diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ab7d5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release
+      - dependencies
+    authors:
+      - dependabot[bot]
+  categories:
+    - title: 🚀 New Features
+      labels:
+        - enhancement
+        - feature
+    - title: 🐛 Bug Fixes
+      labels:
+        - bug
+        - fix
+    - title: 📚 Documentation
+      labels:
+        - documentation
+    - title: 🔧 Other Changes
+      labels:
+        - "*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ed0789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Create Release with Auto-Generated Notes
+      uses: actions/create-release@v1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+        release_name: Release ${{ github.ref }}
+        body: ${{ steps.release_notes.outputs.body }}
+        draft: false
+        prerelease: false
+        generate_release_notes: true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ac924da..7091e0b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ end
 
 ### Schema Definitions and References
 
-You can define sub-schemas and reference them in other schemas.
+You can define sub-schemas and reference them in other schemas, or reference the root schema to generate recursive schemas.
 
 ```ruby
 class MySchema < RubyLLM::Schema
@@ -281,6 +281,13 @@ class MySchema < RubyLLM::Schema
   object :user do
     reference :location
   end
+
+  # Using a reference to the root schema
+  object :ui_schema do
+    string :element, enum: ["input", "button"]
+    string :label
+    object :sub_schema, reference: :root
+  end
 end
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/ruby_llm/schema/dsl.rb b/lib/ruby_llm/schema/dsl.rb
index d7b9489..5f315c0 100644
--- a/lib/ruby_llm/schema/dsl.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby_llm/schema/dsl.rb
@@ -87,7 +87,11 @@ def define(name, &)
       end
 
       def reference(schema_name)
-        {"$ref" => "#/$defs/#{schema_name}"}
+        if schema_name == :root
+          {"$ref" => "#"}
+        else
+          {"$ref" => "#/$defs/#{schema_name}"}
+        end
       end
 
       # Schema building methods
diff --git a/spec/ruby_llm/schema_spec.rb b/spec/ruby_llm/schema_spec.rb
index 19817e3..734fafd 100644
--- a/spec/ruby_llm/schema_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby_llm/schema_spec.rb
@@ -313,6 +313,17 @@
       user_props = json_output[:schema][:properties][:user][:properties]
       expect(user_props[:addresses][:items]).to eq({"$ref" => "#/$defs/address"})
     end
+
+    it "supports reference to the root schema" do
+      schema_class.string :element_type, enum: ["input", "button"]
+      schema_class.string :label
+      schema_class.object :sub_schema, reference: :root
+
+      instance = schema_class.new
+      json_output = instance.to_json_schema
+
+      expect(json_output[:schema][:properties][:sub_schema]).to eq({"$ref" => "#"})
+    end
   end
 
   # ===========================================