diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-brew.yml b/.github/workflows/release-brew.yml
index 27db7c1..4c8f4f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-brew.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-brew.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 name: Release to Homebrew
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
-    tags:
-      - '*'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  bump:
+  build-and-release:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-snap.yml b/.github/workflows/release-snap.yml
index 522d437..21a647d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-snap.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-snap.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 name: Build and Release Snap
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebe0ab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: build and publish
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+
+env:
+  GRADLE_OPTS: "-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false -Dkotlin.incremental=false"
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: ./.github/workflows/check-gradle-wrapper.yml
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
+
+      - name: Build with Gradle
+        run: ./gradlew assemble
+
+      - name: Extract release notes
+        id: release_notes
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        uses: ffurrer2/extract-release-notes@v2
+
+      - uses: ./.github/workflows/release-brew.yml
+
+      - uses: ./.github/workflows/release-snap.yml
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          body: ${{ steps.release_notes.outputs.release_notes }}
+          files: build/bin/**/**/dogcat.kexe
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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