diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-weekly.yml b/.github/workflows/release-weekly.yml
index 3b1b143987d..6785df736d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-weekly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-weekly.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 name: Release Weekly
 
 on:
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: 'release-weekly'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         ZAP_RELEASE: 1
         ZAP_JAVA_VERSION: 17
         ZAP_WEEKLY_ADDONS_NO_TEST: ${{ vars.ZAP_WEEKLY_ADDONS_NO_TEST }}
+        ZAP_WEEKLY_PUBLISH: ${{ github.event.client_payload.publish }}
         ZAP_WEEKLY_QUIET: ${{ vars.ZAP_WEEKLY_QUIET }}
         ZAP_CHALK: 1
       run: ./gradlew "-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m" :zap:createWeeklyRelease
diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index e09357d9c67..fa34a79bb82 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ These tasks use checkboxes so that they can be copied into an issue.
 ### Release Process
 
 - [ ] Run the workflow [Prepare Release Main Version](https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/actions/workflows/prepare-release-main-version.yml),     to prepare the release. It creates a pull request updating the version;
+- [ ] Update latest ZapVersions file in [build.gradle.kts](https://github.com/zaproxy/zap-admin/blob/master/build.gradle.kts)
+- [ ] Release add-ons.
 - [ ] Finish the following tasks in the pull request:
-  - [ ] Update latest ZapVersions file in [build.gradle.kts](https://github.com/zaproxy/zap-admin/blob/master/build.gradle.kts)
-  - [ ] Release add-ons.
   - [ ] Update main add-ons declared in [main-add-ons.yml](https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/blob/main/zap/src/main/main-add-ons.yml):
      - [ ] Add new add-ons.
      - [ ] Remove add-ons no longer needed.
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ These tasks use checkboxes so that they can be copied into an issue.
 - [ ] Merge the pull request, to create the tag and the draft release (done by [Release Main Version](https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/actions/workflows/release-main-version.yml));
 - [ ] Verify the draft release.
 - [ ] Publish the release.
-- [ ] Regenerate and publish the Weekly and Live releases.
 - [ ] Update the [Linux Repos](https://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=home%3Acabelo&package=owasp-zap)
-- [ ] Update the stats scripts [github.py](https://github.com/zapbot/zap-mgmt-scripts/blob/master/stats/github.py) and [zap_services.py](https://github.com/zapbot/zap-mgmt-scripts/blob/master/stats/zap_services.py)
 
 Once published the [Handle Release](https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/actions/workflows/handle-release.yml) workflow
 will trigger the update of the marketplace with the new release, it will also create a pull request preparing the next
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ The resulting localized resources are added/updated in the repository periodical
 ### Post Release
 
 - [ ] Publish blog post
-- [ ] Update latest News file to point to blog / release notes?
 - [ ] Announce on
   - [ ] ZAP User and Dev groups
   - [ ] @zaproxy twitter account
@@ -62,6 +59,8 @@ The resulting localized resources are added/updated in the repository periodical
   - [ ] [Java](https://github.com/zaproxy/zap-api-java/blob/main/RELEASING.md)
   - [ ] [Python](https://github.com/zaproxy/zap-api-python/blob/master/RELEASING.md)
 - [ ] Review automated updates:
+  - [ ] [zap-mgmt-scripts](https://github.com/zapbot/zap-mgmt-scripts/pulls)
+  - [ ] [weekly release](https://github.com/zaproxy/zap-admin/pulls)
   - [ ] [Flathub](https://github.com/flathub/org.zaproxy.ZAP/pulls)
   - [ ] [Snap](https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/actions/workflows/release-snap.yml)
 - [ ] Update major projects using ZAP
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/org/zaproxy/zap/github-releases.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/org/zaproxy/zap/github-releases.gradle.kts
index c5ac5727ddb..16fdcd350ec 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/org/zaproxy/zap/github-releases.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/org/zaproxy/zap/github-releases.gradle.kts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import org.zaproxy.zap.tasks.UploadAssetsGitHubRelease
 val ghUser = GitHubUser("zapbot", "12745184+zapbot@users.noreply.github.com", System.getenv("ZAPBOT_TOKEN"))
 val zaproxyRepo = GitHubRepo("zaproxy", "zaproxy", rootDir)
 
+fun isEnvVarTrue(envvar: String) = System.getenv(envvar) == "true"
+
 tasks.register<CreateTagAndGitHubRelease>("createWeeklyRelease") {
     val dateProvider = provider { project.extra["creationDate"] }
     val tagName = dateProvider.map { "w$it" }
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ tasks.register<CreateTagAndGitHubRelease>("createWeeklyRelease") {
     title.set(tagName)
     body.set("")
     checksumAlgorithm.set("SHA-256")
-    draft.set(true)
+    draft.set(if (isEnvVarTrue("ZAP_WEEKLY_PUBLISH")) false else true)
     prerelease.set(true)
 
     assets {
diff --git a/zap/src/main/resources/org/zaproxy/zap/resources/Messages.properties b/zap/src/main/resources/org/zaproxy/zap/resources/Messages.properties
index 31765b4e97b..d753a7e2adf 100644
--- a/zap/src/main/resources/org/zaproxy/zap/resources/Messages.properties
+++ b/zap/src/main/resources/org/zaproxy/zap/resources/Messages.properties
@@ -2528,7 +2528,7 @@ script.api.view.scriptVar.param.scriptName =
 script.api.view.scriptVar.param.varKey = 
 script.api.view.scriptVars = Gets all the variables (key/value pairs) of the given script. Returns an API error (DOES_NOT_EXIST) if no script with the given name exists.
 script.api.view.scriptVars.param.scriptName = 
-script.cmdline.help = Run the specified script from commandline or load in GUI
+script.cmdline.help = Run the specified script from the command line or load in the GUI
 script.cmdline.noengine = Script Engine not found for extension: {0}
 script.cmdline.noext = Script does not have an extension: {0}
 script.cmdline.nofile = Script not found: {0}