diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag.yaml b/.github/workflows/tag.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9bba0e65a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+name: Tagging of repos
+
+env:
+  tag: v1.2.3
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Tag to be published'
+        required: true
+        default: 'v1.2.3'
+        type: string
+      body:
+        description: 'Release body message'
+        required: true
+        default: 'Changes in this Release'
+        type: string
+      pre-release:
+        description: 'Pre-release? True/False'
+        required: true
+        default: False
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Create Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+          release_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+          body: |
+            ${{ github.event.inputs.body }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: ${{fromJSON(github.event.inputs.pre-release)}}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a9ef9c6c99..7125db42c2b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Commons
 
 ## Overview
-As the name suggests, Commons refers to all the common services (also called "kernel") that are used by other modules of MOSIP. The Kernel services are listed below:
+As the name suggests, Commons refers to all the common services (also called "kernel") that are used by other modules of MOSIP.
 
 ## Databases
 Refer to [SQL scripts](db_scripts).
diff --git a/kernel/kernel-core/pom.xml b/kernel/kernel-core/pom.xml
index 84484d630dc..a71659d82cc 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel-core/pom.xml
+++ b/kernel/kernel-core/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 		<!-- json -->
 		<jackson.version>2.9.5</jackson.version>
 		<jackson.datatype.version>2.9.8</jackson.datatype.version>
-		<jackson.databind>2.12.0</jackson.databind>
+		<jackson.databind>2.12.6.1</jackson.databind>
 		<json.utility.version>20180130</json.utility.version>
 		<json.schema.validator.version>2.2.10</json.schema.validator.version>
 		<json.version>20180813</json.version>