diff --git a/eng/ci/library-release.yml b/eng/ci/library-release.yml
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+resources:
+  repositories:
+    - repository: 1es
+      type: git
+      name: 1ESPipelineTemplates/1ESPipelineTemplates
+      ref: refs/tags/release
+
+extends:
+  template: v1/1ES.Official.PipelineTemplate.yml@1es
+  parameters:
+    pool:
+      name: 1es-pool-azfunc-public
+      image: 1es-windows-2022
+      os: windows
+    sdl:
+      codeql:
+         compiled:
+           enabled: true # still only runs for default branch
+         runSourceLanguagesInSourceAnalysis: true
+    settings:
+      skipBuildTagsForGitHubPullRequests: ${{ variables['System.PullRequest.IsFork'] }}
+
+    stages:
+      - stage: Release
+        jobs:
+          - template: /eng/templates/official/jobs/publish-release.yml@self
diff --git a/eng/templates/official/jobs/publish-release.yml b/eng/templates/official/jobs/publish-release.yml
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+jobs:
+
+- job: "CreateReleaseBranch"
+  displayName: 'Create Release Branch'
+  pool:
+    name: 1es-pool-azfunc
+    image: 1es-ubuntu-22.04
+    os: linux
+  steps:
+  - powershell: |
+      $githubToken = "$(GithubPat)"
+      $newLibraryVersion = "$(NewLibraryVersion)"
+      
+      if($newLibraryVersion -match '(\d)+.(\d)+.(\d)+') {
+          # Create GitHub credential
+          git config --global user.name "AzureFunctionsPython"
+          git config --global user.email "azfunc@microsoft.com"
+      
+          # Heading to Artifact Repository
+          Write-Host "Operating based on $stagingDirectory/azure-functions-python-library"
+          git checkout -b "release/$newLibraryVersion"
+      
+          # Change __init__.py version
+          Write-Host "Change version number in azure/functions/__init__.py to $newLibraryVersion"
+          ((Get-Content azure/functions/__init__.py) -replace "__version__ = '(\d)+.(\d)+.*'", "__version__ = '$newLibraryVersion'" -join "`n") + "`n" | Set-Content -NoNewline azure/functions/__init__.py
+          git add azure/functions/__init__.py
+          git commit -m "build: update Python Library Version to $newLibraryVersion"
+      
+          # Create release branch release/X.Y.Z
+          Write-Host "Creating release branch release/$newLibraryVersion"
+          git push --repo="https://$githubToken@github.com/Azure/azure-functions-python-library.git"
+      } else {
+          Write-Host "NewLibraryVersion $newLibraryVersion is malformed (example: 1.5.0)"
+          exit -1
+      }
+    displayName: 'Push release/x.y.z'
+
+- job: "CheckReleaseBranch"
+  dependsOn: ['CreateReleaseBranch']
+  displayName: '(Manual) Check Release Branch'
+  pool: server
+  steps:
+  - task: ManualValidation@1
+    displayName: '(Optional) Modify release/x.y.z branch'
+    inputs:
+      notifyUsers: ''  # No email notifications sent
+      instructions: |
+        1. Check if the https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-python-library/tree/release/$(NewLibraryVersion) build succeeds and passes all unit tests.
+        2. If not, modify the release/$(NewLibraryVersion) branch.
+        3. Ensure release/$(NewLibraryVersion) branch contains all necessary changes.
+
+- job: "CreateReleaseTag"
+  dependsOn: ['CheckReleaseBranch']
+  displayName: 'Create Release Tag'
+  steps:
+  - powershell: |
+      $githubToken = "$(GithubPat)"
+      $newLibraryVersion = "$(NewLibraryVersion)"
+      
+      if($newLibraryVersion -match '(\d)+.(\d)+.(\d)+') {
+          # Create GitHub credential
+          git config --global user.name "AzureFunctionsPython"
+          git config --global user.email "azfunc@microsoft.com"
+      
+          # Clone Repository
+          git clone https://$githubToken@github.com/Azure/azure-functions-python-library
+          Write-Host "Cloned azure-functions-python-library into local"
+          Set-Location "azure-functions-python-library"
+          git checkout "origin/release/$newLibraryVersion"
+      
+          # Create release tag X.Y.Z
+          Write-Host "Creating release tag $newLibraryVersion"
+          git tag -a "$newLibraryVersion" -m "$newLibraryVersion"
+      
+          # Push tag to remote
+          git push origin $newLibraryVersion
+      } else {
+          Write-Host "NewLibraryVersion $newLibraryVersion is malformed (example: 1.5.0)"
+          exit -1
+      }
+    displayName: 'Tag and push x.y.z'
+  - powershell: |
+      $githubUser = "$(GithubUser)"
+      $githubToken = "$(GithubPat)"
+      $newLibraryVersion = "$(NewLibraryVersion)"
+      
+      if($newLibraryVersion -match '(\d)+.(\d)+.(\d)+') {
+          # Create GitHub credential
+          $credential = [System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes("${githubUser}:${githubToken}"))
+      
+          # Create Release Note
+          Write-Host "Creating release note in GitHub"
+          $body = (@{tag_name="$newLibraryVersion";name="Release $newLibraryVersion";body="- Fill in Release Note Here";draft=$true} | ConvertTo-Json -Compress)
+          $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{"Cache-Control"="no-cache";"Content-Type"="application/json";"Authorization"="Basic $credential"} -Method Post -Body "$body" -Uri "https://api.github.com/repos/Azure/azure-functions-python-library/releases"
+      
+          # Return Value
+          if ($response.StatusCode -ne 201) {
+              Write-Host "Failed to create release note in GitHub"
+              exit -1
+          }
+      
+          $draftUrl = $response | ConvertFrom-Json | Select -expand url
+          Write-Host "Release draft created in $draftUrl"
+      } else {
+          Write-Host "NewLibraryVersion $newLibraryVersion is malformed (example: 1.1.8)"
+          exit -1
+      }
+    displayName: 'Create GitHub release draft'
+
+- job: "CheckGitHubRelease"
+  dependsOn: ['CreateReleaseTag']
+  displayName: '(Manual) Check GitHub release note'
+  pool: server
+  steps:
+  - task: ManualValidation@1
+    displayName: 'Write GitHub release note'
+    inputs:
+      notifyUsers: ''
+      instructions: 'Please head to https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-python-library/releases to finish the release note'
+
+- job: "TestWithWorker"
+  dependsOn: ['CheckGitHubRelease']
+  displayName: 'Test with Worker'
+  steps:
+  - powershell: |
+      $githubUser = "$(GithubUser)"
+      $githubToken = "$(GithubPat)"
+      $newLibraryVersion = "$(NewLibraryVersion)"
+      $newBranch = "sdk/$newLibraryVersion"
+      
+      if($newLibraryVersion -match '(\d)+.(\d)+.(\d)+') {
+          # Create GitHub credential
+          git config --global user.name "AzureFunctionsPython"
+          git config --global user.email "azfunc@microsoft.com"
+      
+          # Create GitHub credential
+          $credential = [System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes("${githubUser}:${githubToken}"))
+      
+          # Clone Repository
+          git clone https://$githubToken@github.com/Azure/azure-functions-python-worker
+          Write-Host "Cloned azure-functions-python-worker into local and checkout $newBranch branch"
+          Set-Location "azure-functions-python-worker"
+          git checkout -b $newBranch "origin/dev"
+      
+          # Modify SDK Version in pyproject.toml
+          Write-Host "Replacing SDK version in worker's pyproject.toml"
+          ((Get-Content pyproject.toml) -replace '"azure-functions==(\d)+.(\d)+.*"','"azure-functions==$(NewLibraryVersion)"' -join "`n") + "`n" | Set-Content -NoNewline pyproject.toml
+      
+          # Commit Python Version
+          Write-Host "Pushing $newBranch to azure-functions-python-worker repo"
+          git add pyproject.toml
+          git commit -m "Update Python SDK Version to $newLibraryVersion"
+          git push origin $newBranch
+      
+          # Create PR
+          Write-Host "Creating PR draft in GitHub"
+          $body = (@{head="$newBranch";base="dev";body="Python SDK Version [$newLibraryVersion](https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-python-library/releases/tag/$newLibraryVersion)";draft=$true;maintainer_can_modify=$true;title="build: update Python SDK Version to $newLibraryVersion"} | ConvertTo-Json -Compress)
+          $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{"Cache-Control"="no-cache";"Content-Type"="application/json";"Authorization"="Basic $credential";"Accept"="application/vnd.github.v3+json"} -Method Post -Body "$body" -Uri "https://api.github.com/repos/Azure/azure-functions-python-worker/pulls"
+      
+          # Return Value
+          if ($response.StatusCode -ne 201) {
+              Write-Host "Failed to create PR in Azure Functions Python Worker"
+              exit -1
+          }
+      
+          $draftUrl = $response | ConvertFrom-Json | Select -expand url
+          Write-Host "PR draft created in $draftUrl"
+      } else {
+          Write-Host "NewLibraryVersion $newLibraryVersion is malformed (example: 1.1.8)"
+          exit -1
+      }
+    displayName: 'Create PR in Worker Repo'
+
+- job: "WaitForPythonWorkerPR"
+  dependsOn: ['TestWithWorker']
+  displayName: '(Manual) Check Python Worker PR'
+  pool: server
+  steps:
+  - task: ManualValidation@1
+    displayName: 'Check Python Worker PR'
+    inputs:
+      notifyUsers: ''
+      instructions: |
+        1. Please wait and check if all goes green in the https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-python-worker/pulls
+        2. Merge the PR into worker dev branch
+
+- job: "PyPIPackage"
+  dependsOn: ['WaitForPythonWorkerPR']
+  displayName: 'PyPI Package'
+  steps:
+  - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
+    displayName: 'Download Python SDK release/x.y.z Artifact'
+    inputs:
+      buildType: specific
+      project: '3f99e810-c336-441f-8892-84983093ad7f'
+      definition: 679
+      specificBuildWithTriggering: true
+      buildVersionToDownload: latestFromBranch
+      branchName: refs/heads/dev
+      targetPath: PythonSdkArtifact
+  - task: UsePythonVersion@0
+    displayName: 'Use Python 3.11'
+    inputs:
+      versionSpec: 3.11
+  - powershell: |
+      $newLibraryVersion = "$(NewLibraryVersion)"
+      $pypiToken = "$(PypiToken)"
+      
+          # Setup local Python environment
+          Write-Host "Setup local Python environment"
+          python -m pip install -U pip
+          pip install twine
+      
+          # Publish artifacts to PyPi
+          twine upload --repository-url https://upload.pypi.org/legacy/ --username "__token__" --password "$pypiToken" PythonSdkArtifact/azure-functions/dist/*
+          Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
+      
+          # Checking if the new version is uploaded
+          Write-Host "Check if new version is uploaded"
+          $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{"Cache-Control"="no-cache"} -Method Get -Uri "https://pypi.org/project/azure-functions/$newLibraryVersion/"
+      
+          # Return Value
+          if ($response.StatusCode -ne 200) {
+              Write-Host "Failed to verify https://pypi.org/project/azure-functions/$newLibraryVersion/"
+              exit -1
+          }
+    displayName: 'Publish package to pypi.org'
+  
+- job: "MergeBack"
+  dependsOn: ['PyPIPackage']
+  displayName: 'Merge Back'
+  steps:
+  - powershell: |
+      $githubToken = "$(GithubPat)"
+      $newLibraryVersion = "$(newLibraryVersion)"
+      
+      if($newLibraryVersion -match '(\d)+.(\d)+.(\d)+') {
+          # Create GitHub credential
+          git config --global user.name "AzureFunctionsPython"
+          git config --global user.email "azfunc@microsoft.com"
+      
+          # Clone Repository
+          git clone https://$githubToken@github.com/Azure/azure-functions-python-library
+          Write-Host "Cloned azure-functions-python-library into local"
+          Set-Location "azure-functions-python-library"
+      
+          # Merge back to master
+          Write-Host "Merging release/$newLibraryVersion back to master"
+          git checkout master 
+          git merge "origin/release/$newLibraryVersion"
+          git push origin master
+      
+          # Merge back to dev
+          Write-Host "Merging release/$newLibraryVersion back to dev"
+          git checkout dev
+          git merge "origin/release/$newLibraryVersion"
+          git push origin dev
+      } else {
+          Write-Host "newLibraryVersion $newLibraryVersion is malformed (example: 1.1.8)"
+          exit -1
+      }
+    displayName: 'Merge release/x.y.z back to master & dev'