diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66abcc71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+name: Release — GitHub release with generated changelog
+
+# Runs when a semver tag (vX.Y.Z) is pushed. Creates a GitHub release whose
+# notes are generated from the merged pull requests since the previous tag.
+# `--verify-tag` fails the job if the tag does not exist on the remote.
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  github-release:
+    name: Create GitHub release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Create release with generated notes
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        run: |
+          gh release create "$TAG" \
+            --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
+            --verify-tag \
+            --title "$TAG" \
+            --generate-notes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vercel-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/vercel-preview.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..794a63cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/vercel-preview.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+name: Frontend — Vercel preview deployment
+
+# Deploys the frontend (frontend/) to a Vercel preview for every pull request
+# that touches it, then comments the preview URL on the PR.
+#
+# Requires repository secrets: VERCEL_TOKEN, VERCEL_ORG_ID, VERCEL_PROJECT_ID.
+# Forked PRs cannot read secrets, so the job is skipped for them.
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'frontend/**'
+      - 'package-lock.json'
+      - '.github/workflows/vercel-preview.yml'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
+concurrency:
+  group: vercel-preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  preview:
+    name: Deploy preview
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+
+      - name: Install Vercel CLI
+        run: npm install --global vercel@latest
+
+      - name: Pull Vercel project settings
+        working-directory: frontend
+        env:
+          VERCEL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
+          VERCEL_ORG_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}
+          VERCEL_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}
+        run: vercel pull --yes --environment=preview
+
+      - name: Build for preview
+        working-directory: frontend
+        env:
+          VERCEL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
+          VERCEL_ORG_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}
+          VERCEL_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}
+        run: vercel build
+
+      - name: Deploy prebuilt output
+        id: deploy
+        working-directory: frontend
+        env:
+          VERCEL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
+          VERCEL_ORG_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}
+          VERCEL_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}
+        run: echo "url=$(vercel deploy --prebuilt)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Comment preview URL on the PR
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PREVIEW_URL: ${{ steps.deploy.outputs.url }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+        run: |
+          gh pr comment "$PR_NUMBER" \
+            --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
+            --body "Frontend preview: $PREVIEW_URL"
diff --git a/helm/trivela/README.md b/helm/trivela/README.md
index fa236274..57b243a7 100644
--- a/helm/trivela/README.md
+++ b/helm/trivela/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ All configurable values are in [values.yaml](values.yaml). Key overrides:
 | `backend.image.repository`                   | `trivela-backend`     | Backend image                |
 | `backend.image.tag`                          | `latest`              | Backend image tag            |
 | `frontend.replicaCount`                      | `2`                   | Initial frontend pod count   |
+| `redis.enabled`                              | `false`               | Deploy Redis and set `REDIS_URL` on the backend |
 | `ingress.host`                               | `trivela.example.com` | Public hostname              |
 | `ingress.tls.enabled`                        | `true`                | Enable TLS via cert-manager  |
 | `autoscaling.minReplicas`                    | `2`                   | HPA minimum replicas         |
diff --git a/helm/trivela/templates/deployment-backend.yaml b/helm/trivela/templates/deployment-backend.yaml
index 83d2d130..79ffeafc 100644
--- a/helm/trivela/templates/deployment-backend.yaml
+++ b/helm/trivela/templates/deployment-backend.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: {{ include "trivela.fullname" . }}-secrets
                   key: SOROBAN_RPC_URL
+            {{- if .Values.redis.enabled }}
+            - name: REDIS_URL
+              value: {{ printf "redis://%s-redis:%v" (include "trivela.fullname" .) .Values.redis.port | quote }}
+            {{- end }}
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.backend.resources | nindent 12 }}
           livenessProbe:
diff --git a/helm/trivela/templates/deployment-redis.yaml b/helm/trivela/templates/deployment-redis.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c5538fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm/trivela/templates/deployment-redis.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{{- if .Values.redis.enabled }}
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "trivela.fullname" . }}-redis
+  labels:
+    {{- include "trivela.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    component: redis
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      {{- include "trivela.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+      component: redis
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        {{- include "trivela.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+        component: redis
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: redis
+          image: "{{ .Values.redis.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.redis.image.tag }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.redis.image.pullPolicy }}
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: {{ .Values.redis.port }}
+              name: redis
+          readinessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command: ['redis-cli', 'ping']
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 10
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.redis.resources | nindent 12 }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/trivela/templates/service-redis.yaml b/helm/trivela/templates/service-redis.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e894b511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm/trivela/templates/service-redis.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{{- if .Values.redis.enabled }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "trivela.fullname" . }}-redis
+  labels:
+    {{- include "trivela.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    component: redis
+spec:
+  type: ClusterIP
+  selector:
+    {{- include "trivela.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    component: redis
+  ports:
+    - name: redis
+      port: {{ .Values.redis.port }}
+      targetPort: {{ .Values.redis.port }}
+      protocol: TCP
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/trivela/values.yaml b/helm/trivela/values.yaml
index 7dc56482..240596d3 100644
--- a/helm/trivela/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/trivela/values.yaml
@@ -74,3 +74,19 @@ secrets:
   databaseUrl: 'postgresql://trivela_user:CHANGE_ME@postgres:5432/trivela_db'
   jwtSecret: 'CHANGE_ME_USE_A_STRONG_RANDOM_SECRET'
   sorobanRpcUrl: 'https://soroban-testnet.stellar.org'
+
+# ─── Redis (optional; when enabled the backend gets REDIS_URL) ───────────────
+redis:
+  enabled: false
+  image:
+    repository: redis
+    tag: 7-alpine
+    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  port: 6379
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: '50m'
+      memory: '64Mi'
+    limits:
+      cpu: '200m'
+      memory: '256Mi'