diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
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+# This workflow will build a Java project with Maven, and cache/restore any dependencies to improve the workflow execution time
+# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/building-and-testing-java-with-maven
+
+name: Create Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version to release. (format: `YYYY.MM.mm`)'
+        required: true
+jobs:
+  ################
+  # Build
+  ################
+  build:
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      ################
+      # Protect master branch
+      ################
+      - name: Check branch
+        if: ${{ github.ref == 'master' }}
+        uses: actions/github-script@v3
+        with:
+          script: |
+              core.setFailed('This workflow can not run on master branch')
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: "checking out"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
+      - name: "setting up npm"
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+            node-version: '16.x'
+      - name: "setting up Java"
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: '11.x'
+      ############
+      # CACHING
+      ##########
+      - name: "cache node modules"
+        uses: actions/cache@v1
+        env:
+          cache-name: cache-node-modules
+        with:
+          path: ~/.npm # npm cache files are stored in `~/.npm` on Linux/macOS
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/package.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-build-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-
+      - name: "cache maven dependencies"
+        uses: actions/cache@v1
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2/repository
+          key: mapstore-${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            mapstore-${{ runner.os }}-maven-
+      - name: Build
+        id: "build"
+        run: "./build.sh ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} binary,printingbundle"
+      - name: "Upload war"
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: war
+          path: product/target/mapstore.war
+      - name: "Upload binary"
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: binary
+          path: "binary/target/mapstore2-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}-bin.zip"
+      - name: "Upload printing"
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: printing
+          path: "java/printing/target/mapstore-printing.zip"
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    steps:
+      - name: "Download war"
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          path: artifacts/
+      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
+        run: ls -R
+        working-directory: artifacts
+      - name: Get current date
+        id: date
+        run: echo "::set-output name=date::$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')"
+      - name: create_release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
+        with:
+          commitish: ${{ github.ref }}
+          tag_name: "v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+          release_name: "v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+          body: |
+            ## Main Features
+
+            - ...
+
+            ## Main Improvements
+
+            - ...
+
+            ## Useful links related to [v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}](https://github.com/geosolutions-it/MapStore2/tree/v${{ github.event.inputs.version }})**
+            - **[Full Changelog](https://github.com/geosolutions-it/MapStore2/compare/v${{ github.event.inputs.previousVersion }}...v${{ github.event.inputs.version }})**
+            - **[Implemented enhancements](https://github.com/geosolutions-it/MapStore2/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22${{ github.event.inputs.version }}%22+is%3Aclosed+label%3Aenhancement)**
+            - **[Fixed bugs](https://github.com/geosolutions-it/MapStore2/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22${{ github.event.inputs.version }}%22+is%3Aclosed+label%3Abug)**
+            - **[Closed issues](https://github.com/geosolutions-it/MapStore2/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22${{ github.event.inputs.version }}%22+is%3Aclosed)**
+            - **[MapStore Extension release v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}](https://github.com/geosolutions-it/MapStoreExtension/releases/tag/v${{ github.event.inputs.version }})**
+            - **[Docker image v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}](xxx)** `< TODO: add this link manually`
+            - [MapStore documentation v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}](https://docs.mapstore.geosolutionsgroup.com/en/v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}/)**
+          draft: true
+          prerelease: false
+      - name: Upload Release war
+        id: upload-release-war
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }} # This pulls from the CREATE RELEASE step above, referencing it's ID to get its outputs object, which include a `upload_url`. See this blog post for more info: https://jasonet.co/posts/new-features-of-github-actions/#passing-data-to-future-steps
+          asset_path: artifacts/war/mapstore.war
+          asset_name: mapstore.war
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
+      - name: Upload Release binary
+        id: upload-release-binary
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }} # This pulls from the CREATE RELEASE step above, referencing it's ID to get its outputs object, which include a `upload_url`. See this blog post for more info: https://jasonet.co/posts/new-features-of-github-actions/#passing-data-to-future-steps
+          asset_path: "artifacts/binary/mapstore2-${{github.event.inputs.version}}-bin.zip"
+          asset_name: "mapstore2-${{github.event.inputs.version}}-bin.zip"
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
+      - name: Upload Release printing
+        id: upload-release-printing
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }} # This pulls from the CREATE RELEASE step above, referencing it's ID to get its outputs object, which include a `upload_url`. See this blog post for more info: https://jasonet.co/posts/new-features-of-github-actions/#passing-data-to-future-steps
+          asset_path: artifacts/printing/mapstore-printing.zip
+          asset_name: mapstore-printing.zip
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cut_major_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/cut_major_branch.yml
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+name: Cut Release Branch
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release-branch:
+        description: MapStore branch name to use (YYYY.MM.xx). E.g. 2024.01.xx
+        required: true
+      mapfish-version:
+        description: Mapfish print version to use (e.g. 2.3-SNAPSHOT)
+        required: true
+        default: '2.3-SNAPSHOT'
+      geostore-version:
+        description: GeoStore version to use (e.g. 2.0.0).
+        required: true
+        default: '2.0.0'
+      http-proxy-version:
+        description: Http proxy version to use (e.g. 2.4).
+        required: true
+        default: '1.4.0'
+      main-branch:
+        description: main branch
+        default: master
+      pr-options:
+        description: Options for Pull request
+        default: --squash --auto --delete-branch
+jobs:
+  cut-release:
+    name: Create release branch and PRs into main main branch
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.main-branch }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Create release branch and generate PR body
+        id: create-branch
+        env:
+          MAPFISH_GROUP: org.mapfish.print
+          MAPFISH_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.mapfish-version }}
+          GEOSTORE_GROUP: it.geosolutions.geostore
+          GEOSTORE_VERSION:  ${{ github.event.inputs.geostore-version }}
+          HTTP_PROXY_GROUP: proxy
+          HTTP_PROXY_VERSION:  ${{ github.event.inputs.http-proxy-version }}
+          RELEASE_BRANCH:  ${{ github.event.inputs.release-branch }}
+
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          MAIN_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.inputs.main-branch }}
+          PR_OPTIONS: ${{ github.event.inputs.pr-options }}
+          RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
+
+        run: |
+          # script will go here
+          echo "Initializing git"
+          # Optional
+          git config user.name github-actions
+          git config user.email github-actions@github.com
+          BRANCH_NAME="${RELEASE_BRANCH}"
+          echo "creating branch is $BRANCH_NAME"
+          git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
+          # Find all pom.xml files and update-dependencies on them
+          echo "Updating versions on release branch"
+          # Find all pom.xml files and update-dependencies on them
+          echo "Updating versions on release branch"
+          POM_FILES=$(git ls-files . | grep 'pom\.xml$' | grep -v 'project/standard/templates/backend/pom\.xml$'| grep -v 'project/standard/templates/pom\.xml$');# note: exclues one file not involved that is not valid pom.xml, because it is a template
+          for POM_FILE in $POM_FILES; do
+              mvn versions:use-dep-version -f $POM_FILE -Dincludes=$MAPFISH_GROUP -DdepVersion=$MAPFISH_VERSION -DforceVersion=true -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DautoVersionSubmodules=true -Pprinting
+              mvn versions:use-dep-version -f $POM_FILE -Dincludes=$GEOSTORE_GROUP -DdepVersion=$GEOSTORE_VERSION -DforceVersion=true -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DautoVersionSubmodules=true -Pprinting
+              mvn versions:use-dep-version -f $POM_FILE -Dincludes=$HTTP_PROXY_GROUP -DdepVersion=$HTTP_PROXY_VERSION -DforceVersion=true -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DautoVersionSubmodules=true -Pprinting
+          done
+          echo $POM_FILES | xargs git add
+          git commit -m "Set versions of main dependencies to a stable version"
+          git push --set-upstream origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
+          echo "branch created"
+          echo "creating bump changes"
+          git checkout "$MAIN_BRANCH"
+          OLD_JAVA_VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+          echo "Incrementing java packages versions"
+          mvn -B release:update-versions -DautoVersionSubmodules=true -Pprinting,binary,printingbundle
+          NEXT_JAVA_VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+          echo "Java packages versions updated from $OLD_JAVA_VERSION to $NEXT_JAVA_VERSION"
+          ### increase dependency of project to new version
+          echo "Updating project dependency to new version"
+          mvn versions:use-dep-version -f project/standard/templates/web/pom.xml -Dincludes=it.geosolutions.mapstore -DdepVersion=$NEXT_JAVA_VERSION -DforceVersion=true -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+          # Increase release minor version
+          echo "Updating project version to new version in package.json"
+          npm version minor --git-tag-version=false
+          pr_branch_name="bump-${release-branch}-${RUN_ID}"
+          echo "Creating a temp PR on branch: ${pr_branch_name}"
+          git checkout -b "${pr_branch_name}"
+          find . -name 'pom.xml' | xargs git add
+          git add package.json
+          git commit -m "Bump versions on master for release-branch"
+          git push origin "${pr_branch_name}"
+          pr_url=$(gh pr create -B "${MAIN_BRANCH}" -H "${pr_branch_name}" --title "[github-action] Bump version for next release" --body "This automatic pull request bumps version of ${MAIN_BRANCH} branch for java packages and for package.json after creating the $release-branc")
+          sleep 10
+          #gh pr merge "$pr_url" ${PR_OPTIONS}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/post_release.yml b/.github/workflows/post_release.yml
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+# This workflow will build a Java project with Maven, and cache/restore any dependencies to improve the workflow execution time
+# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/building-and-testing-java-with-maven
+
+name: Post Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      snapshot:
+        description: 'Version of Java packages to restore. e.g. 2.1-SNAPSHOT'
+        required: true
+jobs:
+  set-versions:
+    concurrency: post-release-${{ github.ref }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Check branch
+      if: ${{ github.ref == 'master' }}
+      uses: actions/github-script@v3
+      with:
+        script: |
+            core.setFailed('This workflow can not run on master branch')
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up JDK 11
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        java-version: '11.x'
+        distribution: 'adopt'
+        cache: maven
+    - name: Restore Snapshots
+      env:
+          SNAPSHOT_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.snapshot }}
+      run: |
+        # restore versions snapshot
+        echo "Initializing git"
+        git config user.name github-actions
+        git config user.email github-actions@github.com
+        echo
+        echo "Restoring snapshot version tp $SNAPSHOT_VERSION"
+        mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$SNAPSHOT_VERSION -DprocessAllModules -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -Pprinting,binary,printingbundle
+        mvn versions:use-dep-version -f project/standard/templates/web/pom.xml -Dincludes=it.geosolutions.mapstore -DdepVersion=$SNAPSHOT_VERSION -DforceVersion=true -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+        npm version patch --git-tag-version=false
+        echo "Committing changes"
+        find . -name 'pom.xml' | xargs git add
+        git add package.json
+        git commit -m "Restore java packages to $SNAPSHOT_VERSION and update package.json"
+        git push origin ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        echo "Snapshots version restored"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre_release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre_release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc2eeca14d
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+++ b/.github/workflows/pre_release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+# This workflow will build a Java project with Maven, and cache/restore any dependencies to improve the workflow execution time
+# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/building-and-testing-java-with-maven
+
+name: Prepare Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version to release. (format: `YYYY.MM.mm`)'
+        required: true
+      previous-ms-version:
+        description: 'previous MapStore version for changelog generation. (format: `YYYY.MM.mm`)'
+        required: true
+      java-modules-version:
+        description: 'version to fix for the java module, accordingly with release schedule (e.g. `1.7.0`)'
+        required: true
+      main-branch:
+        description: 'main branch name'
+        required: true
+        default: 'master'
+jobs:
+  ################
+  # Fix versions
+  ###############
+  fix-version:
+    concurrency: release-${{ github.ref }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    ################
+    # Protect master branch
+    ################
+    - name: Check branch
+      if: ${{  github.ref == 'master' }}
+      uses: actions/github-script@v3
+      with:
+        script: |
+            core.setFailed('This workflow can not run on master branch')
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up JDK 11
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        java-version: '11.x'
+        distribution: 'adopt'
+        cache: maven
+    - name: 'Fix versions, commit and push new tag'
+      env:
+          LAST_MS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.previous-ms-version }}
+          NEW_MS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          JAVA_MODULES_NEW_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.java-modules-version }}
+      run: |
+
+        ## Generate changelog
+        function update_changelog () {
+            echo "Update changelog"
+            markdown_text=$(npm -s run generate:changelog $1 $2)
+            # Text file path
+            file_path="CHANGELOG.md"
+            # read old content, excluding the title
+            existing_content=$(cat "$file_path" | tail -n +2)
+
+            # add again the title and the new content concatenated to the old one
+            new_content="# Change Log\n${markdown_text}\n${existing_content}"
+
+            # overwrite the file with the new content
+            echo -e "$new_content" > "$file_path"
+
+            echo "Changelog updated"
+        }
+        # read snapshot version
+        CURRENT_JAVA_VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+        echo "current java version: $CURRENT_JAVA_VERSION"
+
+        # Update snapshot version
+        echo "updating modules to version: $JAVA_MODULES_NEW_VERSION"
+        mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$JAVA_MODULES_NEW_VERSION -DprocessAllModules -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -Pprinting,printingbundle # note: this do not set binary profile version it is used to generate artifact name ( to be fixed in the future )
+
+        # Update binary version
+        mvn versions:use-dep-version -f binary/bin-war/pom.xml -Dincludes=it.geosolutions.mapstore -DdepVersion=$JAVA_MODULES_NEW_VERSION -DforceVersion=true -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+
+        # Update project dependency
+        echo "updating project pom.xml dependency from mapstore packages to version: $JAVA_MODULES_NEW_VERSION"
+        mvn versions:use-dep-version -f project/standard/templates/web/pom.xml -Dincludes=it.geosolutions.mapstore -DdepVersion=$JAVA_MODULES_NEW_VERSION -DforceVersion=true -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+        # Update changelog
+        echo "Updating changelog"
+        update_changelog $LAST_MS_VERSION $NEW_MS_VERSION
+        echo "Initializing git"
+        # Initializing git
+        git config user.name github-actions
+        git config user.email github-actions@github.com
+
+        # Commit changes
+        echo "Committing changes"
+        find . -name 'pom.xml' | xargs git add
+        git add CHANGELOG.md
+        git commit -m "Version Release ${NEW_MS_VERSION}"
+        git tag v${NEW_MS_VERSION} # create tag
+        git push origin ${{ github.ref_name }} --tags # push tag
+  update-main-changelog:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: fix-version
+    steps:
+      - name: "checking out"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.main-branch }}
+      - name: "setting up npm"
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+            node-version: '16.x'
+      - name: 'Updte changelog on master'
+        env:
+            LAST_MS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.previous-ms-version }}
+            NEW_MS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+            JAVA_MODULES_NEW_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.java-modules-version }}
+            GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          ## Generate changelog
+          function update_changelog () {
+              echo "Update changelog"
+              markdown_text=$(npm -s run generate:changelog $1 $2)
+              # Text file path
+              file_path="CHANGELOG.md"
+              # read old content, excluding the title
+              existing_content=$(cat "$file_path" | tail -n +2)
+
+              # add again the title and the new content concatenated to the old one
+              new_content="# Change Log\n${markdown_text}\n${existing_content}"
+
+              # overwrite the file with the new content
+              echo -e "$new_content" > "$file_path"
+
+              echo "Changelog updated"
+          }
+          echo "Initializing git"
+          # Initializing git
+          git config user.name github-actions
+          git config user.email github-actions@github.com
+
+          # Update master branch with CHANGELOG.md
+          pr_branch_name="update-changelog-${{ github.run_id}}"
+          git checkout -b "${pr_branch_name}"
+          # Update changelog
+          update_changelog $LAST_MS_VERSION $NEW_MS_VERSION
+          git add CHANGELOG.md
+          git commit -m "Update Changelog for version ${{ inputs.version }}"
+          git push origin "${pr_branch_name}"
+          echo "Sending pull request"
+          pr_url=$(gh pr create -B "${MAIN_BRANCH}" -H "${pr_branch_name}" --title "[github-action] Update changelog for release ${NEW_MS_VERSION}" --body "This automatic pull request update CHANGELOG.md on ${MAIN_BRANCH} branch")
+
+
+