diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request_check.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request_check.yml
index 08c938b7..eec5f4ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request_check.yml
@@ -86,3 +86,30 @@ jobs:
         run: mvn install -DskipTests -P dependencies-for-integration-tests,start-windows-native-image-for-integration-tests,run-postman-integration-tests -D os.platform=win
         env:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Upload binary (Windows)
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: aspect-model-editor-vDEV-SNAPSHOT-win
+          path: |
+            aspect-model-editor-runtime/target/ame-backend-DEV-SNAPSHOT-win.exe
+            aspect-model-editor-runtime/target/*.dll
+            aspect-model-editor-runtime/target/*.bat
+            aspect-model-editor-runtime/target/lib/
+
+      - name: Upload binary (Linux)
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ame-backend-${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: |
+            aspect-model-editor-runtime/target/ame-backend-DEV-SNAPSHOT-linux
+            aspect-model-editor-runtime/target/*.so
+
+      - name: Upload binary (Mac)
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos-12'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ame-backend-${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: aspect-model-editor-runtime/target/ame-backend-DEV-SNAPSHOT-mac
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tagged_release.yml b/.github/workflows/tagged_release.yml
index 0ad8e7e1..8b8cadb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tagged_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tagged_release.yml
@@ -115,6 +115,18 @@ jobs:
           Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $tempDir
         shell: pwsh
 
+      - name: Upload binary (Windows)
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: aspect-model-editor-v${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}-win
+          path: |
+            aspect-model-editor-runtime/target/ame-backend-${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}-win.exe
+            aspect-model-editor-runtime/target/*.dll
+            aspect-model-editor-runtime/target/*.bat
+            aspect-model-editor-runtime/target/lib/
+
+      # Release Mac and Linux executables
       - name: Create GitHub release (Mac)
         if: ${{ (matrix.os == 'macos-12') &&  (!contains( github.ref, '-M' )) }}
         uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@latest
@@ -164,24 +176,46 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name github-actions
           git config user.email github-actions@github.com
 
-      - name: Create GitHub release (Windows)
-        if: ${{ (matrix.os == 'windows-latest') && (!contains( github.ref, '-M' )) }}
-        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@latest
-        with:
-          file_glob: true
-          overwrite: true
-          prerelease: false
-          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          file: aspect-model-editor-v${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}-win.zip
-          tag: v${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}
+      # Sign Windows executable
+      - name: Get Artifact ID (Windows)
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          # Get the list of artifacts for the specified workflow run
+          response=$(curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository_owner }}/$(echo '${{ github.repository }}' | cut -d'/' -f2)/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}/artifacts")
+
+          # Filter out the ID of the artifact with a name that contains "windows"
+          artifact_id=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.artifacts[] | select(.name | contains("win")) | .id')
+
+          # Save the artifact ID in an environment variable
+          echo "ARTIFACT_ID=$artifact_id" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        env:
+          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Commit Artifact url and version changes and push to pre release branch for jenkins (Windows)
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          ARTIFACT_URL_WIN="https://api.github.com/repos/eclipse-esmf/esmf-aspect-model-editor-backend/actions/artifacts/$ARTIFACT_ID/zip"
+          BRANCH_NAME="pre_release_configuration"
+
+          echo "artifact_url_win=$ARTIFACT_URL_WIN" > parameters.txt
+          echo "version=${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}" >> parameters.txt
+
+          git config --global user.email "github-actions@github.com"
+          git config --global user.name "github-actions"
+          git checkout -b $BRANCH_NAME
+          git add parameters.txt
+          git commit -m "Add parameters.txt with artifact_url_win and version"
+          git push origin $BRANCH_NAME
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Trigger Jenkins Job, for signing executable
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          DATA='{"repository": {"url": "https://github.com/eclipse-esmf/esmf-aspect-model-editor-backend", "html_url": "https://github.com/eclipse-esmf/esmf-aspect-model-editor-backend", "owner": { "name": "ESMF"}}, "pusher": { "name": "GitHub Action", "email": "esmf-dev@eclipse.org"}}'
+          SHA1="$(echo -n "${DATA}" | openssl dgst -sha1 -hmac "${WEBHOOK_SECRET}" | sed 's/SHA1(stdin)= //')"
+          curl -X POST https://ci.eclipse.org/esmf/github-webhook/ -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "X-GitHub-Event: push" -H "X-Hub-Signature: sha1=${SHA1}" -d "${DATA}"
 
-      - name: Create GitHub pre-release (Windows)
-        if: ${{ (matrix.os == 'windows-latest') && (contains( github.ref, '-M' )) }}
-        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@latest
-        with:
-          file_glob: true
-          overwrite: true
-          prerelease: true
-          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          file: aspect-model-editor-v${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}-win.zip
-          tag: v${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}
diff --git a/.jenkins/Jenkinsfile b/.jenkins/Jenkinsfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aaf46c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jenkins/Jenkinsfile
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+pipeline {
+    agent any
+
+    environment {
+        GITHUB_BOT_TOKEN = credentials('github-bot-token')
+    }
+
+    stages {
+        stage('Read parameters file') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    if (fileExists('parameters.txt')) {
+                        // Read the file
+                        def fileContent = readFile('parameters.txt').trim()
+
+                        // Split the file content into lines
+                        def lines = fileContent.split("\n")
+
+                        // Iterate over the lines and set the environment variables
+                        lines.each { line ->
+                            def parts = line.split('=')
+                            if (parts.size() == 2) {
+                                env[parts[0]] = parts[1]
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        echo "Artifact URL: ${env.artifact_url_win}"
+                        echo "Version: ${env.version}"
+                    } else {
+                        echo "Error: parameters.txt does not exist."
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Download and unpack artifact') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    sh "curl -L -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json' \
+                        -H 'Authorization: Bearer ${GITHUB_BOT_TOKEN}' \
+                        '${env.artifact_url_win}' \
+                        --output 'aspect-model-editor-v${env.version}-win.zip'"
+                    sh "mkdir -p unpack_dir"
+                    sh "unzip -o aspect-model-editor-v${env.version}-win.zip -d unpack_dir"
+                    sh "ls -a unpack_dir"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Sign Applications') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    sh "mkdir -p signed_dir"
+                    sh "find unpack_dir -name '*.dll' -exec mv {} signed_dir \\;"
+                    sh "curl -o signed_dir/ame-backend-${env.version}-win.exe -F file=@unpack_dir/ame-backend-${env.version}-win.exe https://cbi.eclipse.org/authenticode/sign"
+                    sh "zip -r aspect-model-editor-v${env.version}-win-signed.zip signed_dir"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Release signed WINDOWS artifact to GitHub Releases') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    def repo = "eclipse-esmf/esmf-aspect-model-editor-backend"
+                    def tagName = "v${env.version}"
+                    def fileName = "aspect-model-editor-v${env.version}-win-signed.zip"
+                    def releaseId = ""
+
+                    def tagExists = sh(script: """
+                        curl -s -L \\
+                             -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \\
+                             -H "Authorization: Bearer \$GITHUB_BOT_TOKEN" \\
+                             https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}/git/refs/tags/${tagName} | jq -r '.ref'
+                    """, returnStdout: true).trim()
+
+                    if (tagExists == "null") {
+                        // Tag does not exist, create a new one
+                        releaseId = sh(script: """
+                            curl -s -L \\
+                                 -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \\
+                                 -H "Authorization: Bearer \$GITHUB_BOT_TOKEN" \\
+                                 -X POST \\
+                                 -d '{ "tag_name": "${tagName}", "name": "${tagName}", "body": "Release ${tagName}" }' \\
+                                 https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}/releases | jq -r '.id'
+                        """, returnStdout: true).trim()
+                    } else {
+                        // Tag exists, use the existing one
+                        releaseId = sh(script: """
+                            curl -s -L \\
+                                 -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \\
+                                 -H "Authorization: Bearer \$GITHUB_BOT_TOKEN" \\
+                                 https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}/releases/tags/${tagName} | jq -r '.id'
+                        """, returnStdout: true).trim()
+                    }
+
+                    sh """
+                    curl -L \
+                         -X POST \
+                         -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \\
+                         -H "Authorization: Bearer \$GITHUB_BOT_TOKEN" \
+                         -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
+                         --data-binary @${fileName} \
+                         "https://uploads.github.com/repos/${repo}/releases/${releaseId}/assets?name=${fileName}"
+                    """
+
+                    sh """
+                    curl -X DELETE \
+                         -H "Authorization: Bearer \$GITHUB_BOT_TOKEN" \
+                         "https://api.github.com/repos/eclipse-esmf/esmf-aspect-model-editor-backend/git/refs/heads/pre_release_configuration"
+                    """
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}