diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 593674a..8316bd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
-name: CI
+name: Release crate
 
 on:
-  push:
-  pull_request:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
-  test:
-    name: Build and test
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, Windows]
+  release:
+    name: Publish to crates.io and create GitHub Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -28,3 +25,52 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and test
         run: cargo test --workspace --verbose
+
+      - name: Install cargo-edit and set crate version
+        id: set_version
+        run: |
+          cargo install cargo-edit --locked --force
+          TAG="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+          VERSION="${TAG#v}"
+          cargo set-version "$VERSION" --workspace
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Configure Cargo registries (crates.io default + add Gitea)
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_GITEA_TOKEN }}
+          GITEA_BASE_URL: https://git.heiserer.de
+          REGISTRY_OWNER: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.cargo
+          # crates.io stays default
+          cat > ~/.cargo/config.toml <<'EOF'
+          [registry]
+          default = "crates-io"
+          EOF
+
+          # Add Gitea as extra registry (sparse index recommended)
+          {
+            echo "[registries.gitea]"
+            echo "index = \"sparse+${GITEA_BASE_URL}/api/packages/${REGISTRY_OWNER}/cargo/\""
+          } >> ~/.cargo/config.toml
+
+          # Auth for Gitea registry
+          umask 077
+          cat > ~/.cargo/credentials.toml <<EOF
+          [registries.gitea]
+          token = "Bearer ${TOKEN}"
+          EOF
+
+      - name: Publish to Gitea registry
+        run: cargo publish --registry gitea --allow-dirty
+
+      - name: Publish to crates.io
+        env:
+          CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "$CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN" ]; then
+            echo "CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN is not set. Set it in repository secrets to publish to crates.io"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          cargo publish --token "$CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN" --allow-dirty
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