diff --git a/.github/workflows/endtoend-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/endtoend-tests.yaml
index d250b196..3594ebb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/endtoend-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/endtoend-tests.yaml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ name: Sample Network E2E Test
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [v1.*]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [v1.*]
 
 jobs:
   suite:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/image-build-pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/image-build-pr.yaml
index fa162491..47dd26b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/image-build-pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/image-build-pr.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Build Operator image
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [v1.*]
 
 jobs:
   image:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/image-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/image-build.yaml
index 8003a025..4041c5c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/image-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/image-build.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Build Operator image
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [v1.*]
 
 jobs:
   image:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
index e3713f74..a139e1b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ name: Integration Test
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [v1.*]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [v1.*]
 
 env:
   KUBECONFIG_PATH: /tmp/kubeconfig.yaml
   OPERATOR_NAMESPACE: inttest
   DOCKERCONFIGJSON: ${{ secrets.DOCKERCONFIGJSON }}
-  GO_VER: 1.18
+  GO_VER: 1.20
 
 jobs:
   suite:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..def4b773
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+name: Release Operator
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [v1.*]
+  push:
+    tags: [v1.*]
+
+env:
+  GO_VER: 1.20.6
+  GO_TAGS: ""
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+  SEMREV_LABEL: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push-image:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+        with:
+          buildkitd-flags: --debug
+          config-inline: |
+            [worker.oci]
+              max-parallelism = 1
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Login to the GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Docker meta
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          tags: |
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}.{{patch}}
+
+      - name: Build and push
+        id: push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: Dockerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          build-args: |
+            GO_VER=${{ env.GO_VER }}
+            GO_TAGS=${{ env.GO_TAGS }}
+            BUILD_ID=${{ env.SEMREV_LABEL }}
+            BUILD_DATE=${{ env.BUILD_DATE }}
+
+
+  create-release:
+    name: Create GitHub Release
+    needs: [ build-and-push-image ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Release Operator Version
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          allowUpdates: "true"
+          bodyFile: release_notes/${{ env.SEMREV_LABEL }}.md
+          tag: ${{ env.SEMREV_LABEL }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
index 01420788..e5289be0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@
 name: unit-tests
 
 on:
-  # TODO: uncomment this when moved to hyperledger-labs repo
-  # push:
-  #   branches: [main]
+  push:
+    branches: [v1.*]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [v1.*]
 
 env:
-  GO_VER: 1.18
+  GO_VER: 1.20
 
 jobs:
   make-checks:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9418c969..b33f7751 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 IMAGE ?= ghcr.io/hyperledger-labs/fabric-operator
 TAG ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 ARCH ?= $(shell go env GOARCH)
-OSS_GO_VER ?= 1.20.3
+OSS_GO_VER ?= 1.20.6
 BUILD_DATE = $(shell date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
 OS = $(shell go env GOOS)