diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7975d844
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release
+      - github-actions
+    authors:
+      - octocat
+      - renovate[bot]
+  categories:
+    - title: Breaking Changes 🛠
+      labels:
+        - breaking-change
+    - title: Exciting New Features 🎉
+      labels:
+        - enhancement
+        - feature
+    - title: Bug fixes 🐛
+      labels:
+        - bug
+    - title: Other Changes 🔄
+      labels:
+        - "*"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2c368eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ['*']  # Trigger on push events for all branches
+    tags-ignore: ['*']  # Ignore push events on all tags
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ['master']  # Trigger on pull requests to master
+  workflow_dispatch:  # Allow manual triggering of workflow
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+    with:
+      build_type: ${{ (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'main') && '"Debug","Release"' || '"Debug"' }}
+      upload_artifacts: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'main' }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index f8d5dec2..28938db9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,22 @@
 # See: https://github.com/actions/starter-workflows/blob/main/ci/cmake-multi-platform.yml
 name: CMake Build and Test 
 
-on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      build_type:
+        description: 'Build type (e.g., "Debug", "Release", "RelWithDebInfo", "MinSizeRel")'
+        default: '"Debug"'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      upload_artifacts:
+        description: 'Whether to upload artifacts (true/false)'
+        default: false
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  cmake_build:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     strategy:
@@ -20,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       # To add more build types (Release, Debug, RelWithDebInfo, etc.) customize the build_type list.
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macOS-latest] 
-        build_type: [Release]
+        build_type: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.build_type || '"Debug","Release"')) }}
         c_compiler: [gcc, clang, cl]
         include:
           - os: windows-latest
@@ -80,24 +92,15 @@ jobs:
       run: ctest --build-config ${{ matrix.build_type }} --verbose --output-on-failure
 
     - name: Package Build Artifacts
-      if: ${{ success() }}
+      if: ${{ inputs.upload_artifacts && success() }}
       run: |
         mkdir -p ${{ steps.strings.outputs.build-output-dir }}/package
         # Adjust the path to your built library files
         cp ${{ steps.strings.outputs.build-output-dir }}/${{ matrix.build_type }}/*GameAnalytics.* ${{ steps.strings.outputs.build-output-dir }}/package/
         cp -r ${{ github.workspace }}/include ${{ steps.strings.outputs.build-output-dir }}/package/
-      
-    - name: Print Package Contents on Windows
-      if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-      run: Get-ChildItem -Recurse "${{ steps.strings.outputs.build-output-dir }}\package"
-      shell: pwsh
-      
-    - name: Print Package Contents on non-Windows (Linux/macOS)
-      if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
-      run: ls -la ${{ steps.strings.outputs.build-output-dir }}/package
         
     - name: Upload Build Artifact
-      if: ${{ success() }}
+      if: ${{ inputs.upload_artifacts && success() }}
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: ga-cpp-sdk-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.c_compiler }}-${{ matrix.build_type }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5abe367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: Create Release
+run-name: C++ SDK Release ${{ inputs.tag_name }}
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag_name:
+        description: 'Tag name for the release (e.g., v1.0.0)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+    with:
+      build_type: '"Release"'
+      upload_artifacts: true
+
+  release:
+    name: Create GitHub Release
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Push tag ${{ inputs.tag_name }}
+        run: |
+          git tag ${{ inputs.tag_name }}
+          git push origin ${{ inputs.tag_name }}
+    
+      - name: Download Artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: ./release-artifacts
+
+      - name: Show downloaded artifacts
+        run: ls -l ./release-artifacts
+
+      - name: Create release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.0.8
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ inputs.tag_name }}
+          name: Release GA-CPP-SDK ${{ inputs.tag_name }}
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          make_latest: true
+          files: ./release-artifacts/*
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diff --git a/gh_create_release.py b/gh_create_release.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48f3e4e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gh_create_release.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import re
+
+def run_command(command):
+    """Run the specified command and handle errors."""
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(command, shell=True, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
+        print(result.stdout)
+        return result.returncode
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"Error occurred: {e.stderr}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return e.returncode
+
+def trigger_workflow(tag_name):
+    """Trigger the GitHub Actions workflow using GitHub CLI."""
+    # Set repository and branch
+    repo = "GameAnalytics/GA-SDK-CPP-NEW"
+    branch = "main"
+
+    # Construct the GitHub CLI command
+    command = f'gh workflow run "Create Release" --repo {repo} --ref {branch} -f tag_name={tag_name}'
+    print(f"Running command: {command}")
+    
+    # Execute the command
+    return_code = run_command(command)
+    
+    if return_code == 0:
+        print("Workflow triggered successfully.")
+    else:
+        print(f"Failed to trigger workflow. Return code: {return_code}")
+
+def check_gh_cli_installed():
+    """Check if GitHub CLI (gh) is installed and available in the system path."""
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(['gh', '--version'], capture_output=True, check=True)
+        return True
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return False
+
+def validate_tag_name(tag_name):
+    """Validate that the tag name matches the format 'v1.0.0'."""
+    pattern = r"^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$"
+    if re.match(pattern, tag_name):
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+def main():
+    # Ensure GitHub CLI is installed
+    if not check_gh_cli_installed():
+        print("GitHub CLI (gh) is not installed. Please install it and try again.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Validate tag name passed as an argument
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print("Usage: python trigger_workflow.py <tag_name>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    tag_name = sys.argv[1]
+
+    if not validate_tag_name(tag_name):
+        print("Invalid tag name format. Please use the format 'v1.0.0'.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Trigger the workflow with validated tag name
+    trigger_workflow(tag_name)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/source/gameanalytics/GAValidator.cpp b/source/gameanalytics/GAValidator.cpp
index 06f26085..e6d2b573 100644
--- a/source/gameanalytics/GAValidator.cpp
+++ b/source/gameanalytics/GAValidator.cpp
@@ -718,8 +718,6 @@ namespace gameanalytics
         {
             constexpr int64_t k_maxTs = 99999999999;
 
-            logging::GALogger::d("clientTs = %lld", clientTs);
-
             if (clientTs < 0 || clientTs > k_maxTs)
             {
                 return false;