diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
index 9a7ff54e0e8..ad4f9d75cf7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
@@ -76,12 +76,13 @@ jobs:
       os: "macos"
     secrets: inherit
 
-  publish_devbuild_to_testpypi:
+  publish_devbuild_to_testpypi:      
       name: Publish devbuild to test.pypi
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       needs: [call-workflow-ubuntu_x86, call-workflow-ubuntu_aarch64, call-workflow-mac, call-workflow-win, call-workflow-sdist]
       if: ${{ always() }} && (github.event.inputs.publish_wheel_testpypi == 'yes' )
       # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#example-not-requiring-successful-dependent-jobs
+      # For devbuilds it is not necessary for all runs to be successful for all different operating systems. Even if only individual OS builds are successful, these are pushed to onnx-weekly
 
       environment:
         name: testpypi_onnxweekly
@@ -118,6 +119,45 @@ jobs:
 
   ##########################################################################################################################
 
+  publish_releasebuild_to_pypi:
+    name: Publish release (including rc-candidates) to pypi
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [call-workflow-ubuntu_x86, call-workflow-ubuntu_aarch64, call-workflow-mac, call-workflow-win, call-workflow-sdist]
+    if: ${{ always() }} && (github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#example-not-requiring-successful-dependent-jobs
+
+    environment:
+      name: pypi-weekly ## TODO: change to correct env before using...
+      url: https://pypi.org/p/onnx
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for making GitHub Releases
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16
+        if: (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') && ((needs.call-workflow-mac.result == 'success') && (needs.call-workflow-ubuntu_x86.result == 'success') && (needs.call-workflow-ubuntu_aarch64.result == 'success') && (needs.call-workflow-win.result == 'success'))
+        with:
+          pattern: wheels*
+          path: dist
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16
+        if: (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') && (needs.call-workflow-sdist.result == 'success') # TODO: fix, it's probably not workflow_dispatch
+        with:
+          pattern: sdist
+          path: dist
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - name: Publish releasebuild to pypi
+        if: (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main') && (github.event.inputs.publish_pypi_onnxweekly  == 'yes') && (github.repository_owner == 'onnx')
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@15c56dba361d8335944d31a2ecd17d700fc7bcbc
+        with:   
+          repository-url: https://upload.pypi.org/legacy/
+          verbose: true     
+          print-hash: true
+
+  ##########################################################################################################################
+
   publish_devbuild_to_pypi:
     name: Publish devbuild to pypi
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest