diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c33723..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-name: Build ALG App Store
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ "main", "qt6/c++" ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main", "qt6/c++" ]
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install -y \
-          build-essential \
-          cmake \
-          qt6-base-dev \
-          qt6-tools-dev \
-          qt6-tools-dev-tools \
-          libalpm-dev \
-          libarchive-dev \
-          libcurl4-openssl-dev \
-          pkg-config
-    
-    - name: Configure CMake
-      run: |
-        mkdir -p build
-        cd build
-        cmake ..
-    
-    - name: Build
-      run: |
-        cd build
-        make -j$(nproc)
-    
-    - name: Check build artifacts
-      run: |
-        ls -lh build/alg-app-store
-        file build/alg-app-store
-    
-    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: alg-app-store
-        path: build/alg-app-store
-        retention-days: 7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ccbd91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+name: Build and Release ALG App Store
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main", "devel", "qt6" ]
+    paths:
+      - '**.cpp'
+      - '**.h'
+      - 'CMakeLists.txt'
+      - '.github/workflows/**'
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main", "devel", "qt6" ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: archlinux:latest
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+      should_release: ${{ steps.check_release.outputs.should_release }}
+      artifact_name: ${{ steps.artifact.outputs.name }}
+    
+    steps:
+    - name: Install base dependencies
+      run: |
+        pacman -Syu --noconfirm
+        pacman -S --noconfirm --needed \
+          base-devel \
+          git \
+          cmake \
+          qt6-base \
+          qt6-tools \
+          pacman \
+          libarchive \
+          curl \
+          pkgconf
+    
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 2  # Need history to check changed files
+    
+    - name: Mark git directory as safe
+      run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+      
+    - name: Extract version from CMakeLists.txt
+      id: get_version
+      run: |
+        VERSION=$(grep -oP 'project\(alg-app-store VERSION \K[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' CMakeLists.txt)
+        echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "Detected version: $VERSION"
+    
+    - name: Check if this should trigger a release
+      id: check_release
+      run: |
+        # Only release on main branch when CMakeLists.txt was modified
+        if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/main" && "${{ github.event_name }}" == "push" ]]; then
+          # Check if CMakeLists.txt was changed in this push
+          if git diff --name-only HEAD~1 HEAD | grep -q "CMakeLists.txt"; then
+            echo "should_release=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "Release triggered: CMakeLists.txt changed on main branch"
+          else
+            echo "should_release=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "No release: CMakeLists.txt not changed"
+          fi
+        else
+          echo "should_release=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "No release: not on main branch or not a push event"
+        fi
+    
+    - name: Configure CMake
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p build
+        cd build
+        cmake ..
+    
+    - name: Build
+      run: |
+        cd build
+        make -j$(nproc)
+    
+    - name: Check build artifacts
+      run: |
+        ls -lh build/alg-app-store
+        file build/alg-app-store
+    
+    - name: Set artifact name
+      id: artifact
+      run: |
+        # Replace forward slashes with dashes to handle PR refs like "12/merge"
+        ARTIFACT_NAME="alg-app-store-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+        ARTIFACT_NAME="${ARTIFACT_NAME//\//-}"
+        echo "name=$ARTIFACT_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "Artifact name: $ARTIFACT_NAME"
+
+    - name: Upload build artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: ${{ steps.artifact.outputs.name }}
+        path: build/alg-app-store
+        retention-days: 30
+
+  release:
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: needs.build.outputs.should_release == 'true'
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    
+    - name: Download build artifact
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: ${{ needs.build.outputs.artifact_name }}
+        path: ./release
+    
+    - name: Prepare release assets
+      run: |
+        chmod +x ./release/alg-app-store
+        tar -czvf alg-app-store-${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz -C ./release alg-app-store
+    
+    - name: Create GitHub Release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      with:
+        tag_name: v${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}
+        name: ALG App Store v${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}
+        body: |
+          ## ALG App Store v${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}
+          
+          A modern package manager GUI for Arch Linux.
+          
+          ### Installation
+          ```bash
+          tar -xzvf alg-app-store-${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
+          sudo mv alg-app-store /usr/local/bin/
+          ```
+          
+          ### Requirements
+          - Qt6 (Core, Gui, Widgets, Network, Concurrent)
+          - libalpm (pacman library)
+          - yay or paru (for AUR support)
+        files: |
+          alg-app-store-${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
+        draft: false
+        prerelease: false
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6148f4a..e990cd5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
-project(alg-app-store VERSION 2.0.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(alg-app-store VERSION 0.2.28 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 1b5b1cc..6998488 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 - [x] Add chaotic aur to search tab if enabled
 - [x] Add launch button on package card if package is installed and remove when uninstalled
 - [] Add detailed mirrorlist tab to set mirrorlist
-- [] Add version information
+- [x] Add version information
 - [] Implement an AUR helper in core to remove dependence on paru and yay
-
+- [] Ask password only once on startup - startup_auth
+- [] Improve settings page - settings_tab
+- [] Move all styles to single stylesheet - style_and_theme
+- [] Clean up UI; make UI look more modern (check gnome's styling options) - style_and_theme
+- [] Set a light/dark theme toggle, or follow system's theme - style_and_theme
+- [] Look into spdlog for logging
+- [] Look into CppUTest or Google Test (gtest) for test
 
 ## Future Enhancements
 
diff --git a/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index 8282b08..dd71d18 100644
--- a/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void MainWindow::createMenuBar() {
         QMessageBox::about(this, "About ALG App Store",
             "ALG App Store (Beta)\n\n"
             "A modern package manager for Arch Linux\n"
-            "Version: 0.2.26\n"
+            "Version: 0.2.28\n"
             "Built with Qt6 and C++17\n\n"
             "© 2025 Arka Linux GUI");
     });