diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index a4a982868..2a5040718 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
         name: Install pnpm
         with:
-          version: 10.8.0
+          version: 10.10.0
 
       - name: Install Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ca76ef61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+name: Test publish version
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release:
+        description: stable, canary, or release candidate?
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - canary
+          - stable
+          - release-candidate
+      type:
+        description: 'Type of package to publish'
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - patch
+          - minor
+          - major
+      skip_bump_version:
+        description: 'Skip bumping version in package.json and release notes?'
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+
+jobs:
+  bump-version:
+    name: 'Bump Version'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "${{ github.actor }}"
+          git config --global user.email "${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        name: Install pnpm
+        with:
+          version: 10.10.0
+
+      - name: Install Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org/'
+          node-version: 22
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Run script to bump version & copy files
+        run: pnpm run release
+        id: version-bump
+        env:
+          VERSION_TYPE: ${{ github.event.inputs.type }}
+          RELEASE_TYPE: ${{ github.event.inputs.release }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_USER: ${{ github.actor }}
+          GITHUB_EMAIL: ${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com
diff --git a/bump-version.mjs b/bump-version.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9484bfe45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bump-version.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const ALLOWED_VERSION_TYPES = ['major', 'minor', 'patch'];
+const WORKSPACE = process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE || process.cwd();
+const GIT_USER = {
+  NAME: process.env.GITHUB_USER ?? 'Automated Version Bump',
+  EMAIL: process.env.GITHUB_EMAIL
+    ? `${process.env.GITHUB_USER}@users.noreply.github.com`
+    : 'gh-action-bump-version@users.noreply.github.com',
+};
+
+const init = () => {
+  console.log(
+    'Initializing build version script...',
+    GIT_USER.EMAIL,
+    GIT_USER.NAME,
+  );
+};
+
+init();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0e8725302..423328dc7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "vitnode",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
+    "release": "node ./bump-version.mjs",
     "db:migrate": "turbo db:migrate",
     "db:push": "turbo db:push",
     "docker:dev": "docker compose -f ./docker-compose.yml -p vitnode-dev-dun up -d",
diff --git a/packages/create-vitnode-app/copy-of-vitnode-app/eslint/.prettierrc.mjs b/packages/create-vitnode-app/copy-of-vitnode-app/eslint/.prettierrc.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..483eff929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-vitnode-app/copy-of-vitnode-app/eslint/.prettierrc.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import vitnodePrettier from "eslint-config-typescript-vitnode/prettierrc";
+
+/**
+ * @see https://prettier.io/docs/en/configuration.html
+ * @type {import("prettier").Config}
+ */
+const config = {
+  ...vitnodePrettier,
+};
+
+export default config;
diff --git a/packages/create-vitnode-app/copy-of-vitnode-app/eslint/eslint.config.mjs b/packages/create-vitnode-app/copy-of-vitnode-app/eslint/eslint.config.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84ba50bca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-vitnode-app/copy-of-vitnode-app/eslint/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import eslintVitNode from 'eslint-config-typescript-vitnode/eslint';
+
+export default [...eslintVitNode];
diff --git a/packages/create-vitnode-app/copy-of-vitnode-app/root/next.config.ts b/packages/create-vitnode-app/copy-of-vitnode-app/root/next.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d893c582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-vitnode-app/copy-of-vitnode-app/root/next.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import type { NextConfig } from 'next';
+import { vitNodeNextConfig } from '@vitnode/core/config/next.config';
+
+const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
+  experimental: {
+    inlineCss: true,
+    reactCompiler: true,
+  },
+};
+
+export default vitNodeNextConfig(nextConfig);
diff --git a/packages/create-vitnode-app/copy-of-vitnode-app/root/src/vitnode.api.config.ts b/packages/create-vitnode-app/copy-of-vitnode-app/root/src/vitnode.api.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d9af083c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-vitnode-app/copy-of-vitnode-app/root/src/vitnode.api.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { buildApiConfig } from '@vitnode/core/vitnode.config';
+
+export const vitNodeApiConfig = buildApiConfig({
+  plugins: [],
+});
diff --git a/packages/create-vitnode-app/eslint.config.mjs b/packages/create-vitnode-app/eslint.config.mjs
index d313b602c..e6c0bb936 100644
--- a/packages/create-vitnode-app/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/packages/create-vitnode-app/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ export default [
       'no-console': 'off',
     },
   },
+  {
+    ignores: ['copy-of-vitnode-app'],
+  },
 ];
diff --git a/packages/create-vitnode-app/package.json b/packages/create-vitnode-app/package.json
index bc96e825e..40cb71dda 100644
--- a/packages/create-vitnode-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-vitnode-app/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "create-vitnode-app": "dist/src/index.js"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build:cli": "tsc",
+    "build:cli": "tsc && node dist/src/prepare/prepare.js",
     "cli": "node dist/src/index.js",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "lint:fix": "eslint . --fix"
diff --git a/packages/create-vitnode-app/src/create/create-vitnode.ts b/packages/create-vitnode-app/src/create/create-vitnode.ts
index 3e87148b3..7f9749d19 100644
--- a/packages/create-vitnode-app/src/create/create-vitnode.ts
+++ b/packages/create-vitnode-app/src/create/create-vitnode.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-import { mkdir } from 'fs/promises';
+import { existsSync } from 'fs';
+import { cp, mkdir } from 'fs/promises';
 import ora from 'ora';
+import { dirname, join } from 'path';
 import color from 'picocolors';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 
 import type { CreateCliReturn } from '../questions.js';
 
@@ -18,15 +21,29 @@ export const createVitNode = async ({
     `Creating a new VitNode app in ${color.green(root)}. Using ${color.green(packageManager)}...`,
   ).start();
 
-  /**
-   * Create the folder
-   */
+  const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+  const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+  const templatePath = join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'copy-of-vitnode-app');
+  if (!existsSync(templatePath)) {
+    spinner.fail(
+      `\n${color.red('Error!')} Template path ${color.cyan(templatePath)} does not exist.`,
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  // Create the folder
   await mkdir(root, { recursive: true });
   if (!isFolderEmpty(root, appName)) {
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
+  // Copy the template files
+  spinner.text = 'Copying files...';
+  await cp(join(templatePath, 'root'), root, {
+    recursive: true,
+  });
+
   spinner.succeed(
-    ` ${color.green('Success!')} Created ${color.cyan(appName)} at ${color.cyan(root)}`,
+    `${color.green('Success!')} Created ${color.cyan(appName)} at ${color.cyan(root)}`,
   );
 };
diff --git a/packages/create-vitnode-app/src/prepare/prepare.ts b/packages/create-vitnode-app/src/prepare/prepare.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1be7f142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-vitnode-app/src/prepare/prepare.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { existsSync } from 'fs';
+import { mkdir } from 'fs/promises';
+import { join } from 'path';
+
+const prepare = async () => {
+  const toRootPath = join(process.cwd(), 'copy-of-vitnode-app');
+  if (!existsSync(toRootPath)) {
+    await mkdir(toRootPath);
+  }
+  const fromRootPath = join(process.cwd(), '..', '..', 'apps', 'web');
+  if (!existsSync(fromRootPath)) {
+    console.error(
+      `\x1b[31mThe path ${fromRootPath} does not exist. Please check the directory structure.\x1b[0m`,
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  console.log(`Project path: ${fromRootPath}`);
+};
+
+void prepare();