diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..364d4e80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Code owners file.
+# This file controls who is tagged for review for any given pull request.
+#
+# For syntax help see:
+# https://help.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/about-code-owners#codeowners-syntax
+
+.github/auto-approve.yml                 @googleapis/github-automation
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 2594c236..f89594c4 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -10,15 +10,24 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: chore
+      include: scope
 
   # Maintain dependencies for build tools
   - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
     directory: "/tools"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: chore
+      include: scope
 
   # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: chore
+      include: scope
diff --git a/.github/release-please.yml b/.github/release-please.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1bcc3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-please.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+handleGHRelease: true
+releaseType: go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate_changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/generate_changelog.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e9e01473..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/generate_changelog.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-name: Generate CHANGELOG
-
-on:
-
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
-    types: [ closed ]
-
-  release:
-    types: [ published ]
-
-  issues:
-    types: [ closed, edited ]
-
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  generate_changelog:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: Generate changelog for main branch
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Import GPG key
-        id: import_gpg_key
-        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v5
-        with:
-          git_commit_gpgsign: true
-          git_user_signingkey: true
-          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.BOT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          passphrase: ${{ secrets.BOT_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-
-      - name: Generate changelog
-        uses: charmixer/auto-changelog-action@v1
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
-          release_branch: main
-
-      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
-        with:
-          commit_message: Update CHANGELOG.md
-          branch: main
-          file_pattern: CHANGELOG.md
-          push_options: --force
-          commit_author: ${{ steps.import_gpg_key.outputs.name }} <${{ steps.import_gpg_key.outputs.email }}>
-          commit_user_email: ${{ steps.import_gpg_key.outputs.email }}
-          commit_user_name: ${{ steps.import_gpg_key.outputs.name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/release.yml
rename to .github/workflows/publish.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index a89d4bf2..292aaf35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,3 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
-        with:
-          release-type: go
-          package-name: release-please-action