diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6820937..d0cbb8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,35 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  # ── Detect which apps changed ──────────────────────────────────────
+  changes:
+    name: Detect changes
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      api: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.api }}
+      scanner: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.scanner }}
+      banner: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.banner }}
+      admin-ui: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.admin-ui }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            api:
+              - 'apps/api/**'
+            scanner:
+              - 'apps/scanner/**'
+            banner:
+              - 'apps/banner/**'
+            admin-ui:
+              - 'apps/admin-ui/**'
+
+  # ── API ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   api-lint:
     name: API Lint
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.api == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -29,6 +56,8 @@ jobs:
 
   api-test:
     name: API Tests
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.api == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -74,8 +103,11 @@ jobs:
           DATABASE_URL: postgresql://consentos_test:consentos_test@localhost:5432/consentos_test
       - run: pytest --cov=src --cov-report=term-missing -v
 
+  # ── Scanner ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   scanner-lint:
     name: Scanner Lint
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.scanner == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -92,6 +124,8 @@ jobs:
 
   scanner-test:
     name: Scanner Tests
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.scanner == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -105,8 +139,11 @@ jobs:
       - run: pip install -e ".[dev]"
       - run: pytest --cov=src --cov-report=term-missing -v
 
+  # ── Banner ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   banner-lint:
     name: Banner Lint & Typecheck
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.banner == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -123,6 +160,8 @@ jobs:
 
   banner-test:
     name: Banner Tests
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.banner == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -139,8 +178,9 @@ jobs:
 
   banner-build:
     name: Banner Build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [banner-test, banner-lint]
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.banner == 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: apps/banner
@@ -163,8 +203,11 @@ jobs:
             echo "::warning::consent-loader.js is ${LOADER_SIZE} bytes (>20KB) — consider optimising"
           fi
 
+  # ── Admin UI ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   admin-ui-lint:
     name: Admin UI Typecheck
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.admin-ui == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -181,6 +224,8 @@ jobs:
 
   admin-ui-test:
     name: Admin UI Tests
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.admin-ui == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -197,8 +242,9 @@ jobs:
 
   admin-ui-build:
     name: Admin UI Build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [admin-ui-test, admin-ui-lint]
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.admin-ui == 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: apps/admin-ui
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-title.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-title.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45ceb42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-title.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+name: PR Title
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, edited, synchronize, reopened]
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: Conventional commit title
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check PR title
+        uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          types: |
+            feat
+            fix
+            chore
+            refactor
+            docs
+            test
+            style
+            perf
+            ci
+            build
+          requireScope: false
+          subjectPattern: ^.+$
+          subjectPatternError: "PR title must follow conventional commits: type: description (e.g. feat: add cookie categories)"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27b01a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+# Cut a release and build container images.
+#
+# Triggered manually via ``workflow_dispatch`` (Actions tab → Run
+# workflow) when you're ready to ship. Not on every PR merge.
+#
+# Flow:
+#   1. ``ietf-tools/semver-action`` derives the next version from
+#      conventional commit messages since the last tag (feat → minor,
+#      fix → patch, breaking → major).
+#   2. ``requarks/changelog-action`` generates release notes from the
+#      commit diff between the new and previous tags.
+#   3. ``ncipollo/release-action`` creates the GitHub Release.
+#   4. ``requarks/changelog-action`` writes CHANGELOG.md and
+#      ``stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action`` commits it back to
+#      master with ``[skip ci]``.
+#   5. All three container images are built and pushed to GHCR,
+#      tagged with the semver version + ``latest``.
+
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  # ── Version + Release + Changelog ────────────────────────────────
+  version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    outputs:
+      new: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.next }}
+      newStrict: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.nextStrict }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Get next version
+        id: semver
+        uses: ietf-tools/semver-action@v1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
+          branch: master
+
+      - name: Generate release notes
+        id: changelog
+        uses: requarks/changelog-action@v1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
+          fromTag: master
+          toTag: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.current }}
+          writeToFile: false
+
+      - name: Create release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1.12.0
+        with:
+          allowUpdates: true
+          draft: false
+          makeLatest: true
+          tag: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.next }}
+          body: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changes }}
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
+
+      - name: Write CHANGELOG.md
+        uses: requarks/changelog-action@v1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
+          fromTag: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.next }}
+          toTag: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.current }}
+          writeToFile: true
+
+      - name: Commit CHANGELOG.md
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
+        with:
+          branch: master
+          commit_message: "docs: update CHANGELOG.md for ${{ steps.semver.outputs.next }} [skip ci]"
+          file_pattern: CHANGELOG.md
+
+  # ── Build and push container images ──────────────────────────────
+  build-api:
+    name: API image
+    needs: version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        id: meta
+        with:
+          images: ghcr.io/consentos/consentos-api
+          tags: |
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=${{ needs.version.outputs.newStrict }}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}},value=${{ needs.version.outputs.newStrict }}
+            type=raw,value=latest
+
+      - uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: apps/api
+          file: apps/api/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+
+  build-scanner:
+    name: Scanner image
+    needs: version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        id: meta
+        with:
+          images: ghcr.io/consentos/consentos-scanner
+          tags: |
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=${{ needs.version.outputs.newStrict }}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}},value=${{ needs.version.outputs.newStrict }}
+            type=raw,value=latest
+
+      - uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: apps/scanner
+          file: apps/scanner/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+
+  build-admin-ui:
+    name: Admin UI image
+    needs: version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        id: meta
+        with:
+          images: ghcr.io/consentos/consentos-admin-ui
+          tags: |
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=${{ needs.version.outputs.newStrict }}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}},value=${{ needs.version.outputs.newStrict }}
+            type=raw,value=latest
+
+      # Context is the repo root — the admin-ui Dockerfile pulls in
+      # apps/banner/ alongside apps/admin-ui/ and bundles the banner
+      # output at the nginx root.
+      - uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: apps/admin-ui/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3bcae43..364523a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased]
-
 ## [0.1.0] - 2026-03-18
 
 Initial public release of ConsentOS.