diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 2c1bd8c..a9fcb63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 name: Publish to PyPI
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -12,45 +13,9 @@ env:
   PROJECT_NAME: typeid-python
 
 jobs:
-  test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 9
-          submodules: false
-
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-      - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
-
-      - name: Sync dependencies (locked)
-        run: |
-          uv sync --locked --all-groups
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: |
-          make test
-
-      - name: Run linters
-        run: |
-          make check-linting
-
   test-native:
     name: Build + import native extension (${{ matrix.os }}, py${{ matrix.python-version }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs:
-      - test
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -58,18 +23,20 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.11"]
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Install Rust
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
+
+      - name: Create .venv + install deps
+        run: |
+          uv sync --locked --all-groups
 
-      # Build & install the package in-place with the extension
       - name: Build & install (maturin develop)
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:
@@ -78,13 +45,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Sanity check (import extension)
         run: |
-          python -c "import typeid; import typeid._base32; print('native ext OK')"
+          uv run python -c "import typeid; import typeid._base32; print('native ext OK')"
 
 
   build-wheels:
     name: Build wheels (${{ matrix.os }}, py${{ matrix.python-version }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: test-native
+    needs: [test-native]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -111,7 +78,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           command: build
           args: --release --out dist
-          working-directory: rust-base32
           manylinux: "2_28"
 
       - name: Upload wheels
@@ -122,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build-sdist:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build-wheels
+    needs: [build-wheels]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -152,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish-package:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build-sdist
+    needs: [build-sdist]
     permissions:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
@@ -176,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish-docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: publish-package
+    needs: [publish-package]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4