diff --git a/src/Force-AmendTaggedCommit.bat b/utils/Force-AmendTaggedCommit.bat
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rename from src/Force-AmendTaggedCommit.bat
rename to utils/Force-AmendTaggedCommit.bat
diff --git a/src/Invoke-ReleasePackage.bat b/utils/Invoke-ReleasePackage.bat
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rename from src/Invoke-ReleasePackage.bat
rename to utils/Invoke-ReleasePackage.bat
diff --git a/src/Invoke-TestEngine.bat b/utils/Invoke-TestEngine.bat
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rename from src/Invoke-TestEngine.bat
rename to utils/Invoke-TestEngine.bat
diff --git a/src/Update-RepoUtils.bat b/utils/Update-RepoUtils.bat
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rename from src/Update-RepoUtils.bat
rename to utils/Update-RepoUtils.bat
diff --git a/utils/engines/release/Invoke-ReleasePackage.ps1 b/utils/engines/release/Invoke-ReleasePackage.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caf880e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/engines/release/Invoke-ReleasePackage.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#requires -Version 7.0
+#requires -PSEdition Core
+
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    Plugin-driven release engine entry script.
+#>
+
+$scriptDir = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
+$srcDir = (Resolve-Path (Join-Path $scriptDir '..\..')).Path
+
+. (Join-Path $srcDir 'modules/Engine/Import-EngineModules.ps1')
+Import-EngineModules -Engine Release
+
+$settings = Get-ScriptSettings -ScriptDir $scriptDir
+$configuredPlugins = Get-ConfiguredPlugins -Settings $settings
+
+Write-Log -Level 'STEP' -Message '=================================================='
+Write-Log -Level 'STEP' -Message 'RELEASE ENGINE'
+Write-Log -Level 'STEP' -Message '=================================================='
+
+$plugins = $configuredPlugins
+$engineContext = New-EngineContext -Plugins $plugins -ScriptDir $scriptDir -SrcDir $srcDir -Settings $settings
+Write-Log -Level 'OK' -Message 'All pre-flight checks passed!'
+$sharedPluginSettings = $engineContext
+
+$releaseStageInitialized = $false
+$releaseHadPluginFailures = $false
+
+if ($plugins.Count -eq 0) {
+    Write-Log -Level 'WARN' -Message 'No plugins configured in scriptSettings.json.'
+}
+else {
+    for ($pluginIndex = 0; $pluginIndex -lt $plugins.Count; $pluginIndex++) {
+        $plugin = $plugins[$pluginIndex]
+
+        if ((Test-IsPublishPlugin -Plugin $plugin) -and -not $releaseStageInitialized) {
+            if (Test-PluginRunnable -Plugin $plugin -SharedSettings $sharedPluginSettings -EngineDirectory $scriptDir -WriteLogs:$false) {
+                $remainingPlugins = @($plugins[$pluginIndex..($plugins.Count - 1)])
+                Initialize-ReleaseStageContext -RemainingPlugins $remainingPlugins -SharedSettings $sharedPluginSettings -ArtifactsDirectory $engineContext.artifactsDirectory -Version $engineContext.version
+                $releaseStageInitialized = $true
+            }
+        }
+
+        $pluginSucceeded = Invoke-ConfiguredPlugin -Plugin $plugin -SharedSettings $sharedPluginSettings -EngineDirectory $scriptDir -ContinueOnError:$false
+        if (-not $pluginSucceeded) {
+            $releaseHadPluginFailures = $true
+            break
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+if (-not $releaseStageInitialized) {
+    $noReleasePluginsLogLevel = if ($engineContext.isNonReleaseBranch) { 'INFO' } else { 'WARN' }
+    Write-Log -Level $noReleasePluginsLogLevel -Message 'No release-stage initialization ran (no enabled publish plugins reached, or none runnable).'
+}
+
+Write-Log -Level 'OK' -Message '=================================================='
+if ($releaseHadPluginFailures) {
+    Write-Log -Level 'ERROR' -Message 'RELEASE FAILED'
+}
+elseif ($engineContext.PSObject.Properties.Name -contains 'skipPublishPlugins' -and $engineContext.skipPublishPlugins) {
+    Write-Log -Level 'OK' -Message 'RUN COMPLETE (publish skipped by ReleasePublishGuard)'
+}
+elseif ($engineContext.isNonReleaseBranch) {
+    Write-Log -Level 'OK' -Message 'NON-RELEASE RUN COMPLETE'
+}
+else {
+    Write-Log -Level 'OK' -Message 'RELEASE COMPLETE'
+}
+Write-Log -Level 'OK' -Message '=================================================='
+
+if ($engineContext.isNonReleaseBranch -and -not ($engineContext.PSObject.Properties.Name -contains 'skipPublishPlugins' -and $engineContext.skipPublishPlugins)) {
+    $preferredReleaseBranch = Get-PreferredReleaseBranch -EngineContext $engineContext
+    Write-Log -Level 'INFO' -Message "For publish, use an allowed branch (see ReleasePublishGuard.branches), e.g. '$preferredReleaseBranch', and satisfy the guard requirements."
+}
+
+if ($releaseHadPluginFailures) {
+    exit 1
+}
diff --git a/utils/engines/release/custom/.gitkeep b/utils/engines/release/custom/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/engines/release/custom/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/utils/engines/release/scriptSettings.json b/utils/engines/release/scriptSettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12c9b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/engines/release/scriptSettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema",
+  "title": "Release Package Script Settings",
+  "description": "Invoke-ReleasePackage.ps1 plugin settings for maksit-dapr.",
+  "plugins": [
+    {
+      "name": "DotNetReleaseVersion",
+      "stageLabel": "build",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "projectFiles": [
+        "..\\..\\..\\src\\MaksIT.Dapr\\MaksIT.Dapr.csproj"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "DotNetTest",
+      "stageLabel": "test",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "project": "..\\..\\..\\src\\MaksIT.Dapr.Tests",
+      "resultsDir": "..\\..\\..\\testResults"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "QualityGate",
+      "stageLabel": "qualityGate",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "coverageThreshold": 0,
+      "failOnVulnerabilities": true,
+      "projectFiles": [
+        "..\\..\\..\\src\\MaksIT.Dapr\\MaksIT.Dapr.csproj"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "DotNetPack",
+      "stageLabel": "build",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "projectFiles": [
+        "..\\..\\..\\src\\MaksIT.Dapr\\MaksIT.Dapr.csproj"
+      ],
+      "artifactsDir": "..\\..\\..\\release"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "DotNetCreateArchive",
+      "stageLabel": "build",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "zipNamePattern": "maksit.dapr-{version}.zip"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "ReleasePublishGuard",
+      "stageLabel": "release",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "branches": [
+        "main"
+      ],
+      "requireExactTagOnHead": true,
+      "tagVersionMustMatchDotNetRelease": true,
+      "whenRequirementsNotMet": "skip",
+      "requireCleanWorkingTree": false,
+      "ensureTagOnRemote": true,
+      "remoteName": "origin"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "GitHub",
+      "stageLabel": "release",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "githubToken": "GITHUB_MAKS_IT_COM",
+      "repository": "https://github.com/MAKS-IT-COM/maksit-core-dapr",
+      "releaseNotesFile": "..\\..\\..\\CHANGELOG.md",
+      "releaseTitlePattern": "Release {version}"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "DotNetNuGet",
+      "stageLabel": "release",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "nugetApiKey": "NUGET_MAKS_IT",
+      "source": "https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "NpmReleaseVersion",
+      "stageLabel": "build",
+      "enabled": false,
+      "packageJsonPath": "..\\..\\..\\src\\package.json",
+      "syncWorkspaceVersions": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "NpmBuild",
+      "stageLabel": "build",
+      "enabled": false,
+      "workspaceRoot": "..\\..\\..\\src",
+      "useCi": true,
+      "buildScript": "build"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "NpmPublish",
+      "stageLabel": "release",
+      "enabled": false,
+      "npmApiKey": "NPMJS_MAKS_IT",
+      "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
+      "access": "public",
+      "workspaceRoot": "..\\..\\..\\src",
+      "publishOrder": []
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "DotNetDockerPush",
+      "stageLabel": "release",
+      "enabled": false,
+      "registryUrl": "cr.maks-it.com",
+      "credentialsEnvVar": "CR_MAKS_IT",
+      "projectName": "my-service",
+      "contextPath": "..\\..\\..\\src",
+      "pushLatest": true,
+      "images": []
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "DotNetHelmPush",
+      "stageLabel": "release",
+      "enabled": false,
+      "chartPath": "..\\..\\..\\helm\\my-service",
+      "ociRepository": "oci://cr.maks-it.com/charts",
+      "credentialsEnvVar": "CR_MAKS_IT",
+      "pushLatest": false
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "DotNetCleanupArtifacts",
+      "stageLabel": "release",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "includePatterns": [
+        "*"
+      ],
+      "excludePatterns": [
+        "*.zip"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/src/engines/test/Invoke-TestEngine.ps1 b/utils/engines/test/Invoke-TestEngine.ps1
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rename from src/engines/test/Invoke-TestEngine.ps1
rename to utils/engines/test/Invoke-TestEngine.ps1
diff --git a/src/engines/test/custom/.gitkeep b/utils/engines/test/custom/.gitkeep
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rename from src/engines/test/custom/.gitkeep
rename to utils/engines/test/custom/.gitkeep
diff --git a/src/engines/test/scriptSettings.json b/utils/engines/test/scriptSettings.json
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rename from src/engines/test/scriptSettings.json
rename to utils/engines/test/scriptSettings.json
diff --git a/src/modules/ChangelogSupport.psm1 b/utils/modules/ChangelogSupport.psm1
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rename from src/modules/ChangelogSupport.psm1
rename to utils/modules/ChangelogSupport.psm1
diff --git a/src/modules/Engine/EngineContext.psm1 b/utils/modules/Engine/EngineContext.psm1
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rename from src/modules/Engine/EngineContext.psm1
rename to utils/modules/Engine/EngineContext.psm1
diff --git a/src/modules/Engine/Import-EngineModules.ps1 b/utils/modules/Engine/Import-EngineModules.ps1
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rename from src/modules/Engine/Import-EngineModules.ps1
rename to utils/modules/Engine/Import-EngineModules.ps1
diff --git a/src/modules/Engine/PluginSupport.psm1 b/utils/modules/Engine/PluginSupport.psm1
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rename from src/modules/Engine/PluginSupport.psm1
rename to utils/modules/Engine/PluginSupport.psm1
diff --git a/src/modules/Engine/ReleaseSupport.psm1 b/utils/modules/Engine/ReleaseSupport.psm1
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rename from src/modules/Engine/ReleaseSupport.psm1
rename to utils/modules/Engine/ReleaseSupport.psm1
diff --git a/src/modules/Engine/TestSupport.psm1 b/utils/modules/Engine/TestSupport.psm1
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rename from src/modules/Engine/TestSupport.psm1
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diff --git a/src/modules/GitTools.psm1 b/utils/modules/GitTools.psm1
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diff --git a/src/modules/Logging.psm1 b/utils/modules/Logging.psm1
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diff --git a/src/modules/ScriptConfig.psm1 b/utils/modules/ScriptConfig.psm1
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diff --git a/src/modules/TestRunner.psm1 b/utils/modules/TestRunner.psm1
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rename from src/modules/TestRunner.psm1
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diff --git a/src/plugins/DotNet/DotNetCleanupArtifacts.psm1 b/utils/plugins/DotNet/DotNetCleanupArtifacts.psm1
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diff --git a/src/plugins/DotNet/DotNetDockerPush.psm1 b/utils/plugins/DotNet/DotNetDockerPush.psm1
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diff --git a/src/plugins/DotNet/DotNetNuGet.psm1 b/utils/plugins/DotNet/DotNetNuGet.psm1
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diff --git a/src/plugins/Platform/CoverageBadges.psm1 b/utils/plugins/Platform/CoverageBadges.psm1
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diff --git a/src/tools/Force-AmendTaggedCommit/Force-AmendTaggedCommit.ps1 b/utils/tools/Force-AmendTaggedCommit/Force-AmendTaggedCommit.ps1
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diff --git a/src/tools/Update-RepoUtils/Update-RepoUtils.ps1 b/utils/tools/Update-RepoUtils/Update-RepoUtils.ps1
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