diff --git a/.github/actions/neon-project-create/action.yml b/.github/actions/neon-project-create/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4fced4196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/neon-project-create/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+name: 'Create Neon Project'
+description: 'Create Neon Project using API'
+
+inputs:
+  api_key:
+    desctiption: 'Neon API key'
+    required: true
+  environment:
+    desctiption: 'dev (aka captest) or stage'
+    required: true
+  region_id:
+    desctiption: 'Region ID, if not set the project will be created in the default region'
+    required: false
+outputs:
+  dsn:
+    description: 'Created Project DSN (for main database)'
+    value: ${{ steps.create-neon-project.outputs.dsn }}
+  project_id:
+    description: 'Created Project ID'
+    value: ${{ steps.create-neon-project.outputs.project_id }}
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Parse Input
+      id: parse-input
+      shell: bash -euxo pipefail {0}
+      run: |
+        case "${ENVIRONMENT}" in
+          dev)
+            API_HOST=console.dev.neon.tech
+            REGION_ID=${REGION_ID:-eu-west-1}
+            ;;
+          staging)
+            API_HOST=console.stage.neon.tech
+            REGION_ID=${REGION_ID:-us-east-1}
+            ;;
+          *)
+            echo 2>&1 "Unknown environment=${ENVIRONMENT}. Allowed 'dev' or 'staging' only"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        esac
+
+        echo "::set-output name=api_host::${API_HOST}"
+        echo "::set-output name=region_id::${REGION_ID}"
+      env:
+        ENVIRONMENT: ${{ inputs.environment }}
+        REGION_ID: ${{ inputs.region_id }}
+
+    - name: Create Neon Project
+      id: create-neon-project
+      # A shell without `set -x` to not to expose password/dsn in logs
+      shell: bash -euo pipefail {0}
+      run: |
+        project=$(curl \
+          "https://${API_HOST}/api/v1/projects" \
+          --fail \
+          --header "Accept: application/json" \
+          --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
+          --header "Authorization: Bearer ${API_KEY}" \
+          --data "{
+            \"project\": {
+              \"platform_id\": \"serverless\",
+              \"region_id\": \"${REGION_ID}\",
+              \"settings\": { }
+            }
+          }")
+
+        # Mask password
+        echo "::add-mask::$(echo $project | jq --raw-output '.roles[] | select(.name != "web_access") | .password')"
+
+        dsn=$(echo $project | jq --raw-output '.roles[] | select(.name != "web_access") | .dsn')/main
+        echo "::add-mask::${dsn}"
+        echo "::set-output name=dsn::${dsn}"
+
+        project_id=$(echo $project | jq --raw-output '.id')
+        echo "::set-output name=project_id::${project_id}"
+      env:
+        API_KEY: ${{ inputs.api_key }}
+        API_HOST: ${{ steps.parse-input.outputs.api_host }}
+        REGION_ID: ${{ steps.parse-input.outputs.region_id }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/neon-project-delete/action.yml b/.github/actions/neon-project-delete/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7c6f58901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/neon-project-delete/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: 'Delete Neon Project'
+description: 'Delete Neon Project using API'
+
+inputs:
+  api_key:
+    desctiption: 'Neon API key'
+    required: true
+  environment:
+    desctiption: 'dev (aka captest) or stage'
+    required: true
+  project_id:
+    desctiption: 'ID of the Project to delete'
+    required: true
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Parse Input
+      id: parse-input
+      shell: bash -euxo pipefail {0}
+      run: |
+        case "${ENVIRONMENT}" in
+          dev)
+            API_HOST=console.dev.neon.tech
+            ;;
+          staging)
+            API_HOST=console.stage.neon.tech
+            ;;
+          *)
+            echo 2>&1 "Unknown environment=${ENVIRONMENT}. Allowed 'dev' or 'staging' only"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        esac
+
+        echo "::set-output name=api_host::${API_HOST}"
+      env:
+        ENVIRONMENT: ${{ inputs.environment }}
+
+    - name: Delete Neon Project
+      shell: bash -euxo pipefail {0}
+      run: |
+        # Allow PROJECT_ID to be empty/null for cases when .github/actions/neon-project-create failed
+        if [ -n "${PROJECT_ID}" ]; then
+          curl -X "POST" \
+            "https://${API_HOST}/api/v1/projects/${PROJECT_ID}/delete" \
+            --fail \
+            --header "Accept: application/json" \
+            --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            --header "Authorization: Bearer ${API_KEY}"
+        fi
+      env:
+        API_KEY: ${{ inputs.api_key }}
+        PROJECT_ID: ${{ inputs.project_id }}
+        API_HOST: ${{ steps.parse-input.outputs.api_host }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarking.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmarking.yml
index 4c58dda6b6..49fbc74dd6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarking.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarking.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ on:
     - cron:  '36 4 * * *' # run once a day, timezone is utc
 
   workflow_dispatch: # adds ability to run this manually
+    inputs:
+      environment:
+        description: 'Environment to run remote tests on (dev or staging)'
+        required: false
+      region_id:
+        description: 'Use a particular region. If empty the default one will be used'
+        false: true
 
 defaults:
   run:
@@ -62,19 +69,12 @@ jobs:
         echo Pgbench
         $POSTGRES_DISTRIB_DIR/bin/pgbench --version
 
-    # FIXME cluster setup is skipped due to various changes in console API
-    # for now pre created cluster is used. When API gain some stability
-    # after massive changes dynamic cluster setup will be revived.
-    # So use pre created cluster. It needs to be started manually, but stop is automatic after 5 minutes of inactivity
-    - name: Setup cluster
-      env:
-        BENCHMARK_CONNSTR: "${{ secrets.BENCHMARK_STAGING_CONNSTR }}"
-      run: |
-        set -e
-
-        echo "Starting cluster"
-        # wake up the cluster
-        $POSTGRES_DISTRIB_DIR/bin/psql $BENCHMARK_CONNSTR -c "SELECT 1"
+    - name: Create Neon Project
+      id: create-neon-project
+      uses: ./.github/actions/neon-project-create
+      with:
+        environment: ${{ github.event.inputs.environment || 'staging' }}
+        api_key: ${{ ( github.event.inputs.environment || 'staging' ) == 'staging' && secrets.NEON_STAGING_API_KEY  || secrets.NEON_CAPTEST_API_KEY }}
 
     - name: Run benchmark
       # pgbench is installed system wide from official repo
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
         TEST_PG_BENCH_DURATIONS_MATRIX: "300"
         TEST_PG_BENCH_SCALES_MATRIX: "10,100"
         PLATFORM: "neon-staging"
-        BENCHMARK_CONNSTR: "${{ secrets.BENCHMARK_STAGING_CONNSTR }}"
+        BENCHMARK_CONNSTR: ${{ steps.create-neon-project.outputs.dsn }}
         REMOTE_ENV: "1" # indicate to test harness that we do not have zenith binaries locally
       run: |
         # just to be sure that no data was cached on self hosted runner
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         REPORT_FROM=$(realpath perf-report-staging) REPORT_TO=staging scripts/generate_and_push_perf_report.sh
 
+    - name: Delete Neon Project
+      if: ${{ always() }}
+      uses: ./.github/actions/neon-project-delete
+      with:
+        environment: staging
+        project_id: ${{ steps.create-neon-project.outputs.project_id }}
+        api_key: ${{ secrets.NEON_STAGING_API_KEY }}
+
     - name: Post to a Slack channel
       if: ${{ github.event.schedule && failure() }}
       uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1
@@ -131,11 +139,12 @@ jobs:
       POSTGRES_DISTRIB_DIR: /usr
       TEST_OUTPUT: /tmp/test_output
       BUILD_TYPE: remote
+      SAVE_PERF_REPORT: true
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        connstr: [ BENCHMARK_CAPTEST_CONNSTR, BENCHMARK_RDS_CONNSTR ]
+        platform: [ neon-captest, rds-aurora ]
 
     runs-on: dev
     container:
@@ -147,38 +156,52 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - name: Calculate platform
-      id: calculate-platform
-      env:
-        CONNSTR: ${{ matrix.connstr }}
-      run: |
-        if [ "${CONNSTR}" = "BENCHMARK_CAPTEST_CONNSTR" ]; then
-          PLATFORM=neon-captest
-        elif [ "${CONNSTR}" = "BENCHMARK_RDS_CONNSTR" ]; then
-          PLATFORM=rds-aurora
-        else
-          echo 2>&1 "Unknown CONNSTR=${CONNSTR}. Allowed are BENCHMARK_CAPTEST_CONNSTR, and BENCHMARK_RDS_CONNSTR only"
-          exit 1
-        fi
-
-        echo "::set-output name=PLATFORM::${PLATFORM}"
-
     - name: Install Deps
       run: |
         sudo apt -y update
         sudo apt install -y postgresql-14
 
+    - name: Create Neon Project
+      if: matrix.platform == 'neon-captest'
+      id: create-neon-project
+      uses: ./.github/actions/neon-project-create
+      with:
+        environment: ${{ github.event.inputs.environment || 'dev' }}
+        api_key: ${{ ( github.event.inputs.environment || 'dev' ) == 'staging' && secrets.NEON_STAGING_API_KEY  || secrets.NEON_CAPTEST_API_KEY }}
+
+    - name: Set up Connection String
+      id: set-up-connstr
+      run: |
+        case "${PLATFORM}" in
+          neon-captest)
+            CONNSTR=${{ steps.create-neon-project.outputs.dsn }}
+            ;;
+          rds-aurora)
+            CONNSTR=${{ secrets.BENCHMARK_RDS_CONNSTR }}
+            ;;
+          *)
+            echo 2>&1 "Unknown PLATFORM=${PLATFORM}. Allowed only 'neon-captest' or 'rds-aurora'"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        esac
+
+        echo "::set-output name=connstr::${CONNSTR}"
+
+        psql ${CONNSTR} -c "SELECT version();"
+      env:
+        PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+
     - name: Benchmark init
       uses: ./.github/actions/run-python-test-set
       with:
         build_type: ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}
         test_selection: performance
         run_in_parallel: false
-        save_perf_report: true
+        save_perf_report: ${{ env.SAVE_PERF_REPORT }}
         extra_params: -m remote_cluster --timeout 21600 -k test_pgbench_remote_init
       env:
-        PLATFORM: ${{ steps.calculate-platform.outputs.PLATFORM }}
-        BENCHMARK_CONNSTR: ${{ secrets[matrix.connstr] }}
+        PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+        BENCHMARK_CONNSTR: ${{ steps.set-up-connstr.outputs.connstr }}
         VIP_VAP_ACCESS_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.VIP_VAP_ACCESS_TOKEN }}"
         PERF_TEST_RESULT_CONNSTR: "${{ secrets.PERF_TEST_RESULT_CONNSTR }}"
 
@@ -188,25 +211,25 @@ jobs:
         build_type: ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}
         test_selection: performance
         run_in_parallel: false
-        save_perf_report: true
+        save_perf_report: ${{ env.SAVE_PERF_REPORT }}
         extra_params: -m remote_cluster --timeout 21600 -k test_pgbench_remote_simple_update
       env:
-        PLATFORM: ${{ steps.calculate-platform.outputs.PLATFORM }}
-        BENCHMARK_CONNSTR: ${{ secrets[matrix.connstr] }}
+        PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+        BENCHMARK_CONNSTR: ${{ steps.set-up-connstr.outputs.connstr }}
         VIP_VAP_ACCESS_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.VIP_VAP_ACCESS_TOKEN }}"
         PERF_TEST_RESULT_CONNSTR: "${{ secrets.PERF_TEST_RESULT_CONNSTR }}"
 
-    - name: Benchmark simple-update
+    - name: Benchmark select-only
       uses: ./.github/actions/run-python-test-set
       with:
         build_type: ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}
         test_selection: performance
         run_in_parallel: false
-        save_perf_report: true
+        save_perf_report: ${{ env.SAVE_PERF_REPORT }}
         extra_params: -m remote_cluster --timeout 21600 -k test_pgbench_remote_select_only
       env:
-        PLATFORM: ${{ steps.calculate-platform.outputs.PLATFORM }}
-        BENCHMARK_CONNSTR: ${{ secrets[matrix.connstr] }}
+        PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+        BENCHMARK_CONNSTR: ${{ steps.set-up-connstr.outputs.connstr }}
         VIP_VAP_ACCESS_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.VIP_VAP_ACCESS_TOKEN }}"
         PERF_TEST_RESULT_CONNSTR: "${{ secrets.PERF_TEST_RESULT_CONNSTR }}"
 
@@ -216,6 +239,14 @@ jobs:
         action: generate
         build_type: ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}
 
+    - name: Delete Neon Project
+      if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'neon-captest' && always() }}
+      uses: ./.github/actions/neon-project-delete
+      with:
+        environment: dev
+        project_id: ${{ steps.create-neon-project.outputs.project_id }}
+        api_key: ${{ secrets.NEON_CAPTEST_API_KEY }}
+
     - name: Post to a Slack channel
       if: ${{ github.event.schedule && failure() }}
       uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg_clients.yml b/.github/workflows/pg_clients.yml
index bf14865db2..d04d002811 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg_clients.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg_clients.yml
@@ -47,11 +47,17 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash -euxo pipefail {0}
       run: ./scripts/pysync
 
+    - name: Create Neon Project
+      id: create-neon-project
+      uses: ./.github/actions/neon-project-create
+      with:
+        environment: staging
+        api_key: ${{ secrets.NEON_STAGING_API_KEY }}
+
     - name: Run pytest
       env:
         REMOTE_ENV: 1
-        BENCHMARK_CONNSTR: "${{ secrets.BENCHMARK_STAGING_CONNSTR }}"
-
+        BENCHMARK_CONNSTR: ${{ steps.create-neon-project.outputs.dsn }}
         POSTGRES_DISTRIB_DIR: /tmp/neon/pg_install/v14
       shell: bash -euxo pipefail {0}
       run: |
@@ -65,6 +71,14 @@ jobs:
           -m "remote_cluster" \
           -rA "test_runner/pg_clients"
 
+    - name: Delete Neon Project
+      if: ${{ always() }}
+      uses: ./.github/actions/neon-project-delete
+      with:
+        environment: staging
+        project_id: ${{ steps.create-neon-project.outputs.project_id }}
+        api_key: ${{ secrets.NEON_STAGING_API_KEY }}
+
     # We use GitHub's action upload-artifact because `ubuntu-latest` doesn't have configured AWS CLI.
     # It will be fixed after switching to gen2 runner
     - name: Upload python test logs