diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0a855e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: "Release"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      # Publish on any tag starting with a `v`, e.g., v0.1.0
+      - v*
+
+jobs:
+  run:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: pypi-publish
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+        with:
+          enable-cache: true
+      - name: Build
+        run: uv build
+      - name: Publish
+        run: uv publish
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 56ed6e9..62d245f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "debmagic"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.1-alpha.1"
 description = "build debian packages"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -31,7 +31,15 @@ exclude_gitignore = true
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 120
 target-version = "py312"
-extend-exclude = [".idea", ".mypy_cache", ".venv*", "docs", "debian", "__pycache__", "*.egg_info"]
+extend-exclude = [
+    ".idea",
+    ".mypy_cache",
+    ".venv*",
+    "docs",
+    "debian",
+    "__pycache__",
+    "*.egg_info",
+]
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 select = ["E", "W", "F", "I", "C", "N", "PL", "RUF", "I001"]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index b020d33..1b7cb47 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "debmagic"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.1a1"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "python-debian" },