diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 4f2be7855..f23644c6c 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # This configuration was generated by
 # `rubocop --auto-gen-config`
-# on 2024-02-07 17:44:01 UTC using RuboCop version 1.60.2.
+# on 2024-08-28 16:05:17 UTC using RuboCop version 1.65.1.
 # The point is for the user to remove these configuration records
 # one by one as the offenses are removed from the code base.
 # Note that changes in the inspected code, or installation of new
 # versions of RuboCop, may require this file to be generated again.
 
-# Offense count: 11
+# Offense count: 10
 # Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle, AllowedGems, Include.
 # SupportedStyles: Gemfile, gems.rb, gemspec
 # Include: **/*.gemspec, **/Gemfile, **/gems.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Naming/MethodParameterName:
     - 'lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/android/an_update_metadata_source_action.rb'
     - 'lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/gp_update_metadata_source.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 110
+# Offense count: 109
 # Configuration parameters: NamePrefix, ForbiddenPrefixes, AllowedMethods, MethodDefinitionMacros.
 # NamePrefix: is_, has_, have_
 # ForbiddenPrefixes: is_, has_, have_
@@ -51,8 +51,14 @@ Naming/VariableNumber:
   Exclude:
     - 'lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/helper/configure_helper.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 5
-# Configuration parameters: Prefixes.
+# Offense count: 6
+# This cop supports unsafe autocorrection (--autocorrect-all).
+RSpec/BeEq:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/file_reference_spec.rb'
+
+# Offense count: 6
+# Configuration parameters: Prefixes, AllowedPatterns.
 # Prefixes: when, with, without
 RSpec/ContextWording:
   Exclude:
@@ -60,11 +66,20 @@ RSpec/ContextWording:
     - 'spec/git_helper_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/ios_lint_localizations_spec.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 62
-# Configuration parameters: Include, CustomTransform, IgnoreMethods, SpecSuffixOnly.
-# Include: **/*_spec*rb*, **/spec/**/*
-RSpec/FilePath:
-  Enabled: false
+# Offense count: 5
+# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
+# Configuration parameters: CustomTransform, IgnoredWords, DisallowedExamples.
+# DisallowedExamples: works
+RSpec/ExampleWording:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/github_helper_spec.rb'
+
+# Offense count: 2
+# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
+RSpec/ExcessiveDocstringSpacing:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/git_helper_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/marketing_version_calculator_spec.rb'
 
 # Offense count: 25
 # Configuration parameters: AssignmentOnly.
@@ -73,14 +88,15 @@ RSpec/InstanceVariable:
     - 'spec/git_helper_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/ios_lint_localizations_spec.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 122
+# Offense count: 146
 # Configuration parameters: .
 # SupportedStyles: have_received, receive
 RSpec/MessageSpies:
   EnforcedStyle: receive
 
 # Offense count: 48
-# Configuration parameters: IgnoreSharedExamples.
+# Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle, IgnoreSharedExamples.
+# SupportedStyles: always, named_only
 RSpec/NamedSubject:
   Exclude:
     - 'spec/android_version_helper_spec.rb'
@@ -88,21 +104,72 @@ RSpec/NamedSubject:
     - 'spec/configuration_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/file_reference_spec.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 14
+# Offense count: 20
+# Configuration parameters: AllowedGroups.
 RSpec/NestedGroups:
   Max: 5
 
-# Offense count: 7
+# Offense count: 54
+# Configuration parameters: AllowedPatterns.
+# AllowedPatterns: ^expect_, ^assert_
+RSpec/NoExpectationExample:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/android_firebase_test_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/android_send_app_size_metrics_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/firebase_test_runner_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/get_prs_between_tags_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/ios_download_strings_files_from_glotpress_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/ios_generate_strings_file_from_code_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/ios_lint_localizations_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/ios_send_app_size_metrics_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/release_notes_helper_spec.rb'
+
+# Offense count: 10
+# This cop supports unsafe autocorrection (--autocorrect-all).
+RSpec/ReceiveMessages:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/android_firebase_test_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/file_reference_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/firebase_device_spec.rb'
+
+# Offense count: 67
+# Configuration parameters: Include, CustomTransform, IgnoreMethods, IgnoreMetadata.
+# Include: **/*_spec.rb
+RSpec/SpecFilePathFormat:
+  Enabled: false
+
+# Offense count: 9
 RSpec/StubbedMock:
   Exclude:
     - 'spec/encryption_helper_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/file_reference_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/publish_release_spec.rb'
+
+# Offense count: 2
+RSpec/SubjectDeclaration:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/file_reference_spec.rb'
 
 # Offense count: 6
 RSpec/SubjectStub:
   Exclude:
     - 'spec/file_reference_spec.rb'
 
+# Offense count: 18
+# This cop supports unsafe autocorrection (--autocorrect-all).
+# Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle.
+# SupportedStyles: constant, string
+RSpec/VerifiedDoubleReference:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/copy_branch_protection_action_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/create_release_backmerge_pull_request_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/get_prs_between_tags_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/github_helper_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/remove_branch_protection_action_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/set_branch_protection_action_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/set_milestone_frozen_marker_action_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/update_assigned_milestone_spec.rb'
+
 # Offense count: 4
 # Configuration parameters: IgnoreNameless, IgnoreSymbolicNames.
 RSpec/VerifiedDoubles:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e88771261..058c75323 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 
 ### New Features
 
-_None_
+- Added the `publish_github_release` action to publish existing GitHub draft releases [#585]
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
-_None_
+- Deprecated the `create_release` action, now renamed to `create_github_release` for consistency [#585]
 
 ### Internal Changes
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index f36943927..736ff8abd 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ GEM
       base64
       nkf
       rexml
-    activesupport (7.2.0)
+    activesupport (7.2.1)
       base64
       bigdecimal
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.3.1)
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ GEM
     ast (2.4.2)
     atomos (0.1.3)
     aws-eventstream (1.3.0)
-    aws-partitions (1.963.0)
-    aws-sdk-core (3.201.4)
+    aws-partitions (1.968.0)
+    aws-sdk-core (3.202.0)
       aws-eventstream (~> 1, >= 1.3.0)
       aws-partitions (~> 1, >= 1.651.0)
-      aws-sigv4 (~> 1.8)
+      aws-sigv4 (~> 1.9)
       jmespath (~> 1, >= 1.6.1)
     aws-sdk-kms (1.88.0)
       aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.201.0)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.5)
-    aws-sdk-s3 (1.157.0)
+    aws-sdk-s3 (1.159.0)
       aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.201.0)
       aws-sdk-kms (~> 1)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.5)
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ GEM
       signet (>= 0.16, < 2.a)
     hashdiff (1.1.1)
     highline (2.0.3)
-    http-cookie (1.0.6)
+    http-cookie (1.0.7)
       domain_name (~> 0.5)
     httpclient (2.8.3)
     i18n (1.14.5)
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ GEM
     mini_magick (4.13.2)
     mini_mime (1.1.5)
     mini_portile2 (2.8.7)
-    minitest (5.24.1)
+    minitest (5.25.1)
     molinillo (0.8.0)
     multi_json (1.15.0)
     multipart-post (2.4.1)
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ GEM
     options (2.3.2)
     optparse (0.5.0)
     os (1.1.4)
-    parallel (1.26.2)
+    parallel (1.26.3)
     parser (3.3.4.2)
       ast (~> 2.4.1)
       racc
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ GEM
       rspec-mocks (~> 3.13.0)
     rspec-core (3.13.0)
       rspec-support (~> 3.13.0)
-    rspec-expectations (3.13.1)
+    rspec-expectations (3.13.2)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
       rspec-support (~> 3.13.0)
     rspec-mocks (3.13.1)
@@ -374,13 +374,10 @@ GEM
       rubocop-ast (>= 1.31.1, < 2.0)
       ruby-progressbar (~> 1.7)
       unicode-display_width (>= 2.4.0, < 3.0)
-    rubocop-ast (1.32.0)
+    rubocop-ast (1.32.1)
       parser (>= 3.3.1.0)
-    rubocop-require_tools (0.1.2)
-      rubocop (>= 0.49.1)
-    rubocop-rspec (2.3.0)
-      rubocop (~> 1.0)
-      rubocop-ast (>= 1.1.0)
+    rubocop-rspec (3.0.0)
+      rubocop (~> 1.40)
     ruby-macho (2.5.1)
     ruby-progressbar (1.13.0)
     ruby2_keywords (0.0.5)
@@ -451,9 +448,8 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rmagick (~> 5.3)
   rspec (~> 3.8)
   rspec_junit_formatter (~> 0.4.1)
-  rubocop (~> 1.0)
-  rubocop-require_tools (~> 0.1.2)
-  rubocop-rspec (= 2.3.0)
+  rubocop (~> 1.65)
+  rubocop-rspec (= 3.0)
   simplecov (~> 0.16.1)
   webmock
   yard
diff --git a/fastlane-plugin-wpmreleasetoolkit.gemspec b/fastlane-plugin-wpmreleasetoolkit.gemspec
index 73549df9b..9ab97fc9a 100644
--- a/fastlane-plugin-wpmreleasetoolkit.gemspec
+++ b/fastlane-plugin-wpmreleasetoolkit.gemspec
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rmagick', '~> 5.3'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~> 3.8'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rspec_junit_formatter', '~> 0.4.1'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-require_tools', '~> 0.1.2'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-rspec', '2.3.0'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-rspec', '3.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.16.1'
 end
diff --git a/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/create_release_action.rb b/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/create_github_release_action.rb
similarity index 93%
rename from lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/create_release_action.rb
rename to lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/create_github_release_action.rb
index f294a362b..5672ea5ec 100644
--- a/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/create_release_action.rb
+++ b/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/create_github_release_action.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 require_relative '../../helper/android/android_version_helper'
 module Fastlane
   module Actions
-    class CreateReleaseAction < Action
+    class CreateGithubReleaseAction < Action
       def self.run(params)
         repository = params[:repository]
         version = params[:version]
@@ -100,5 +100,16 @@ def self.is_supported?(platform)
         true
       end
     end
+
+    # For backwards compatibility
+    class CreateReleaseAction < CreateGithubReleaseAction
+      def self.category
+        :deprecated
+      end
+
+      def self.deprecated_notes
+        "This action has been renamed `#{superclass.action_name}`"
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/publish_github_release_action.rb b/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/publish_github_release_action.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8629012db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/publish_github_release_action.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+require 'fastlane/action'
+require_relative '../../helper/github_helper'
+
+module Fastlane
+  module Actions
+    class PublishGithubReleaseAction < Action
+      def self.run(params)
+        repository = params[:repository]
+        name = params[:name]
+        prerelease = params[:prerelease]
+
+        github_helper = Fastlane::Helper::GithubHelper.new(github_token: params[:github_token])
+
+        url = github_helper.publish_release(
+          repository: repository,
+          name: name,
+          prerelease: prerelease == :unchanged ? nil : prerelease
+        )
+        UI.success("Successfully published GitHub Release #{name}. You can see it at '#{url}'")
+        url
+      end
+
+      def self.description
+        'Publish an existing GitHub Release still in draft mode'
+      end
+
+      def self.authors
+        ['Automattic']
+      end
+
+      def self.return_value
+        'The URL of the published GitHub Release'
+      end
+
+      def self.details
+        'Publish an existing GitHub Release still in draft mode'
+      end
+
+      def self.available_options
+        [
+          FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(key: :repository,
+                                       description: 'The slug (`<org>/<repo>`) of the GitHub repository we want to create the release on',
+                                       optional: false,
+                                       type: String),
+          FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(key: :name,
+                                       description: 'The name (aka title) of the draft release to publish',
+                                       optional: false,
+                                       type: String),
+          FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(key: :prerelease,
+                                       description: 'True to publish as a pre-release. False to published as final. Don\'t provide a value to keep the same (non-)prerelease status as the one used in the Draft',
+                                       optional: true,
+                                       default_value: :unchanged,
+                                       type: Boolean),
+          Fastlane::Helper::GithubHelper.github_token_config_item,
+        ]
+      end
+
+      def self.is_supported?(platform)
+        true
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/helper/github_helper.rb b/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/helper/github_helper.rb
index c52e6c9e3..733b2a678 100644
--- a/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/helper/github_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/helper/github_helper.rb
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def generate_release_notes(repository:, tag_name:, previous_tag:, target_commiti
         res.body
       end
 
-      # Returns the URL of the GitHub release pointing at a given tag
+      # Returns the URL of the published GitHub release pointing at a given tag
       # @param [String] repository The repository to create the GitHub release on. Typically a repo slug (<org>/<repo>).
       # @param [String] tag_name The name of the git tag to get the associated release of
       #
@@ -198,6 +198,31 @@ def get_release_url(repository:, tag_name:)
         nil
       end
 
+      # Publishes an existing GitHub Release still in draft mode.
+      #
+      # @param [String] repository The repository name, including the organization (e.g. `wordpress-mobile/wordpress-ios`)
+      # @param [String] name The name of the release to publish.
+      # @param [Boolean] prerelease Indicates if this should be created as a pre-release (i.e. for alpha/beta)
+      #
+      # @return [String] URL of the corresponding GitHub Release
+      #
+      def publish_release(repository:, name:, prerelease: nil)
+        releases = client.releases(repository)
+        release = releases.find { |r| r.name == name }
+
+        UI.user_error!("No release found with name #{name}") unless release
+
+        client.update_release(
+          release.url,
+          {
+            draft: false,
+            prerelease: prerelease
+          }.compact
+        )
+
+        release.html_url
+      end
+
       # Downloads a file from the given GitHub tag
       #
       # @param [String] repository The repository name (including the organization)
diff --git a/spec/publish_github_release_spec.rb b/spec/publish_github_release_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0aa629542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/publish_github_release_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Fastlane::Actions::PublishGithubReleaseAction do
+  let(:test_token) { 'ghp_fake_token' }
+  let(:test_repo) { 'repo-test/project-test' }
+  let(:test_name) { '1.0.0' }
+  let(:github_helper) { instance_double(Fastlane::Helper::GithubHelper) }
+
+  before do
+    allow(Fastlane::Helper::GithubHelper).to receive(:new).and_return(github_helper)
+  end
+
+  context 'when providing valid parameters' do
+    it 'publishes the release and returns the URL' do
+      allow(github_helper).to receive(:publish_release).with(
+        repository: test_repo,
+        name: test_name,
+        prerelease: nil
+      ).and_return('https://github.com/repo-test/project-test/releases/tag/1.0.0')
+
+      result = run_described_fastlane_action(
+        github_token: test_token,
+        repository: test_repo,
+        name: test_name
+      )
+
+      expect(result).to eq('https://github.com/repo-test/project-test/releases/tag/1.0.0')
+    end
+
+    it 'publishes a prerelease when specified' do
+      allow(github_helper).to receive(:publish_release).with(
+        repository: test_repo,
+        name: test_name,
+        prerelease: true
+      ).and_return('https://github.com/repo-test/project-test/releases/tag/1.0.0-beta')
+
+      result = run_described_fastlane_action(
+        github_token: test_token,
+        repository: test_repo,
+        name: test_name,
+        prerelease: true
+      )
+
+      expect(result).to eq('https://github.com/repo-test/project-test/releases/tag/1.0.0-beta')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when successful' do
+    it 'prints a success message' do
+      allow(github_helper).to receive(:publish_release).and_return('https://github.com/repo-test/project-test/releases/tag/1.0.0')
+
+      allow(Fastlane::UI).to receive(:success).with(anything).at_least(:once)
+      expect(Fastlane::UI).to receive(:success).with("Successfully published GitHub Release 1.0.0. You can see it at 'https://github.com/repo-test/project-test/releases/tag/1.0.0'")
+
+      run_described_fastlane_action(
+        github_token: test_token,
+        repository: test_repo,
+        name: test_name
+      )
+    end
+  end
+end