diff --git a/ci/images/setup.sh b/ci/images/setup.sh
index 6e936491afc1..52c5d718d074 100755
--- a/ci/images/setup.sh
+++ b/ci/images/setup.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spring-io/concourse-java-scripts/v0.0.3/concourse-java.sh > /opt/concourse-java.sh
 
+curl --output /opt/concourse-release-scripts.jar https://repo.spring.io/release/io/spring/concourse/releasescripts/concourse-release-scripts/0.1.0/concourse-release-scripts-0.1.0.jar
 
 ###########################################################
 # JAVA
diff --git a/ci/pipeline.yml b/ci/pipeline.yml
index 0c8ec20d30e4..3671d4f21db1 100644
--- a/ci/pipeline.yml
+++ b/ci/pipeline.yml
@@ -317,8 +317,51 @@ jobs:
               username: concourse-ci
     - put: repo-status-jdk15-build
       params: { state: "success", commit: "git-repo" }
+- name: stage-milestone
+  serial: true
+  plan:
+    - get: spring-framework-ci-image
+    - get: git-repo
+      trigger: false
+    - task: stage
+      image: spring-framework-ci-image
+      file: git-repo/ci/tasks/stage-version.yml
+      params:
+        RELEASE_TYPE: M
+        GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ((gradle_enterprise_secret_access_key))
+        GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ((gradle_enterprise_cache_user.username))
+        GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ((gradle_enterprise_cache_user.password))
+    - put: artifactory-repo
+      params:
+        <<: *artifactory-params
+        repo: libs-staging-local
+    - put: git-repo
+      params:
+        repository: stage-git-repo
+- name: promote-milestone
+  serial: true
+  plan:
+    - get: spring-framework-ci-image
+    - get: git-repo
+      trigger: false
+    - get: artifactory-repo
+      trigger: false
+      passed: [stage-milestone]
+      params:
+        download_artifacts: false
+        save_build_info: true
+    - task: promote
+      image: spring-framework-ci-image
+      file: git-repo/ci/tasks/promote-version.yml
+      params:
+        RELEASE_TYPE: M
+        ARTIFACTORY_SERVER: ((artifactory-server))
+        ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME: ((artifactory-username))
+        ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD: ((artifactory-password))
 groups:
 - name: "Build"
   jobs: ["build", "jdk11-build", "jdk14-build", "jdk15-build"]
+- name: "Release"
+  jobs: ["stage-milestone", "promote-milestone"]
 - name: "CI Images"
   jobs: ["build-spring-framework-ci-images"]
diff --git a/ci/scripts/promote-version.sh b/ci/scripts/promote-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..c27ecb0bc6ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/scripts/promote-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source $(dirname $0)/common.sh
+
+version=$( cat artifactory-repo/build-info.json | jq -r '.buildInfo.modules[0].id' | sed 's/.*:.*:\(.*\)/\1/' )
+export BUILD_INFO_LOCATION=$(pwd)/artifactory-repo/build-info.json
+
+java -jar /opt/concourse-release-scripts.jar promote $RELEASE_TYPE $BUILD_INFO_LOCATION > /dev/null || { exit 1; }
+
+java -jar /opt/concourse-release-scripts.jar distribute $RELEASE_TYPE $BUILD_INFO_LOCATION > /dev/null || { exit 1; }
+
+echo "Promotion complete"
+echo $version > version/version
diff --git a/ci/scripts/stage-version.sh b/ci/scripts/stage-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..0b285de014bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/scripts/stage-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+source $(dirname $0)/common.sh
+repository=$(pwd)/distribution-repository
+
+pushd git-repo > /dev/null
+git fetch --tags --all > /dev/null
+popd > /dev/null
+
+git clone git-repo stage-git-repo > /dev/null
+
+pushd stage-git-repo > /dev/null
+
+snapshotVersion=$( awk -F '=' '$1 == "version" { print $2 }' gradle.properties )
+if [[ $RELEASE_TYPE = "M" ]]; then
+	stageVersion=$( get_next_milestone_release $snapshotVersion)
+	nextVersion=$snapshotVersion
+elif [[ $RELEASE_TYPE = "RC" ]]; then
+	stageVersion=$( get_next_rc_release $snapshotVersion)
+	nextVersion=$snapshotVersion
+elif [[ $RELEASE_TYPE = "RELEASE" ]]; then
+	stageVersion=$( get_next_release $snapshotVersion)
+	nextVersion=$( bump_version_number $snapshotVersion)
+else
+	echo "Unknown release type $RELEASE_TYPE" >&2; exit 1;
+fi
+
+echo "Staging $stageVersion (next version will be $nextVersion)"
+sed -i "s/version=$snapshotVersion/version=$stageVersion/" gradle.properties
+
+git config user.name "Spring Buildmaster" > /dev/null
+git config user.email "buildmaster@springframework.org" > /dev/null
+git add gradle.properties > /dev/null
+git commit -m"Release v$stageVersion" > /dev/null
+git tag -a "v$stageVersion" -m"Release v$stageVersion" > /dev/null
+
+./gradlew --no-daemon --max-workers=4 -PdeploymentRepository=${repository} build publishAllPublicationsToDeploymentRepository
+
+git reset --hard HEAD^ > /dev/null
+if [[ $nextVersion != $snapshotVersion ]]; then
+	echo "Setting next development version (v$nextVersion)"
+	sed -i "s/version=$snapshotVersion/version=$nextVersion/" gradle.properties
+	git add gradle.properties > /dev/null
+	git commit -m"Next development version (v$nextVersion)" > /dev/null
+fi;
+
+echo "Staging Complete"
+
+popd > /dev/null
diff --git a/ci/tasks/promote-version.yml b/ci/tasks/promote-version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2da899a0ebe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/tasks/promote-version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+platform: linux
+inputs:
+- name: git-repo
+- name: artifactory-repo
+outputs:
+- name: version
+params:
+  RELEASE_TYPE:
+  ARTIFACTORY_SERVER:
+  ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME:
+  ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD:
+  BINTRAY_SUBJECT:
+  BINTRAY_REPO:
+  BINTRAY_USERNAME:
+  BINTRAY_API_KEY:
+run:
+  path: git-repo/ci/scripts/promote-version.sh
diff --git a/ci/tasks/stage-version.yml b/ci/tasks/stage-version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ded11483a76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/tasks/stage-version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+platform: linux
+inputs:
+- name: git-repo
+outputs:
+- name: stage-git-repo
+- name: distribution-repository
+params:
+  RELEASE_TYPE:
+  CI: true
+  GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME:
+  GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD:
+  GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_URL: https://ge.spring.io
+caches:
+- path: gradle
+run:
+  path: git-repo/ci/scripts/stage-version.sh