diff --git a/.github/action/bump-npm-version/action.yml b/.github/action/bump-npm-version/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80997004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/action/bump-npm-version/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: Bump NPM Version
+
+
+inputs:
+  bump:
+    description: 'Which version bump (patch, minor, major)'
+    required: true
+    default: 'patch'
+    type: choice
+    options:
+      - patch
+      - minor
+      - major
+
+jobs:
+  bump:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name 'celobot'
+          git config user.email 'github-celobot@celonis.com'
+          git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}
+
+      - name: Run npm version
+        run: |
+          npm install
+          npm version ${{ inputs.bump }} -m "chore: bump version to %s"
+          git push origin HEAD
+          git push origin --tags
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
index f3988125..cd4df093 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
-name: Build and publish Workflow
+name: Build and Publish Workflow
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ master ]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'package.json'
-      - '.github/**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      bump:
+        description: 'Which version bump (patch, minor, major)'
+        required: true
+        default: 'patch'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - patch
+          - minor
+          - major
+
 jobs:
+  version-bump:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Bump NPM version
+        uses: ./.github/action/bump-npm-version
+        with:
+          bump: ${{ inputs.bump }}
+
   build:
+    needs: version-bump
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Npm install and npm build