diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9ad210c9..64398672 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           save-if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
       - name: Clippy
         run: cargo clippy --all-targets ${{ matrix.flags }} -- -D warnings
-  
+
   clippy-test-kernel:
     name: Clippy test-kernels
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
       # TODO: Remove once we have a hermit toolchain upgrade
       # capable of sparse registries
       CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: git
-      
+
   coverage:
     name: Coverage
     runs-on: [self-hosted]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26d1aef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*.*.*"
+
+env:
+  GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Create new release
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            filename_suffix: "${{ github.ref_name }}-linux-amd64"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # Adapted from: https://github.com/mkroening/edu-sync/blob/main/.github/workflows/release.yml
+      - run: gh release create ${{ github.ref }} --draft --title "Uhyve ${{ github.ref_name }}"
+        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - run: cargo build --release --locked
+      - name: Create archive
+        run: |
+          DIST=uhyve-${{ matrix.filename_suffix }}
+          mkdir $DIST
+
+          mv target/release/uhyve $DIST
+          cp README.md $DIST
+          cp LICENSE-* $DIST
+
+          tar czf $DIST.tar.gz $DIST
+          echo "FILE=$DIST.tar.gz" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - run: gh release upload ${{ github.ref }} $FILE