diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
similarity index 64%
rename from .github/workflows/main.yml
rename to .github/workflows/build.yml
index fd580c6..e104b3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-name: build
+name: Build
 
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/vanilla-os/pico:main
       volumes:
@@ -29,8 +30,20 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         dpkg-buildpackage --no-sign
         mv ../*.deb ../base-files.deb
+    
+    - name: Calculate and Save Checksums
+      run: |
+        sha256sum /__w/base-files/base-files.deb >> checksums.txt
+  
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: base-files
+        path: |
+            /__w/base-files/base-files.deb
+            checksums.txt
 
-    - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+    - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+      if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
       with:
         token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
         tag_name: "continuous"
@@ -38,3 +51,4 @@ jobs:
         name: "Continuous Build"
         files: |
           /__w/base-files/base-files.deb
+          checksums.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e65f8f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+
+jobs:
+  build-artifacts:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: ghcr.io/vanilla-os/pico:main
+      volumes:
+        - /proc:/proc
+        - /:/run/host
+      options: --privileged -it
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: De-bloat stock image
+        run: |
+          rm -r /run/host/usr/share/dotnet
+          rm -r /run/host${{ runner.tool_cache }}
+
+      - name: Install needed packages
+        run: apt update && apt install dpkg-dev build-essential debhelper -y
+
+      - name: Build debian package
+        run: |
+          dpkg-buildpackage --no-sign
+          mv ../*.deb ../base-files.deb
+
+      - name: Calculate and Save Checksums
+        run: |
+          sha256sum /__w/base-files/base-files.deb >> checksums.txt
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: base-files
+          path: |
+              checksums.txt
+              /__w/base-files/base-files.deb
+
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build-artifacts
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # to create and upload assets to releases
+      attestations: write # to upload assets attestation for build provenance
+      id-token: write # grant additional permission to attestation action to mint the OIDC token permission
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Download Artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: base-files
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        env:
+            GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: gh release create "${{ github.ref_name }}" --generate-notes *.deb base-files/checksums.txt
+      
+      - name: Attest Release Files
+        id: attest
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v1
+        with:
+          subject-path: '*.deb, base-files/*.txt'