diff --git a/.github/workflows/cut-release.yml b/.github/workflows/cut-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d83976f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cut-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: release-cut
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: "The version to be released (without leading v)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]')"
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: master
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Prepare v${{ inputs.version }} Release
+        run: |
+          make release VERSION=${{ inputs.version }}
+
+      - name: Push v${{ inputs.version }} Changes
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COMMITTER_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          file_pattern: "README.md docs/user-guide/installation.md internal/version/version.go"
+          commit_message: "Release version v${{ inputs.version }}"
+          commit_user_name: terraform-docs-bot
+          commit_user_email: bot@terraform-docs.io
+          commit_author: "terraform-docs-bot <bot@terraform-docs.io>"
+
+      - name: Cut v${{ inputs.version }} Release
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name terraform-docs-bot
+          git config --global user.email bot@terraform-docs.io
+
+          git tag --annotate --message "v${{ inputs.version }} Release" "v${{ inputs.version }}"
+          git push origin "v${{ inputs.version }}"
diff --git a/scripts/release/release.sh b/scripts/release/release.sh
index 401b48c..b497b08 100755
--- a/scripts/release/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/release.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o pipefail
 
 CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+COMMIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null)
 
 if [ -z "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" ] || [ "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" != "master" ]; then
     echo "Error: The current branch is '${CURRENT_BRANCH}', switch to 'master' to do the release."
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ if [ -z "${RELEASE_VERSION}" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -z "${CURRENT_VERSION}" ]; then
-    CURRENT_VERSION=$(git describe --tags --exact-match 2>/dev/null || git describe --tags 2>/dev/null || echo "v0.0.1-$(COMMIT_HASH)")
+    CURRENT_VERSION=$(git describe --tags --exact-match 2>/dev/null || git describe --tags 2>/dev/null || echo "v0.0.1-${COMMIT_HASH}")
 fi
 
 if [ "v${RELEASE_VERSION}" == "${CURRENT_VERSION}" ]; then
@@ -50,8 +51,6 @@ if [ "$(git describe --tags "v${RELEASE_VERSION}" 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-PWD=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd -P)
-
 # get closest GA tag, ignore alpha, beta and rc tags
 function getClosestVersion() {
     for t in $(git tag --sort=-creatordate); do
@@ -65,27 +64,21 @@ function getClosestVersion() {
 }
 CLOSEST_VERSION=$(getClosestVersion)
 
+echo "Release Version: ${RELEASE_VERSION}"
+echo "Closest Version: ${CLOSEST_VERSION}"
+
 # Bump the released version in README and version.go
 if [[ $RELEASE_VERSION != *"-alpha"* && $RELEASE_VERSION != *"-beta"* && $RELEASE_VERSION != *"-rc"* ]]; then
     sed -i -E "s|${CLOSEST_VERSION}|${RELEASE_VERSION}|g" README.md
     sed -i -E "s|${CLOSEST_VERSION}|${RELEASE_VERSION}|g" docs/user-guide/installation.md
+
+    echo "Modified: README.md"
+    echo "Modified: docs/user-guide/installation.md"
     git add README.md docs/user-guide/installation.md
 fi
 
 sed -i -E "s|coreVersion([[:space:]]*)= \"(.*)\"|coreVersion\1= \"${RELEASE_VERSION}\"|g" internal/version/version.go
 sed -i -E "s|prerelease([[:space:]]*)= \"(.*)\"|prerelease\1= \"\"|g" internal/version/version.go
+
+echo "Modified: internal/version/version.go"
 git add internal/version/version.go
-
-# Commit changes
-printf "\033[36m==> %s\033[0m\n" "Commit changes for release version v${RELEASE_VERSION}"
-git commit -m "Release version v${RELEASE_VERSION}"
-
-printf "\033[36m==> %s\033[0m\n" "Push commits for v${RELEASE_VERSION}"
-git push origin master
-
-# Tag the release
-printf "\033[36m==> %s\033[0m\n" "Tag release v${RELEASE_VERSION}"
-git tag --annotate --message "v${RELEASE_VERSION} Release" "v${RELEASE_VERSION}"
-
-printf "\033[36m==> %s\033[0m\n" "Push tag release v${RELEASE_VERSION}"
-git push origin "v${RELEASE_VERSION}"