diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ff448d8..9d9bf21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-name: ci
+name: SDK Release
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: false
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 jobs:
   compile:
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
   test:
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
@@ -57,25 +60,86 @@ jobs:
             poetry run pytest -rP .
           fi
 
-  publish:
+  release:
     needs: [compile, test]
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repo
+      - name: Checkout main
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: main
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Read version from pyproject.toml
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(grep -m1 '^version = ' pyproject.toml | grep -oP '"\K[^"]+')
+          if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Could not read version from pyproject.toml"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "TAG=v$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Get latest git tag
+        id: latest_tag
+        run: |
+          LATEST=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "none")
+          echo "LATEST_TAG=$LATEST" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Check if version was bumped
+        id: check
+        run: |
+          TAG="${{ steps.version.outputs.TAG }}"
+          LATEST="${{ steps.latest_tag.outputs.LATEST_TAG }}"
+          if [ "$TAG" = "$LATEST" ]; then
+            echo "bumped=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "Version $TAG already tagged — skipping release."
+          else
+            echo "bumped=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "New version detected: $TAG (previous: $LATEST)"
+          fi
+
       - name: Set up python
+        if: steps.check.outputs.bumped == 'true'
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"
+
       - name: Bootstrap poetry
+        if: steps.check.outputs.bumped == 'true'
         run: |
           curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python - -y --version 1.5.1
+
       - name: Install dependencies
+        if: steps.check.outputs.bumped == 'true'
         run: poetry install
-      - name: Publish to pypi
+
+      - name: Create and push tag
+        if: steps.check.outputs.bumped == 'true'
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git tag "${{ steps.version.outputs.TAG }}"
+          git push origin "${{ steps.version.outputs.TAG }}"
+
+      - name: Publish to PyPI
+        if: steps.check.outputs.bumped == 'true'
         run: |
           poetry config pypi-token.pypi "$PYPI_TOKEN"
           poetry --no-interaction -v publish --build
         env:
           PYPI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Create GitHub release with generated notes
+        if: steps.check.outputs.bumped == 'true'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh release create "${{ steps.version.outputs.TAG }}" \
+            --title "${{ steps.version.outputs.TAG }}" \
+            --generate-notes \
+            --latest
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