diff --git a/.kokoro/release.cfg b/.kokoro/release.cfg
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+++ b/.kokoro/release.cfg
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+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+build_file: "github/google-ads-ruby/.kokoro/release.sh"
+
+# Default to DRY_RUN=true for safety; can be overridden via API or UI
+env_vars: {
+  key: "DRY_RUN"
+  value: "true"
+}
+
+container_properties {
+  docker_image: "us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/kokoro-container-bakery/kokoro/ubuntu/ubuntu2204/full:current"
+}
diff --git a/.kokoro/release.sh b/.kokoro/release.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+set +x
+
+# Default to dry-run for safety unless DRY_RUN=false is explicitly passed.
+DRY_RUN="${DRY_RUN:-true}"
+if [[ "${DRY_RUN}" != "true" && "${DRY_RUN}" != "false" ]]; then
+  echo "ERROR: DRY_RUN must be 'true' or 'false' (got '${DRY_RUN}')." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+REPO_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+cd "${REPO_DIR}"
+
+echo "=== Building and Releasing from: ${REPO_DIR} (DRY_RUN=${DRY_RUN}) ==="
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 1. Build RubyGem Artifact
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+rm -f *.gem
+if [[ -f "third_party/rspec/caller_filter.rb" ]]; then
+  cp third_party/rspec/caller_filter.rb lib/google/ads/google_ads/deprecation.rb
+fi
+gem build google-ads-googleads.gemspec
+
+GEM_FILE="$(ls google-ads-googleads-*.gem | head -n 1)"
+if [[ -z "${GEM_FILE}" ]]; then
+  echo "ERROR: Built .gem file not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+PACKAGE_NAME="google-ads-googleads"
+PACKAGE_VERSION="${GEM_FILE#google-ads-googleads-}"
+PACKAGE_VERSION="${PACKAGE_VERSION%.gem}"
+echo "Built ${GEM_FILE} (package=${PACKAGE_NAME}, version=${PACKAGE_VERSION})"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 2. Stage to OSS Exit Gate Ruby Artifact Registry
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+EXIT_GATE_PROJECT="oss-exit-gate-prod"
+EXIT_GATE_LOCATION="us"
+EXIT_GATE_REPOSITORY="google-ads-ruby--rubygems"
+
+if gcloud artifacts packages describe "${PACKAGE_NAME}" \
+    --project="${EXIT_GATE_PROJECT}" \
+    --location="${EXIT_GATE_LOCATION}" \
+    --repository="${EXIT_GATE_REPOSITORY}" &>/dev/null; then
+  echo "=== Deleting existing package '${PACKAGE_NAME}' from Exit Gate staging repository ==="
+  gcloud artifacts packages delete "${PACKAGE_NAME}" \
+    --project="${EXIT_GATE_PROJECT}" \
+    --location="${EXIT_GATE_LOCATION}" \
+    --repository="${EXIT_GATE_REPOSITORY}" \
+    --quiet
+fi
+
+echo "=== Uploading ${GEM_FILE} to Exit Gate Ruby Artifact Registry ==="
+set +x
+ACCESS_TOKEN="$(gcloud auth print-access-token)"
+curl -fsSL -X POST \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
+  --data-binary @"${GEM_FILE}" \
+  "https://us-ruby.pkg.dev/${EXIT_GATE_PROJECT}/${EXIT_GATE_REPOSITORY}/api/v1/gems"
+unset ACCESS_TOKEN
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 3. Trigger Exit Gate Release via GCS Manifest
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if [[ "${DRY_RUN}" == "true" ]]; then
+  echo "=== DRY_RUN is enabled. Skipping manifest upload to Exit Gate. ==="
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+cat <<EOF > manifest.json
+{
+  "publish_all": false,
+  "publishing_groups": [
+    {
+      "packages": [
+        {
+          "name": "${PACKAGE_NAME}",
+          "version": "${PACKAGE_VERSION}"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
+EOF
+
+EXIT_GATE_BUCKET="gs://oss-exit-gate-prod-projects-bucket/google-ads-ruby/rubygems/manifests"
+MANIFEST_NAME="manifest-$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).json"
+
+echo "=== Uploading manifest to ${EXIT_GATE_BUCKET}/${MANIFEST_NAME} ==="
+gcloud storage cp manifest.json "${EXIT_GATE_BUCKET}/${MANIFEST_NAME}"