diff --git a/agent_sdks/python/README.md b/agent_sdks/python/README.md
index 63309fe81..6eb2ff538 100644
--- a/agent_sdks/python/README.md
+++ b/agent_sdks/python/README.md
@@ -75,6 +75,24 @@ directory:
 uv run pyink .
 ```
 
+## Releasing the SDK
+
+To release a new version of the SDK, follow these steps:
+
+1. Update the version in `src/a2ui/version.py`.
+2. Run the release script from the `agent_sdks/python` directory:
+
+   ```bash
+   ./release.sh
+   ```
+
+The script will build the package, upload it to the Artifact Registry, and trigger the release pipeline.
+
+## Tracking the release
+
+1. Check the release status through Sponge: go/spng2?q=PROJECT%3Aa2ui%2Fpypi
+2. You will see logs for the jobs involved in your release. A successful release is confirmed when the final job, named "publisher", completes successfully.
+
 ## Disclaimer
 
 Important: The sample code provided is for demonstration purposes and
diff --git a/agent_sdks/python/release.sh b/agent_sdks/python/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..8482ebcd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent_sdks/python/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+set -e # Exit on error
+#set -x # Echo commands
+
+PACKAGE_NAME="a2ui-agent-sdk"
+REPOSITORY="a2ui--pypi"
+PROJECT="oss-exit-gate-prod"
+LOCATION="us"
+REPOSITORY_URL="https://us-python.pkg.dev/${PROJECT}/${REPOSITORY}"
+GCS_URI="gs://oss-exit-gate-prod-projects-bucket/a2ui/pypi/manifests"
+
+echo "--- Installing helper packages ---"
+uv tool install twine --with keyrings.google-artifactregistry-auth --with keyring
+uv tool install keyring --with keyrings.google-artifactregistry-auth
+
+echo "--- Building the package ---"
+rm -rf dist
+uv build
+
+echo "--- Uploading the package ---"
+twine --version
+twine check dist/*
+
+version=$(uv run python -c "import a2ui; print(a2ui.__version__)")
+
+# Authenticate with Google Cloud
+if ! gcloud auth application-default print-access-token --quiet > /dev/null; then
+  gcloud auth application-default login
+fi
+
+# Check if the version already exists in the staging repository
+if gcloud artifacts versions describe "$version" --package=$PACKAGE_NAME --repository=$REPOSITORY --location=$LOCATION --project=$PROJECT > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "Version $version already exists in Artifact Registry. Skip the release."
+  echo "Hint: If you intended to release a new version, please update 'src/a2ui/version.py'."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+twine upload --repository-url $REPOSITORY_URL dist/*
+echo "Version $version uploaded to Artifact Registry."
+
+echo "--- Creating manifest.json ---"
+MANIFEST_FILE="manifest.json"
+echo '{ "publish_all": true }' > $MANIFEST_FILE
+
+echo "--- Uploading manifest to GCS to trigger OSS Exit Gate ---"
+MANIFEST_NAME="manifest-${version}-$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).json"
+gcloud storage cp $MANIFEST_FILE "${GCS_URI}/${MANIFEST_NAME}"
+rm -rf $MANIFEST_FILE
+
+echo "Manifest ${MANIFEST_NAME} uploaded."
+echo "--- Build script finished ---"
diff --git a/agent_sdks/python/src/a2ui/version.py b/agent_sdks/python/src/a2ui/version.py
index c915fb471..0e6380f40 100644
--- a/agent_sdks/python/src/a2ui/version.py
+++ b/agent_sdks/python/src/a2ui/version.py
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
 #   Switch to VCS-based versioning which derives version
 #   from Git tags automatically with the hatch-vcs plugin
 #   when we start using Git tags.
-__version__ = "0.1.2"
+__version__ = "0.2.2"
diff --git a/samples/agent/adk/orchestrator/agent.py b/samples/agent/adk/orchestrator/agent.py
index 483eafecb..455c740b8 100644
--- a/samples/agent/adk/orchestrator/agent.py
+++ b/samples/agent/adk/orchestrator/agent.py
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ async def intercept(
                 SubagentRouteManager.get_route_to_subagent_name(sid, context.state)
                 for sid in surface_ids_to_check
             ])
-            
+
             filtered_surfaces = {}
-            for i, surface_id in enumerate(surface_ids_to_check):              
+            for i, surface_id in enumerate(surface_ids_to_check):
               if owner_agents[i] == agent_card.name:
                 filtered_surfaces[surface_id] = current_surfaces[surface_id]
-            
+
             message["metadata"]["a2uiClientDataModel"]["surfaces"] = filtered_surfaces
             logger.info(
                 f"Stripped data model for {agent_card.name}. "
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ async def intercept(
             )
           else:
             message["metadata"]["a2uiClientDataModel"]["surfaces"] = {}
-            logger.warning("No agent card or name provided. Stripped all surfaces from data model.")
+            logger.warning(
+                "No agent card or name provided. Stripped all surfaces from data model."
+            )
 
     return request_payload, http_kwargs