diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6250ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: Release Gem
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Publish to RubyGems
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release-approval
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Ruby
+        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: '3.4.2'
+          bundler-cache: true
+
+      - name: Build gem
+        run: gem build orion.gemspec
+
+      - name: Publish to RubyGems
+        run: gem push orion-*.gem
+        env:
+          RUBYGEMS_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.RUBYGEMS_API_KEY }}
diff --git a/lib/orion/gems/parser.rb b/lib/orion/gems/parser.rb
index 70b9d35..3125007 100644
--- a/lib/orion/gems/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/orion/gems/parser.rb
@@ -17,12 +17,20 @@ def initialize(lockfile:, include_dev: false)
       def run
         content = File.read(@lockfile)
         parser = Bundler::LockfileParser.new(content)
-        security = Orion::Gems::Security.new(lockfile: @lockfile)
+        dev_dependencies = extract_dev_dependencies
+        security = Orion::Gems::Security.new(
+          lockfile: @lockfile,
+          include_dev: @include_dev,
+          dev_dependencies: dev_dependencies
+        )
 
-        vuln_map = security.vulnerable_gems_map
-        vulnerabilities = security.detailed_vulnerabilities
+        vuln_map = security.vulnerable_gems_map || []
+        vulnerabilities = security.detailed_vulnerabilities || []
+
+        analyzed_gems = parser.specs.filter_map do |spec|
+          is_dev = dev_dependencies.include?(spec.name)
+          next if is_dev && !@include_dev
 
-        analyzed_gems = parser.specs.map do |spec|
           {
             name: spec.name,
             version: spec.version.to_s,
@@ -96,6 +104,27 @@ def export_gem_report(gems, vulns, include_vulns: false, filename: "orion_gem_re
           write_out(dir, "#{filename}.csv", data)
         end
       end
+
+      def extract_dev_dependencies
+        # assumption here is that Gemfile is next to lockfile
+        lockfile_path = Pathname.new(@lockfile).dirname.to_s
+        gemfile_path = File.join(lockfile_path, "Gemfile")
+
+        unless File.exist?(gemfile_path)
+          warn "[orion]: Gemfile not found at #{gemfile_path}. Skipping dev dependency analysis."
+          return []
+        end
+
+        begin
+          definition = Bundler::Definition.build(gemfile_path, @lockfile, nil)
+          definition.dependencies
+                    .select { |dep| dep.groups.include?(:development) }
+                    .map(&:name)
+        rescue => e
+          warn "[orion]: Failed to parse Gemfile for dev dependencies: #{e.class} - #{e.message}"
+          []
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/orion/gems/security.rb b/lib/orion/gems/security.rb
index da4ead8..846b111 100644
--- a/lib/orion/gems/security.rb
+++ b/lib/orion/gems/security.rb
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 module Orion
   module Gems
     class Security
-      def initialize(lockfile:)
+      def initialize(lockfile:, include_dev: false, dev_dependencies: nil)
         @lockfile = lockfile
         @lockfile_dir = Pathname.new(@lockfile).dirname.to_s
+        @include_dev = include_dev
+        @dev_dependencies = dev_dependencies || []
         @scan_results = nil
 
         begin
@@ -27,12 +29,16 @@ def scan!
 
       def vulnerable_gems_map
         scan!.each_with_object({}) do |result, hash|
+          next if skip_dev_gem?(result.gem.name)
+
           hash[result.gem.name] = true
         end
       end
 
       def detailed_vulnerabilities
-        scan!.map do |result|
+        scan!.filter_map do |result|
+          next if skip_dev_gem?(result.gem.name)
+
           {
             name: result.gem.name,
             advisory: result.advisory.title,
@@ -42,6 +48,10 @@ def detailed_vulnerabilities
           }
         end
       end
+
+      def skip_dev_gem?(name)
+        !@include_dev && @dev_dependencies.include?(name)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/orion/version.rb b/lib/orion/version.rb
index c8ae28d..d4f9344 100644
--- a/lib/orion/version.rb
+++ b/lib/orion/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Orion
-  VERSION = "0.5.1"
+  VERSION = "0.6.1"
 end