diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
index faeeacdf..5aad6dda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
     - "*"
     tags:
     - "v*"
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.sha }}
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
   dist_upload:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags')
+    if: (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags')) || (github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published')
     permissions:
       id-token: write
     needs: [test]
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ca407920..98dceeff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 - fix #804: git - use fallback version instead of 0.0 when no version is found at all
 - fix #1139: use logging.lastResort instead of a own replica to avoid polluting logging._handlerList
 - fix #873: don't infer version in cli if --no-version is given
+- fix #535: accept tags from a release action in the gh ui
 
 ## v8.3.1