diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17cf01b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+name: Build and Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Use Node.js 20.x
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20.x'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install
+
+      - name: ESLint
+        run: npm run lint
+
+      - name: Execute tests
+        run: npm test
+
+      - name: Run build
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Get version from package.json
+        id: version
+        run: echo "version=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Check if release tag already exists
+        id: tag_check
+        run: |
+          if git ls-remote --tags origin "refs/tags/v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" | grep -q .; then
+            echo "exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      - name: Commit build artifacts into release commit
+        if: steps.tag_check.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add -f dist/ inertia-helpers/
+          git commit -m "chore: build artifacts for v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+
+      - name: Create and push version tag
+        if: steps.tag_check.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        run: |
+          git tag -a "v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" -m "Release v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          git push origin "v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+
+      - name: Create release archive
+        if: steps.tag_check.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        run: zip -r coldbox-vite-plugin-v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip dist/ inertia-helpers/
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        if: steps.tag_check.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          files: coldbox-vite-plugin-v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml
index 1625bda..6e14fda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   update:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     uses: laravel/.github/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml@main