diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index b5ce2f9..6564f54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ name: Publish to crates.io
 on:
   push:
     tags: ["v*.*.*"]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "Git tag to publish (e.g. v0.2.0). Defaults to latest tag."
+        required: false
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   publish:
@@ -10,7 +19,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.tag || github.event.ref || github.ref }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
       - name: Publish mytheclipse
         run: cargo publish --allow-dirty --no-verify
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46a2889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Semantic Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "lts/*"
+
+      - name: Install semantic-release
+        run: |
+          npm install -D \
+            semantic-release \
+            @semantic-release/exec \
+            @semantic-release/git \
+            @semantic-release/changelog \
+            @semantic-release/github
+
+      - name: Run semantic-release
+        id: semantic-release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: npx semantic-release
+
+      - name: Trigger crate publish
+        if: ${{ steps.semantic-release.outputs.new_release_published == 'true' }}
+        env:
+          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ steps.semantic-release.outputs.next_release_version }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          TAG="v${RELEASE_VERSION}"
+          echo "Tagging and dispatching publish for $TAG"
+          gh workflow run publish.yml --ref main -f tag="$TAG"
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diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d100e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "branches": ["main"],
+  "plugins": [
+    "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+    "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+    "@semantic-release/changelog",
+    ["@semantic-release/exec", {
+      "prepareCmd": "sed -i 's/^version = \\\"[^\\\"]*\\\"/version = \\\"${nextRelease.version}\\\"/' Cargo.toml && cargo check --locked"
+    }],
+    ["@semantic-release/git", {
+      "assets": ["Cargo.toml", "Cargo.lock", "CHANGELOG.md"],
+      "message": "chore(release): ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
+    }],
+    ["@semantic-release/github", {
+      "assets": []
+    }]
+  ]
+}
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