Developed and delivered a scalable CI/CD pipeline and release automation for the octoenergy/xocto repository, focusing on accelerating release cycles and reducing manual intervention. Leveraged Python and YAML to implement CircleCI configuration and GitHub workflows that automate building, testing, benchmarking, and publishing Python distributions to PyPI. Enhanced project structure and documentation to support ongoing automation and maintainability. Addressed CI stability by merging a targeted pull request that temporarily bypassed typing checks for DuckDB, unblocking critical checks and ensuring reliable pipeline execution. The work emphasized continuous integration, DevOps best practices, and Django-based Python development to streamline the release process.