
+> It is very likely that manual release will interfere with `release-please` configuration,
+> which will have to be fixed manually as well.
+>
+> Additionally, if the release was created, but wasn't published, you will only need a subset
+> of the actions listed below (e.g. if the it failed due to a transient error, you just need to
+> publish code without creating any tags; but if the release can't be published, it's better to
+> remove it, fix the issue, and try releasing again via automation).
+
+> [!CAUTION]
+> Never release code that does not correspond to any tag.
+
+If you want to release the packages on crates.io manually, follow this process:
+
+1. Install `cargo workspaces`: `cargo install cargo-workspaces`
+2. Create a new branch to prepare a release.
+3. Change versions in the `Cargo.toml`:
+  - `version` in `[workspace.package]`
+  - `version` in `[workspace.dependencies]` for all the relevant crates.
+4. Run `cargo build`. It must succeed.
+5. Commit changes.
+6. Run `cargo ws publish --dry-run`. Check the output. It might fail, but it might be OK.
+  - `error: config value 'http.cainfo' is not set` can be ignored.
+  - There might be warnings, this is OK.
+  - There might be errors related to the version resolution, e.g. `failed to select a version`
+    (in particular, for `zkevm_test_harness`). It's due to a bug in cargo workspaces.
+    Check that the packages it complains about actually have the specified version, and if so,
+    it's safe to proceed.
+7. Create a PR named `crates.io: Release <version>`. Get a review and merge it.
+8. From the main branch _after_ you merge it, run `cargo ws publish --publish-as-is --allow-dirty`.
+  - The `--publish-as-is` argument skips the versioning step, which you already did before.
+  - The `--allow-dirty` argument is required, because `cargo ws` temporarily removes dev-dependencies
+    during publishing.
+  - Important: if something fails and you have to do changes to the code, it's safe to run the same
+    command again. `cargo ws` will skip already published packages.
+9. If something goes wrong, see recommendations below.
+10. If everything is OK, create a tag: `git tag v<version>`, e.g. `git tag v0.150.4`
+11. `git push --tags`
+12. Go to the Releases in the GitHUb, and create a release for published version.
+13. Make sure that `release-please` works.