diff --git a/README.dev.md b/README.dev.md
index d0f2a4e..04f9cd2 100644
--- a/README.dev.md
+++ b/README.dev.md
@@ -593,6 +593,74 @@ Für Production mit echten Subdomains siehe:
 
 ---
 
+## 🚀 Release Management
+
+### Automated Release (EMPFOHLEN)
+
+**Ein Befehl macht alles:**
+
+```bash
+npm run release        # Patch: 1.2.0 → 1.2.1
+npm run release:minor  # Minor: 1.2.0 → 1.3.0  
+npm run release:major  # Major: 1.2.0 → 2.0.0
+```
+
+**Was passiert automatisch:**
+1. ✅ Version in allen package.json erhöht
+2. ✅ Footer.js, OpenAPI-Spec, Docker-Images aktualisiert
+3. ✅ **CHANGELOG.md automatisch generiert** aus Git-Commits
+4. ✅ Git Commit erstellt
+5. ✅ Git Tag erstellt
+6. ✅ Preview anzeigen + Bestätigung
+
+Dann nur noch:
+```bash
+git push && git push --tags
+```
+
+### Beispiel-Workflow:
+
+```bash
+# Features entwickeln mit Conventional Commits:
+git commit -m "feat: Add user login"
+git commit -m "fix: Fix button alignment"
+git commit -m "refactor: Extract ConsentFilter component"
+
+# Release erstellen:
+npm run release:minor
+
+# Preview wird angezeigt, dann [Y] drücken
+# Push:
+git push && git push --tags
+```
+
+### CHANGELOG wird automatisch generiert!
+
+Das Release-Script (`scripts/release.sh`) gruppiert deine Commits nach Typ:
+- `feat:` → ✨ Features
+- `fix:` → 🐛 Fixes
+- `refactor:` → ♻️ Refactoring
+- `chore:` → 🔧 Chores
+- `docs:` → 📚 Documentation
+
+**Wichtig:** Verwende [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/)!
+
+### Manuelle Scripts (falls nötig)
+
+```bash
+# Version nur synchronisieren (ohne Bump):
+./scripts/sync-version.sh
+
+# Version manuell bumpen:
+./scripts/bump-version.sh patch  # oder minor/major
+```
+
+**Version-Synchronisation:**
+- Single Source of Truth: `frontend/package.json`
+- Wird synchronisiert zu: `backend/package.json`, `Footer.js`, `generate-openapi.js`, Docker Images
+
+---
+
 ## Nützliche Befehle
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/backend/docs/openapi.json b/backend/docs/openapi.json
index c9e095a..3a5d05e 100644
--- a/backend/docs/openapi.json
+++ b/backend/docs/openapi.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "openapi": "3.0.0",
   "info": {
     "title": "Project Image Uploader API",
-    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "version": "1.2.0",
     "description": "Auto-generated OpenAPI spec with correct mount prefixes"
   },
   "servers": [
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index b487d4a..0c84eb0 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "backend",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/backend/src/generate-openapi.js b/backend/src/generate-openapi.js
index 4403362..2d29d6c 100644
--- a/backend/src/generate-openapi.js
+++ b/backend/src/generate-openapi.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const endpointsFiles = routerMappings.map(r => path.join(routesDir, r.file));
 const doc = {
   info: {
     title: 'Project Image Uploader API',
-    version: '1.0.0',
+    version: '1.2.0',
     description: 'Auto-generated OpenAPI spec with correct mount prefixes'
   },
   host: 'localhost:5001',
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 3b63dea..d0b5eb0 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "frontend",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.3.1",
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
     "start": "react-scripts start",
     "build": "react-scripts build",
     "test": "react-scripts test",
-    "eject": "react-scripts eject"
+    "eject": "react-scripts eject",
+    "version": "cd .. && ./scripts/sync-version.sh && git add -A"
   },
   "proxy": "http://backend-dev:5000",
   "eslintConfig": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76c2a14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "name": "project-image-uploader",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "scripts": {
+    "release": "./scripts/release.sh patch",
+    "release:patch": "./scripts/release.sh patch",
+    "release:minor": "./scripts/release.sh minor",
+    "release:major": "./scripts/release.sh major"
+  },
+  "workspaces": [
+    "frontend",
+    "backend"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/scripts/README.md b/scripts/README.md
index 65f56fb..22864c3 100644
--- a/scripts/README.md
+++ b/scripts/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,120 @@
-# Scripts Overview
+# Scripts
+
+## 🚀 Automated Release (EMPFOHLEN)
+
+### Ein Befehl macht alles:
+
+```bash
+npm run release        # Patch: 1.2.0 → 1.2.1
+npm run release:minor  # Minor: 1.2.0 → 1.3.0  
+npm run release:major  # Major: 1.2.0 → 2.0.0
+```
+
+**Was passiert automatisch:**
+1. ✅ Version in allen package.json erhöht
+2. ✅ Footer.js, OpenAPI-Spec, Docker-Images aktualisiert
+3. ✅ **CHANGELOG.md automatisch generiert** aus Git-Commits
+4. ✅ Git Commit erstellt
+5. ✅ Git Tag erstellt
+6. ✅ Preview anzeigen + Bestätigung
+
+Dann nur noch:
+```bash
+git push && git push --tags
+```
+
+### Beispiel-Workflow:
+
+```bash
+# Features entwickeln mit Conventional Commits:
+git commit -m "feat: Add user login"
+git commit -m "fix: Fix button alignment"
+git commit -m "refactor: Extract ConsentFilter component"
+
+# Release erstellen:
+npm run release:minor
+
+# Preview wird angezeigt, dann [Y] drücken
+# Push:
+git push && git push --tags
+```
+
+### CHANGELOG wird automatisch aus Commits generiert!
+
+Das Script gruppiert deine Commits nach Typ:
+- `feat:` → ✨ Features
+- `fix:` → 🐛 Fixes
+- `refactor:` → ♻️ Refactoring
+- `chore:` → 🔧 Chores
+- `docs:` → 📚 Documentation
+
+**Wichtig:** Verwende [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/)!
+
+---
+
+## Manual Scripts
+
+Falls du manuell Kontrolle brauchst:
+
+### Version Management
+
+### Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Version erhöhen (patch: 1.2.0 → 1.2.1)
+./scripts/bump-version.sh patch
+
+# Version erhöhen (minor: 1.2.0 → 1.3.0)
+./scripts/bump-version.sh minor
+
+# Version erhöhen (major: 1.2.0 → 2.0.0)
+./scripts/bump-version.sh major
+
+# Nur synchronisieren (ohne Bump)
+./scripts/sync-version.sh
+```
+
+### Workflow
+
+1. **Version erhöhen:**
+   ```bash
+   ./scripts/bump-version.sh patch  # oder minor/major
+   ```
+
+2. **CHANGELOG.md manuell aktualisieren**
+
+3. **Commit & Tag:**
+   ```bash
+   git add -A
+   git commit -m "chore: bump version to v1.2.1"
+   git tag v1.2.1
+   git push && git push --tags
+   ```
+
+### Was wird synchronisiert?
+
+- ✅ `frontend/package.json` → **Single Source of Truth**
+- ✅ `backend/package.json`
+- ✅ `frontend/src/Components/ComponentUtils/Footer.js` (Fallback)
+- ✅ `backend/src/generate-openapi.js` (API Version)
+- ✅ Docker Images (falls vorhanden)
+- ✅ OpenAPI Spec wird neu generiert
+
+### Scripts
+
+#### `bump-version.sh`
+Erhöht die Version in `frontend/package.json` und ruft `sync-version.sh` auf.
+
+**Parameter:** `patch` | `minor` | `major`
+
+#### `sync-version.sh`
+Synchronisiert die Version aus `frontend/package.json` zu allen anderen Dateien.
+
+Kann auch manuell aufgerufen werden, wenn du die Version direkt in `frontend/package.json` geändert hast.
+
+---
+
+## Other Scripts Overview
 
 ## Admin-Benutzer anlegen (Shell)
 
diff --git a/scripts/bump-version.sh b/scripts/bump-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..58421a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/bump-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Bumpt die Version und synchronisiert alle Dateien
+
+set -e
+
+VERSION_TYPE=${1:-patch}  # patch, minor, major
+
+if [[ ! "$VERSION_TYPE" =~ ^(patch|minor|major)$ ]]; then
+    echo "❌ Ungültiger Version-Typ: $VERSION_TYPE"
+    echo "Verwendung: ./scripts/bump-version.sh [patch|minor|major]"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+echo -e "${BLUE}🚀 Version Bump: ${YELLOW}${VERSION_TYPE}${NC}"
+
+# 1. Frontend Version bumpen (als Single Source of Truth)
+echo "  ├─ Bumpe Frontend Version..."
+cd frontend
+npm version $VERSION_TYPE --no-git-tag-version
+NEW_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+cd ..
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}  ✓ Neue Version: ${NEW_VERSION}${NC}"
+
+# 2. Alle anderen Stellen synchronisieren
+./scripts/sync-version.sh
+
+echo ""
+echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Version erfolgreich auf v${NEW_VERSION} erhöht!${NC}"
+echo ""
+echo "Vergiss nicht:"
+echo "  1. CHANGELOG.md für v${NEW_VERSION} aktualisieren"
+echo "  2. Commit & Tag erstellen"
diff --git a/scripts/examples.sh b/scripts/examples.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3ecad2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Automatisches Release-Script mit CHANGELOG-Generierung
+
+set -e
+
+VERSION_TYPE=${1:-patch}
+CUSTOM_MESSAGE=${2:-""}
+
+if [[ ! "$VERSION_TYPE" =~ ^(patch|minor|major)$ ]]; then
+    echo "❌ Ungültiger Version-Typ: $VERSION_TYPE"
+    echo "Verwendung: ./scripts/release.sh [patch|minor|major] [optional: custom message]"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+echo -e "${BLUE}🚀 Automated Release: ${YELLOW}${VERSION_TYPE}${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+# 1. Hole aktuelle Version
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./frontend/package.json').version")
+echo -e "📌 Aktuelle Version: ${CURRENT_VERSION}"
+
+# 2. Berechne neue Version
+cd frontend
+npm version $VERSION_TYPE --no-git-tag-version > /dev/null
+NEW_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+cd ..
+
+echo -e "📦 Neue Version: ${GREEN}${NEW_VERSION}${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+# 3. Synchronisiere alle Dateien
+echo "🔄 Synchronisiere Version überall..."
+./scripts/sync-version.sh > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+# 4. Sammle Commits seit letztem Tag
+echo "📝 Generiere CHANGELOG-Eintrag..."
+
+LAST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+if [ -z "$LAST_TAG" ]; then
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  Kein vorheriger Tag gefunden. Alle Commits werden verwendet.${NC}"
+    echo "   Tipp: Erstelle rückwirkend einen Tag für die letzte Version:"
+    echo "   git tag -a v1.1.0 <commit-hash> -m 'Release 1.1.0'"
+    echo ""
+    COMMITS=$(git log --oneline --no-merges)
+else
+    echo "📋 Commits seit Tag $LAST_TAG werden verwendet"
+    COMMITS=$(git log ${LAST_TAG}..HEAD --online --no-merges)
+fi
+
+# 5. Gruppiere Commits nach Typ
+FEATURES=$(echo "$COMMITS" | grep "^[a-f0-9]* feat:" || true)
+FIXES=$(echo "$COMMITS" | grep "^[a-f0-9]* fix:" || true)
+REFACTOR=$(echo "$COMMITS" | grep "^[a-f0-9]* refactor:" || true)
+CHORE=$(echo "$COMMITS" | grep "^[a-f0-9]* chore:" || true)
+DOCS=$(echo "$COMMITS" | grep "^[a-f0-9]* docs:" || true)
+
+# 6. Erstelle CHANGELOG-Eintrag
+DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
+CHANGELOG_ENTRY="## [${NEW_VERSION}] - ${DATE}\n\n"
+
+if [ -n "$CUSTOM_MESSAGE" ]; then
+    CHANGELOG_ENTRY+="${CUSTOM_MESSAGE}\n\n"
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$FEATURES" ]; then
+    CHANGELOG_ENTRY+="### ✨ Features\n"
+    while IFS= read -r line; do
+        MSG=$(echo "$line" | sed -E 's/^[a-f0-9]+ feat: //')
+        CHANGELOG_ENTRY+="- ${MSG}\n"
+    done <<< "$FEATURES"
+    CHANGELOG_ENTRY+="\n"
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$FIXES" ]; then
+    CHANGELOG_ENTRY+="### 🐛 Fixes\n"
+    while IFS= read -r line; do
+        MSG=$(echo "$line" | sed -E 's/^[a-f0-9]+ fix: //')
+        CHANGELOG_ENTRY+="- ${MSG}\n"
+    done <<< "$FIXES"
+    CHANGELOG_ENTRY+="\n"
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$REFACTOR" ]; then
+    CHANGELOG_ENTRY+="### ♻️ Refactoring\n"
+    while IFS= read -r line; do
+        MSG=$(echo "$line" | sed -E 's/^[a-f0-9]+ refactor: //')
+        CHANGELOG_ENTRY+="- ${MSG}\n"
+    done <<< "$REFACTOR"
+    CHANGELOG_ENTRY+="\n"
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$CHORE" ]; then
+    CHANGELOG_ENTRY+="### 🔧 Chores\n"
+    while IFS= read -r line; do
+        MSG=$(echo "$line" | sed -E 's/^[a-f0-9]+ chore: //')
+        CHANGELOG_ENTRY+="- ${MSG}\n"
+    done <<< "$CHORE"
+    CHANGELOG_ENTRY+="\n"
+fi
+
+# 7. Füge Eintrag in CHANGELOG.md ein (nach der Überschrift)
+if [ -f "CHANGELOG.md" ]; then
+    # Temporäre Datei erstellen
+    TEMP_FILE=$(mktemp)
+    
+    # Erste Zeilen (bis erste ##) behalten
+    awk '/^## \[/ {exit} {print}' CHANGELOG.md > "$TEMP_FILE"
+    
+    # Neuen Eintrag hinzufügen
+    echo -e "$CHANGELOG_ENTRY" >> "$TEMP_FILE"
+    
+    # Rest des alten CHANGELOG anhängen
+    awk '/^## \[/ {found=1} found {print}' CHANGELOG.md >> "$TEMP_FILE"
+    
+    # Ersetzen
+    mv "$TEMP_FILE" CHANGELOG.md
+    
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ CHANGELOG.md aktualisiert${NC}"
+else
+    # CHANGELOG erstellen
+    cat > CHANGELOG.md << EOF
+# Changelog
+
+Alle wichtigen Änderungen an diesem Projekt werden in dieser Datei dokumentiert.
+
+Das Format basiert auf [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/de/1.0.0/),
+und dieses Projekt hält sich an [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+$CHANGELOG_ENTRY
+EOF
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ CHANGELOG.md erstellt${NC}"
+fi
+
+# 8. Preview anzeigen
+echo ""
+echo -e "${BLUE}📄 CHANGELOG Preview:${NC}"
+echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
+echo -e "$CHANGELOG_ENTRY" | head -20
+echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
+echo ""
+
+# 9. Frage nach Bestätigung
+read -p "Sieht das gut aus? [Y/n] " -n 1 -r
+echo
+if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] && [[ ! -z $REPLY ]]; then
+    echo "❌ Abgebrochen. Änderungen wurden NICHT committed."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# 10. Git Commit & Tag
+echo ""
+echo "📦 Erstelle Git Commit & Tag..."
+git add -A
+git commit -m "chore: release v${NEW_VERSION}
+
+🔖 Version ${NEW_VERSION}
+
+$(echo -e "$CHANGELOG_ENTRY" | sed 's/^## .*//' | sed 's/^$//' | head -30)"
+
+git tag -a "v${NEW_VERSION}" -m "Release v${NEW_VERSION}"
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Commit & Tag erstellt${NC}"
+echo ""
+echo -e "${BLUE}Nächste Schritte:${NC}"
+echo "  git push && git push --tags"
+echo ""
+echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Release v${NEW_VERSION} fertig!${NC}"
diff --git a/scripts/sync-version.sh b/scripts/sync-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..502b919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/sync-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Synchronisiert Versionsnummer über das gesamte Projekt
+
+set -e
+
+# Farben für Output
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Hole Version aus frontend/package.json (als Single Source of Truth)
+FRONTEND_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./frontend/package.json').version")
+
+echo -e "${BLUE}📦 Synchronisiere Version: ${GREEN}${FRONTEND_VERSION}${NC}"
+
+# 1. Backend package.json aktualisieren
+echo "  ├─ Backend package.json..."
+cd backend
+npm version $FRONTEND_VERSION --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version
+cd ..
+
+# 2. Footer.js Fallback aktualisieren
+echo "  ├─ Frontend Footer.js Fallback..."
+sed -i "s/window\._env_\?\.APP_VERSION || '[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+'/window._env_?.APP_VERSION || '${FRONTEND_VERSION}'/" frontend/src/Components/ComponentUtils/Footer.js
+
+# 3. OpenAPI generate-openapi.js aktualisieren
+echo "  ├─ Backend OpenAPI Spec..."
+sed -i "s/version: '[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+'/version: '${FRONTEND_VERSION}'/" backend/src/generate-openapi.js
+
+# 4. Docker Compose Files (optional, falls vorhanden)
+if [ -f "docker/prod/docker-compose.yml" ]; then
+    echo "  ├─ Docker Compose (prod)..."
+    sed -i "s/image: hobbyhimmel\/image-uploader-frontend:[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+/image: hobbyhimmel\/image-uploader-frontend:${FRONTEND_VERSION}/" docker/prod/docker-compose.yml || true
+    sed -i "s/image: hobbyhimmel\/image-uploader-backend:[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+/image: hobbyhimmel\/image-uploader-backend:${FRONTEND_VERSION}/" docker/prod/docker-compose.yml || true
+fi
+
+# 5. OpenAPI Spec neu generieren
+echo "  ├─ Regeneriere OpenAPI Spec..."
+cd backend
+npm run generate-openapi > /dev/null 2>&1
+cd ..
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Alle Versionen auf ${FRONTEND_VERSION} synchronisiert!${NC}"
+echo ""
+echo "Nächste Schritte:"
+echo "  1. CHANGELOG.md manuell aktualisieren"
+echo "  2. Git commit: git add -A && git commit -m 'chore: bump version to v${FRONTEND_VERSION}'"
+echo "  3. Git tag: git tag v${FRONTEND_VERSION}"
+echo "  4. Push: git push && git push --tags"