diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0f58e82..d269210 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: latest
 
+      - name: Bump version and push tag
+        id: tag_version
+        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.1
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
@@ -29,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         run: npm test
 
       - name: Check for version change
+        id: version-check
         run: |
           [ "$(git show head^:package.json | jq .version)" = "$(cat package.json| jq .version)" ] && echo "::set-output name=version_changed::true" || echo "::set-output name=version_changed::false"
 
@@ -45,6 +52,15 @@ jobs:
           # don't try and deploy if versions haven't changed
           check-version: true
 
-      - name: Publish to github
+      - name: Create tag variable
+        id: tagging
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && steps.version-check.outputs.version_changed == 'true'
-        run: npm run publish:github
+        run: echo "::set-output name=new_tag::v$(cat package.json | jq .version | sed "s/['\"]//g")"
+
+      - name: Create a GitHub release
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && steps.version-check.outputs.version_changed == 'true'
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          custom_tag: ${{ steps.tagging.outputs.new_tag }}
+          name: Release ${{ steps.tagging.outputs.new_tag }]
+          body: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.changelog }}