diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+name: Automatic release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 1 */3 *'
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set git user
+        uses: fregante/setup-git-user@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.x
+
+      - name: Update repository for release
+        id: update
+        run: echo "version=$(python update_for_release.py)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" # returns new version to output
+
+      - name: Commit changes
+        run: |
+          git add plugin.json
+          git commit -m "Update for release ${{ steps.update.outputs.version }}"
+
+      - name: Push changes and tags
+        run: |
+          git push origin HEAD
+          git push origin --tags
+
+      - name: Create release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          name: Release ${{ steps.update.outputs.version }}
+          body: "Automatic release"
+          tag_name: v${{ steps.update.outputs.version }}
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diff --git a/update_for_release.py b/update_for_release.py
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+++ b/update_for_release.py
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+import json
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    release_path = Path("plugin.json")
+    with release_path.open("r") as file:
+        data = json.load(file)
+
+    old_version: str = data["version"]
+    new_version = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+
+    if old_version.startswith(new_version):
+        patch = int(old_version[index + 1 :]) if (index := old_version.rfind(".")) != -1 else 0
+        new_version += f".{patch + 1}"
+
+    data["version"] = new_version
+
+    with release_path.open("w") as file:
+        json.dump(data, file, indent=4)
+
+    # Print new version so the github action can use it
+    print(new_version)