diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-manual.yml b/.github/workflows/release-manual-bundled.yml
similarity index 94%
rename from .github/workflows/release-manual.yml
rename to .github/workflows/release-manual-bundled.yml
index cf08f12cc9..97e2edf925 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-manual.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-manual-bundled.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: 'Release: Manual'
+name: 'Release: Manual (Bundled)'
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: 'boolean'
         default: false
-      use_bundle_release:
-        description: 'Use the new bundle-based release process.'
-        required: true
-        type: 'boolean'
-        default: false
       environment:
         description: 'Environment'
         required: false
@@ -126,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
           cli-package-name: '${{ vars.CLI_PACKAGE_NAME }}'
           core-package-name: '${{ vars.CORE_PACKAGE_NAME }}'
           a2a-package-name: '${{ vars.A2A_PACKAGE_NAME }}'
-          use-bundle-release: '${{ github.event.inputs.use_bundle_release }}'
+          use-bundle-release: 'true'
 
       - name: 'Create Issue on Failure'
         if: '${{ failure() && github.event.inputs.dry_run == false }}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-manual-deprecated.yml b/.github/workflows/release-manual-deprecated.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1124732a41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-manual-deprecated.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+name: 'Release: Manual (Deprecated)'
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'The version to release (e.g., v0.1.11). Must be a valid semver string with a "v" prefix.'
+        required: true
+        type: 'string'
+      ref:
+        description: 'The branch, tag, or SHA to release from.'
+        required: true
+        type: 'string'
+      npm_channel:
+        description: 'The npm channel to publish to'
+        required: true
+        type: 'choice'
+        options:
+          - 'dev'
+          - 'preview'
+          - 'nightly'
+          - 'latest'
+        default: 'latest'
+      dry_run:
+        description: 'Run a dry-run of the release process; no branches, npm packages or GitHub releases will be created.'
+        required: true
+        type: 'boolean'
+        default: true
+      force_skip_tests:
+        description: 'Select to skip the "Run Tests" step in testing. Prod releases should run tests'
+        required: false
+        type: 'boolean'
+        default: false
+      skip_github_release:
+        description: 'Select to skip creating a GitHub release (only used when environment is PROD)'
+        required: false
+        type: 'boolean'
+        default: false
+      environment:
+        description: 'Environment'
+        required: false
+        type: 'choice'
+        options:
+          - 'prod'
+          - 'dev'
+        default: 'prod'
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
+    environment: "${{ github.event.inputs.environment || 'prod' }}"
+    permissions:
+      contents: 'write'
+      packages: 'write'
+      issues: 'write'
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Checkout'
+        uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: 'Checkout Release Code'
+        uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
+        with:
+          ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}'
+          path: 'release'
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: 'Debug Inputs'
+        shell: 'bash'
+        env:
+          JSON_INPUTS: '${{ toJSON(inputs) }}'
+        run: 'echo "$JSON_INPUTS"'
+
+      - name: 'Setup Node.js'
+        uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020'
+        with:
+          node-version-file: './release/.nvmrc'
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: 'Install Dependencies'
+        working-directory: './release'
+        run: 'npm ci'
+
+      - name: 'Prepare Release Info'
+        id: 'release_info'
+        working-directory: './release'
+        env:
+          INPUT_VERSION: '${{ github.event.inputs.version }}'
+        run: |
+          RELEASE_VERSION="${INPUT_VERSION}"
+          echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${RELEASE_VERSION#v}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          echo "PREVIOUS_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+
+      - name: 'Run Tests'
+        if: "${{github.event.inputs.force_skip_tests != 'true'}}"
+        uses: './.github/actions/run-tests'
+        with:
+          gemini_api_key: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}'
+          working-directory: './release'
+
+      - name: 'Publish Release'
+        uses: './.github/actions/publish-release'
+        with:
+          force-skip-tests: '${{ github.event.inputs.force_skip_tests }}'
+          release-version: '${{ steps.release_info.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}'
+          release-tag: '${{ github.event.inputs.version }}'
+          npm-tag: '${{ github.event.inputs.npm_channel }}'
+          wombat-token-core: '${{ secrets.WOMBAT_TOKEN_CORE }}'
+          wombat-token-cli: '${{ secrets.WOMBAT_TOKEN_CLI }}'
+          wombat-token-a2a-server: '${{ secrets.WOMBAT_TOKEN_A2A_SERVER }}'
+          github-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
+          dry-run: '${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run }}'
+          previous-tag: '${{ steps.release_info.outputs.PREVIOUS_TAG }}'
+          skip-github-release: '${{ github.event.inputs.skip_github_release }}'
+          working-directory: './release'
+          gemini_api_key: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}'
+          npm-registry-publish-url: '${{ vars.NPM_REGISTRY_PUBLISH_URL }}'
+          npm-registry-url: '${{ vars.NPM_REGISTRY_URL }}'
+          npm-registry-scope: '${{ vars.NPM_REGISTRY_SCOPE }}'
+          cli-package-name: '${{ vars.CLI_PACKAGE_NAME }}'
+          core-package-name: '${{ vars.CORE_PACKAGE_NAME }}'
+          a2a-package-name: '${{ vars.A2A_PACKAGE_NAME }}'
+          use-bundle-release: 'false'
+
+      - name: 'Create Issue on Failure'
+        if: "${{ failure() && github.event.inputs.dry_run == false }}"
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
+          RELEASE_TAG: '${{ github.event.inputs.version }}'
+          DETAILS_URL: '${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}'
+        run: |
+          gh issue create \
+            --title 'Manual Release Failed for ${RELEASE_TAG} on $(date +'%Y-%m-%d')' \
+            --body 'The manual release workflow failed. See the full run for details: ${DETAILS_URL}' \
+            --label 'kind/bug,release-failure,priority/p0'