diff --git a/dev/release-v6.ts b/dev/release-v6.ts
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..d8cfe4ca8d23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/release-v6.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/* eslint-disable camelcase */
+/**
+ * Merges all the to be released commits into the v6 branch and pushes it to the remote.
+ * The push will then trigger the release process via the GitHub Action workflow.
+ *
+ * Main branch must be up-to-date. To be executed on the target branch.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ * DRY_RUN=<Boolean> GITHUB_TOKEN=<PAT> node_modules/.bin/ts-node dev/release-v6.ts
+ */
+
+import { Octokit } from '@octokit/rest';
+import { Endpoints } from '@octokit/types';
+import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+
+type Card =
+  Endpoints['GET /projects/columns/cards/{card_id}']['response']['data'];
+type PullRequest =
+  Endpoints['GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}']['response']['data'];
+type CardCommit = {
+  card: Card;
+  commit: PullRequest;
+};
+
+const OWNER = 'sequelize';
+const REPO = 'sequelize';
+const TO_BE_RELEASED_COLUMN_ID = 17352881;
+const RELEASING_COLUMN_ID = 17444349;
+
+(async () => {
+  const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
+
+  if (!token) {
+    console.error('GITHUB_TOKEN variable is not set');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const github = new Octokit({
+    auth: token
+  });
+  const commits = await getCommitsFromProject(github);
+
+  await Promise.all(commits.map(commit => mergeCommit(github, commit)));
+})();
+
+// Helpers
+
+async function getCommitsFromProject(github: Octokit): Promise<CardCommit[]> {
+  const cards = await github.rest.projects.listCards({
+    column_id: TO_BE_RELEASED_COLUMN_ID
+  });
+
+  const commits = await Promise.all(
+    cards.data.filter(isIssueCard).map(async (card: Card) => ({
+      card,
+      commit: await cardToMergedCommit(github, card)
+    }))
+  );
+
+  const filtered = commits.filter(({ commit }) =>
+    Boolean(commit)
+  ) as CardCommit[];
+
+  return filtered.sort(sortCommits);
+}
+
+function isIssueCard(card: Card) {
+  return card.content_url?.includes('/issues/');
+}
+
+async function cardToMergedCommit(
+  github: Octokit,
+  card: Card
+): Promise<PullRequest | undefined> {
+  const issueNumber = card.content_url?.split('/').pop();
+  const { data: pullRequest } = await github.pulls.get({
+    owner: OWNER,
+    repo: REPO,
+    pull_number: Number(issueNumber)
+  });
+
+  if (!pullRequest?.merged) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  return pullRequest;
+}
+
+function sortCommits(a: CardCommit, b: CardCommit) {
+  const aDate = new Date(a.commit.merged_at || '');
+  const bDate = new Date(b.commit.merged_at || '');
+
+  return aDate.getTime() - bDate.getTime();
+}
+
+async function mergeCommit(github: Octokit, { card, commit }: CardCommit) {
+  mergeCommitTeaser(commit);
+
+  if (commit.merge_commit_sha) {
+    await gitMerge(commit.merge_commit_sha);
+    await moveCard(github, card, RELEASING_COLUMN_ID);
+  }
+}
+
+function mergeCommitTeaser(commit: PullRequest) {
+  console.info();
+  console.info('Merging commit:', commit.title);
+  console.info('- Commit SHA:', commit.merge_commit_sha);
+  console.info('- Commit URL:', commit.html_url);
+}
+
+async function moveCard(github: Octokit, card: Card, to: number) {
+  if (process.env.DRY_RUN === 'false') {
+    const a = await github.rest.projects.moveCard({
+      card_id: card.id,
+      position: 'bottom',
+      column_id: to
+    });
+
+    console.log(a);
+  }
+}
+
+async function gitMerge(sha: string) {
+  const gitCommand = `git cherry-pick ${sha}`;
+
+  console.info('- Git command:', gitCommand);
+
+  if (process.env.DRY_RUN === 'false') {
+    execSync(gitCommand, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 587743e241f0..cf7dee1efffe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "^15.0.0",
     "@commitlint/config-angular": "^15.0.0",
+    "@octokit/rest": "^18.12.0",
+    "@octokit/types": "^6.34.0",
     "@types/chai": "^4.3.0",
     "@types/mocha": "^9.0.0",
     "@types/node": "^16.11.17",
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@
     "fast-glob": "^3.2.7",
     "fs-jetpack": "^4.3.0",
     "husky": "^7.0.4",
+    "ibm_db": "^2.8.1",
     "js-combinatorics": "^0.6.1",
     "lcov-result-merger": "^3.1.0",
     "lint-staged": "^12.1.4",
@@ -95,7 +98,6 @@
     "markdownlint-cli": "^0.30.0",
     "mocha": "^7.2.0",
     "module-alias": "^2.2.2",
-    "ibm_db": "^2.8.1",
     "mysql2": "^2.3.3",
     "node-hook": "^1.0.0",
     "nyc": "^15.1.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d05da190649c..68a181e4ea09 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@
     node-fetch "^2.6.1"
     universal-user-agent "^6.0.0"
 
-"@octokit/rest@^18.0.0":
+"@octokit/rest@^18.0.0", "@octokit/rest@^18.12.0":
   version "18.12.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/rest/-/rest-18.12.0.tgz#f06bc4952fc87130308d810ca9d00e79f6988881"
   integrity sha512-gDPiOHlyGavxr72y0guQEhLsemgVjwRePayJ+FcKc2SJqKUbxbkvf5kAZEWA/MKvsfYlQAMVzNJE3ezQcxMJ2Q==