diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a5a09a98f..a4788da65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ jobs:
     if: |
       !(github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v2.'))
       &&
+      !(github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v3.'))
+      &&
       !(github.event_name == 'pull_request' && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.base.ref, 'release-'))
       &&
       !(github.event_name == 'push' && github.event.ref == 'refs/heads/main')
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ jobs:
     if: |
       (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v2.'))
       ||
+      (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v3.'))
+      ||
       (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.base.ref, 'release-'))
       ||
       (github.event_name == 'push' && github.event.ref == 'refs/heads/main')
@@ -211,7 +215,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish release artefacts
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [test_ui, test_go, test_go_more, test_go_oldest, test_windows, golangci, codeql, build_all]
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v2.')
+    if: |
+      (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v2.'))
+      ||
+      (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v3.'))
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 # v4.1.6
       - uses: prometheus/promci@3cb0c3871f223bd5ce1226995bd52ffb314798b6 # v0.1.0
@@ -242,17 +249,26 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-node-
       - name: Check libraries version
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v2.')
-        run: ./scripts/ui_release.sh --check-package "$(echo ${{ github.ref_name }}|sed s/v2/v0/)"
+        if: |
+          (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v2.'))
+          ||
+          (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v3.'))
+        run: ./scripts/ui_release.sh --check-package "$(./scripts/get_module_version.sh ${{ github.ref_name }})"
       - name: build
         run: make assets
       - name: Copy files before publishing libs
         run: ./scripts/ui_release.sh --copy
       - name: Publish dry-run libraries
-        if: "!(github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v2.'))"
+        if: |
+          !(github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v2.'))
+          &&
+          !(github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v3.'))
         run: ./scripts/ui_release.sh --publish dry-run
       - name: Publish libraries
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v2.')
+        if: |
+          (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v2.'))
+          ||
+          (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v3.'))
         run: ./scripts/ui_release.sh --publish
         env:
           # The setup-node action writes an .npmrc file with this env variable
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 0d3f7456c..53fdc4433 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ the Prometheus server, we use major version zero releases for the libraries.
 Tag the new library release via the following commands:
 
 ```bash
-tag="v$(sed s/2/0/ < VERSION)"
+tag="v$(./scripts/get_module_version.sh)"
 git tag -s "${tag}" -m "${tag}"
 git push origin "${tag}"
 ```
diff --git a/scripts/get_module_version.sh b/scripts/get_module_version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e38558704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/get_module_version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# if no version string is passed as an argument, read VERSION file
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    VERSION="$(< VERSION)"
+else
+    VERSION=$1
+fi
+
+
+# Remove leading 'v' if present
+VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
+
+# Extract MAJOR, MINOR, and REST
+MAJOR="${VERSION%%.*}"
+MINOR="${VERSION#*.}"; MINOR="${MINOR%%.*}"
+REST="${VERSION#*.*.}"
+
+# Format and output based on MAJOR version
+if [[ "$MAJOR" == "2" ]]; then
+    echo "0.$MINOR.$REST"
+elif [[ "$MAJOR" == "3" ]]; then
+    printf "0.3%02d.$REST\n" "$MINOR"
+fi