diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index c8cb22fb..9169b9a1 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "@types/fhir": "^0.0.36",
     "dayjs": "^1.11.7",
     "html-react-parser": "^3.0.15",
+    "luxon": "^3.3.0",
     "next": "13.2.4",
     "prism-react-renderer": "^1.3.5",
     "react": "18.2.0",
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
     "zod": "^3.21.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/luxon": "^3.3.0",
     "@types/node": "18.15.3",
     "@types/react": "18.0.28",
     "@types/react-dom": "18.0.11",
diff --git a/app/src/components/ReleaseModal.tsx b/app/src/components/ReleaseModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17349e30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/ReleaseModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import { trpc } from '@/util/trpc';
+import { ArtifactResourceType } from '@/util/types/fhir';
+import { Button, Center, Group, Modal, Stack, TextInput, Text, Tooltip } from '@mantine/core';
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
+import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { AlertCircle, CircleCheck, InfoCircle } from 'tabler-icons-react';
+import { notifications } from '@mantine/notifications';
+
+export interface ReleaseModalProps {
+  open: boolean;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  id: string;
+  resourceType: ArtifactResourceType;
+}
+
+export default function ReleaseModal({ open = true, onClose, id, resourceType }: ReleaseModalProps) {
+  const router = useRouter();
+  const [version, setVersion] = useState('');
+
+  const { data: resource } = trpc.draft.getDraftById.useQuery({
+    id: id,
+    resourceType: resourceType
+  });
+  const ctx = trpc.useContext();
+  const deleteMutation = trpc.draft.deleteDraft.useMutation({
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      notifications.show({
+        title: `Draft ${resource?.resourceType} released!`,
+        message: `Draft ${resource?.resourceType}/${resource?.id} successfully released to the Publishable Measure Repository!`,
+        icon: <CircleCheck />,
+        color: 'green'
+      });
+      ctx.draft.getDraftCounts.invalidate();
+      ctx.draft.getDrafts.invalidate();
+    },
+    onError: e => {
+      console.error(e);
+      notifications.show({
+        title: `Release Failed!`,
+        message: `Attempt to release ${resourceType} failed with message: ${e.message}`,
+        icon: <AlertCircle />,
+        color: 'red'
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
+  async function confirm() {
+    // requirements:
+    // https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/cqf-measures/measure-repository-service.html#release
+    // TODO: release recursively all children (ignore for now).
+    if (resource) {
+      resource.version = version;
+      resource.status = 'active';
+      resource.date = DateTime.now().toISO() || '';
+    }
+
+    const res = await fetch(`${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_MRS_SERVER}/${resourceType}`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json+fhir'
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(resource)
+    });
+
+    // Conditionally remove the base version if one is present
+    let location = res.headers.get('Location');
+    if (location?.substring(0, 5) === '4_0_1') {
+      location = location?.substring(5); // remove 4_0_1 (version)
+    }
+
+    if (res.status !== 201) {
+      console.error(res.statusText);
+      notifications.show({
+        title: `Release Failed!`,
+        message: `Server unable to process request`,
+        icon: <AlertCircle />,
+        color: 'red'
+      });
+    } else if (!location) {
+      console.error('No resource location for released artifact');
+      notifications.show({
+        title: `Release Failed!`,
+        message: `No resource location exists for draft artifact`,
+        icon: <AlertCircle />,
+        color: 'red'
+      });
+    } else {
+      // delete draft
+      deleteMutation.mutate({
+        resourceType: resourceType,
+        id: id
+      });
+
+      // direct user to published artifact detail page
+      router.push(location);
+    }
+    onClose();
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Modal opened={open} onClose={onClose} withCloseButton={false} size="lg">
+      <Stack>
+        <Center>
+          <Group spacing="xs">
+            Release {resourceType}/{id}?
+            <Tooltip
+              multiline
+              label="Releasing a draft artifact changes the artifact's status from 'draft' to 'active', adds the user-specified version to the artifact, and sends the artifact to the Publishable Measure Repository. This action also deletes this draft artifact from the Authoring Measure Repository."
+            >
+              <div>
+                <InfoCircle size="1rem" style={{ display: 'block', opacity: 0.5 }} />
+              </div>
+            </Tooltip>
+          </Group>
+        </Center>
+        <Text size="xs" fw={700}>
+          NOTE: By releasing this artifact to the Publishable Measure Repository, this draft instance will be removed.
+        </Text>
+        <TextInput
+          label="Add version"
+          value={version}
+          onChange={e => setVersion(e.target.value)}
+          withAsterisk
+          description="An artifact must have a version before it can be released to the Publishable Measure Repository"
+        />
+        <Center>
+          <Group pt={8} position="right">
+            <Button onClick={confirm} disabled={!version}>
+              Release
+            </Button>
+            <Button variant="default" onClick={onClose}>
+              Cancel
+            </Button>
+          </Group>
+        </Center>
+      </Stack>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/src/pages/authoring/[resourceType]/[id].tsx b/app/src/pages/authoring/[resourceType]/[id].tsx
index b0f4373d..67d220b7 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/authoring/[resourceType]/[id].tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/authoring/[resourceType]/[id].tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { notifications } from '@mantine/notifications';
 import { AlertCircle, CircleCheck, InfoCircle } from 'tabler-icons-react';
 import { ArtifactResourceType } from '@/util/types/fhir';
 import ArtifactFieldInput from '@/components/ArtifactFieldInput';
+import ReleaseModal from '@/components/ReleaseModal';
 
 interface DraftArtifactUpdates {
   url?: string;
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ export default function ResourceAuthoringPage() {
     resourceType: resourceType as ArtifactResourceType
   });
 
+  const [isModalOpen, setIsModalOpen] = useState(false);
+
   // checks if the field inputs have been changed by the user by checking
   // that they are different from the saved field values on the draft artifact
   // if the input is undefined on the draft artifact, then it is treated as
@@ -226,29 +229,38 @@ export default function ResourceAuthoringPage() {
                 data={libOptions}
               />
             )}
-            <Button
-              w={120}
-              onClick={() => {
-                const [additions, deletions] = parseUpdate(
-                  url,
-                  identifierValue,
-                  identifierSystem,
-                  name,
-                  title,
-                  description,
-                  library
-                );
-                resourceUpdate.mutate({
-                  resourceType: resourceType as ArtifactResourceType,
-                  id: id as string,
-                  additions: additions,
-                  deletions: deletions
-                });
-              }}
-              disabled={!isChanged()} // only enable the submit button when a field has changed
-            >
-              Submit
-            </Button>
+            <Group>
+              <Button
+                w={120}
+                onClick={() => {
+                  const [additions, deletions] = parseUpdate(
+                    url,
+                    identifierValue,
+                    identifierSystem,
+                    name,
+                    title,
+                    description,
+                    library
+                  );
+                  resourceUpdate.mutate({
+                    resourceType: resourceType as ArtifactResourceType,
+                    id: id as string,
+                    additions: additions,
+                    deletions: deletions
+                  });
+                }}
+                disabled={!isChanged()} // only enable the submit button when a field has changed
+              >
+                Update
+              </Button>
+              <Button
+                w={120}
+                onClick={() => setIsModalOpen(true)}
+                //TODO/question: disabled={} any disable needed? any necessary fields?
+              >
+                Release
+              </Button>
+            </Group>
           </Stack>
         </Grid.Col>
         <Grid.Col span={6}>
@@ -262,6 +274,13 @@ export default function ResourceAuthoringPage() {
           </Paper>
         </Grid.Col>
       </Grid>
+
+      <ReleaseModal
+        open={isModalOpen}
+        onClose={() => setIsModalOpen(false)}
+        id={id as string}
+        resourceType={resourceType as ArtifactResourceType}
+      />
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 95b59231..0cff3ef9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
         "@types/fhir": "^0.0.36",
         "dayjs": "^1.11.7",
         "html-react-parser": "^3.0.15",
+        "luxon": "^3.3.0",
         "next": "13.2.4",
         "prism-react-renderer": "^1.3.5",
         "react": "18.2.0",
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
         "zod": "^3.21.4"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/luxon": "^3.3.0",
         "@types/node": "18.15.3",
         "@types/react": "18.0.28",
         "@types/react-dom": "18.0.11",
@@ -3731,6 +3733,15 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/cors": {
+      "version": "2.8.13",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/cors/-/cors-2.8.13.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RG8AStHlUiV5ysZQKq97copd2UmVYw3/pRMLefISZ3S1hK104Cwm7iLQ3fTKx+lsUH2CE8FlLaYeEA2LSeqYUA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/express": {
       "version": "4.17.17",
       "dev": true,
@@ -3805,6 +3816,12 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/luxon": {
+      "version": "3.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/luxon/-/luxon-3.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uKRI5QORDnrGFYgcdAVnHvEIvEZ8noTpP/Bg+HeUzZghwinDlIS87DEenV5r1YoOF9G4x600YsUXLWZ19rmTmg==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/mime": {
       "version": "1.3.2",
       "dev": true,
@@ -5234,7 +5251,8 @@
     },
     "node_modules/cors": {
       "version": "2.8.5",
-      "license": "MIT",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cors/-/cors-2.8.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KIHbLJqu73RGr/hnbrO9uBeixNGuvSQjul/jdFvS/KFSIH1hWVd1ng7zOHx+YrEfInLG7q4n6GHQ9cDtxv/P6g==",
       "dependencies": {
         "object-assign": "^4",
         "vary": "^1"
@@ -5277,6 +5295,14 @@
         "luxon": "^1.28.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/cql-execution/node_modules/luxon": {
+      "version": "1.28.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/luxon/-/luxon-1.28.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gYHAa180mKrNIUJCbwpmD0aTu9kV0dREDrwNnuyFAsO1Wt0EVYSZelPnJlbj9HplzXX/YWXHFTL45kvZ53M0pw==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/create-require": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "dev": true,
@@ -8979,10 +9005,11 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/luxon": {
-      "version": "1.28.1",
-      "license": "MIT",
+      "version": "3.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/luxon/-/luxon-3.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-An0UCfG/rSiqtAIiBPO0Y9/zAnHUZxAMiCpTd5h2smgsj7GGmcenvrvww2cqNA8/4A5ZrD1gJpHN2mIHZQF+Mg==",
       "engines": {
-        "node": "*"
+        "node": ">=12"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/make-dir": {
@@ -9188,7 +9215,8 @@
     },
     "node_modules/moment": {
       "version": "2.29.4",
-      "license": "MIT",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moment/-/moment-2.29.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5LC9SOxjSc2HF6vO2CyuTDNivEdoz2IvyJJGj6X8DJ0eFyfszE0QiEd+iXmBvUP3WHxSjFH/vIsA0EN00cgr8w==",
       "engines": {
         "node": "*"
       }
@@ -12285,6 +12313,7 @@
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@projecttacoma/node-fhir-server-core": "^2.2.8",
+        "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "fqm-execution": "git+https://git@github.com/projecttacoma/fqm-execution",
@@ -12294,6 +12323,7 @@
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@shelf/jest-mongodb": "^4.1.4",
+        "@types/cors": "^2.8.13",
         "@types/express": "^4.17.17",
         "@types/fhir": "^0.0.35",
         "@types/jest": "^29.2.3",
@@ -14836,6 +14866,15 @@
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "@types/cors": {
+      "version": "2.8.13",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/cors/-/cors-2.8.13.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RG8AStHlUiV5ysZQKq97copd2UmVYw3/pRMLefISZ3S1hK104Cwm7iLQ3fTKx+lsUH2CE8FlLaYeEA2LSeqYUA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "@types/express": {
       "version": "4.17.17",
       "dev": true,
@@ -14900,6 +14939,12 @@
       "version": "0.0.29",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "@types/luxon": {
+      "version": "3.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/luxon/-/luxon-3.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uKRI5QORDnrGFYgcdAVnHvEIvEZ8noTpP/Bg+HeUzZghwinDlIS87DEenV5r1YoOF9G4x600YsUXLWZ19rmTmg==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "@types/mime": {
       "version": "1.3.2",
       "dev": true
@@ -15197,6 +15242,7 @@
         "@trpc/react-query": "^10.26.0",
         "@trpc/server": "^10.26.0",
         "@types/fhir": "^0.0.36",
+        "@types/luxon": "^3.3.0",
         "@types/node": "18.15.3",
         "@types/react": "18.0.28",
         "@types/react-dom": "18.0.11",
@@ -15207,6 +15253,7 @@
         "eslint-config-next": "13.2.4",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.5.0",
         "html-react-parser": "^3.0.15",
+        "luxon": "^3.3.0",
         "next": "13.2.4",
         "prettier": "^2.8.5",
         "prism-react-renderer": "^1.3.5",
@@ -15885,6 +15932,8 @@
     },
     "cors": {
       "version": "2.8.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cors/-/cors-2.8.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KIHbLJqu73RGr/hnbrO9uBeixNGuvSQjul/jdFvS/KFSIH1hWVd1ng7zOHx+YrEfInLG7q4n6GHQ9cDtxv/P6g==",
       "requires": {
         "object-assign": "^4",
         "vary": "^1"
@@ -15914,6 +15963,13 @@
         "@lhncbc/ucum-lhc": "^4.1.3",
         "immutable": "^4.1.0",
         "luxon": "^1.28.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "luxon": {
+          "version": "1.28.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/luxon/-/luxon-1.28.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-gYHAa180mKrNIUJCbwpmD0aTu9kV0dREDrwNnuyFAsO1Wt0EVYSZelPnJlbj9HplzXX/YWXHFTL45kvZ53M0pw=="
+        }
       }
     },
     "create-require": {
@@ -18283,7 +18339,9 @@
       }
     },
     "luxon": {
-      "version": "1.28.1"
+      "version": "3.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/luxon/-/luxon-3.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-An0UCfG/rSiqtAIiBPO0Y9/zAnHUZxAMiCpTd5h2smgsj7GGmcenvrvww2cqNA8/4A5ZrD1gJpHN2mIHZQF+Mg=="
     },
     "make-dir": {
       "version": "3.1.0",
@@ -18324,6 +18382,7 @@
       "requires": {
         "@projecttacoma/node-fhir-server-core": "^2.2.8",
         "@shelf/jest-mongodb": "^4.1.4",
+        "@types/cors": "^2.8.13",
         "@types/express": "^4.17.17",
         "@types/fhir": "^0.0.35",
         "@types/jest": "^29.2.3",
@@ -18332,6 +18391,7 @@
         "@types/uuid": "^9.0.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.45.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.45.0",
+        "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
         "eslint": "^8.28.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.5.0",
@@ -18468,7 +18528,9 @@
       }
     },
     "moment": {
-      "version": "2.29.4"
+      "version": "2.29.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moment/-/moment-2.29.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5LC9SOxjSc2HF6vO2CyuTDNivEdoz2IvyJJGj6X8DJ0eFyfszE0QiEd+iXmBvUP3WHxSjFH/vIsA0EN00cgr8w=="
     },
     "moment-timezone": {
       "version": "0.5.43",
diff --git a/service/package.json b/service/package.json
index 2704c431..a7b24c3b 100644
--- a/service/package.json
+++ b/service/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@shelf/jest-mongodb": "^4.1.4",
+    "@types/cors": "^2.8.13",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.17",
     "@types/fhir": "^0.0.35",
     "@types/jest": "^29.2.3",
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@projecttacoma/node-fhir-server-core": "^2.2.8",
+    "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "fqm-execution": "git+https://git@github.com/projecttacoma/fqm-execution",
diff --git a/service/src/app.ts b/service/src/app.ts
index 05feaa65..41a23609 100644
--- a/service/src/app.ts
+++ b/service/src/app.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import express from 'express';
+import cors from 'cors';
 import { uploadTransactionBundle } from './services/BaseService';
 
 export const app = express();
+app.use(cors({ exposedHeaders: 'Location' }));
 app.use(express.json({ limit: '50mb', type: 'application/json+fhir' }));
 app.use(express.json({ limit: '50mb', type: 'application/fhir+json' }));