diff --git a/.bumpversion.toml b/.bumpversion.toml
index 070dbab..bbb618d 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.toml
+++ b/.bumpversion.toml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ tag = true
 tag_name = "v{new_version}"
 current_version = "1.7.1"
 
-[[tool.bumpversion.files]]
-glob = "documentation/**/*.md"
-
 [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
 glob = "*.md"
 
@@ -19,3 +16,6 @@ filename = "pyproject.toml"
 
 [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
 filename = "documentation/getting_started_guide/requirements.txt"
+
+[[tool.bumpversion.files]]
+glob = "documentation/DATA_FORMAT.md"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-new-version.yml b/.github/workflows/release-new-version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4502361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-new-version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+name: Release new version
+
+run-name: Release new version with ${{ inputs.increment }} bump by @${{ github.actor }}
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      increment:
+        description: "Semantic version increment to bump"
+        default: "patch"
+        options:
+          - major
+          - minor
+          - patch
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  bump-version:
+    if: ${{ github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      version-tag: ${{ steps.get-tag.outputs.VERSION_TAG }}
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # required to push new tag to repo
+
+    steps:
+      # Create a token so it can be used during checkout + push steps; it must
+      # be explicitly passed to steps that need it.
+      - name: Generate GitHub App token
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ vars.APP_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          permission-contents: write
+
+      - name: Checkout the repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # fetch full commit and tag history
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.13"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install -e '.[dev]'
+
+      # Configure git before bumping version, since it makes a commit
+      - name: Configure git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+      - name: Bump version
+        run: bump-my-version bump -v ${BUMP_TYPE}
+        env:
+          BUMP_TYPE: ${{ inputs.increment }}
+
+      - name: Get the new tag
+        id: get-tag
+        run: echo "VERSION_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      # The checkout action normally sets the git access token (via
+      # persist-credentials), but this can be unsafe! We explicitly set the
+      # token in the authorization header here, so that other steps don't have
+      # unintended access to the token.
+      - name: Push changes and new tag
+        run: |
+          git config http.extraheader "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n x-access-token:${GH_TOKEN} | base64 -w 0)"
+          git push origin ${DEFAULT_BRANCH}
+          git push origin ${VERSION_TAG}
+          git config --unset-all http.extraheader
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+          VERSION_TAG: ${{ steps.get-tag.outputs.VERSION_TAG }}
+
+  create-draft-release:
+    if: ${{ github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [bump-version]
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Draft release
+        run: gh release create ${VERSION_TAG} --draft
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          VERSION_TAG: ${{ needs.bump-version.outputs.version-tag }}