diff --git a/.github/workflows/main_matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/main_matrix.yml
index d4aaff620..dbb4e5b30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main_matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main_matrix.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
       - "**.md"
       - "**.yml"
-      - "version.properties"
 
   # Note: This is different from "pull_request". Need to specify ref when doing checkouts.
   pull_request_target:
@@ -340,7 +339,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.ref}}
           repository: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name}}
 
-  gather-artifacts:
+  gather-A:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build-esp32, build-nrf52, build-native, build-rpi2040]
     steps:
@@ -403,3 +402,48 @@ jobs:
           artifacts-branch: device
           artifacts-dir: pr
           artifacts: ./firmware-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip
+
+      - name: Verify Changed files
+        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v10.1
+        id: verify-changed-files
+        with:
+          files: |
+             version.properties
+
+      - name: Create release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        id: create_release
+        if: contains(steps.verify-changed-files.outputs.changed_files, 'version.properties') && ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request_target' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+        with:
+          draft: true
+          prerelease: true
+          release_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} alpha
+          tag_name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          body: |
+            Autogenerated by github action, developer should edit as required before publishing...
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+
+      - name: Add bins to release
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        if: contains(steps.verify-changed-files.outputs.changed_files, 'version.properties') && ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request_target' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: release/archive/firmware-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip
+          asset_name: firmware-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
+
+      - name: Add debug elfs to release
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        if: contains(steps.verify-changed-files.outputs.changed_files, 'version.properties') && ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request_target' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: release/archive/elfs-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip
+          asset_name: debug-elfs-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
+      
+        
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