diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34fdba6b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: Changesets
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      level:
+        description: 'Release type'
+        required: true
+        default: 'preview'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - preview
+          - general availability
+env:
+  CI: true
+  PNPM_CACHE_FOLDER: .pnpm-store
+jobs:
+  version:
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout code repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: setup node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 14
+      - name: install pnpm
+        run: npm i pnpm@latest -g
+      - name: Setup npmrc
+        run: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" > .npmrc
+      - name: setup pnpm config
+        run: pnpm config set store-dir $PNPM_CACHE_FOLDER
+      - name: install dependencies
+        run: pnpm install
+      - name: set pre-release
+        if: ${{ inputs.level }} == 'preview'
+        run: pnpm changeset pre enter rc
+      - name: create and publish versions
+        uses: changesets/action@v1
+        with:
+          version: pnpm ci:version
+          commit: "chore: update versions"
+          title: "chore: update versions"
+          publish: pnpm ci:publish
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97d78943d..6db779e08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,3 +36,14 @@ This monorepo uses [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/), make sure to install it first if yo
 ## License
 
 Dual licensed under [MIT](LICENSE-MIT) and [Apache 2](LICENSE-APACHE)
+
+## Releasing
+
+To perform a release, you must first generate a changeset. Create a branch, e.g. `chore-release`, and then generate your
+changeset
+
+    pnpm changeset
+
+Commit this changeset, push the branch, and then merge the branch.
+
+Once merged, run the release action. Choose `pre-release` or `release` depending on whether the release is a preview release
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c13cde5dc..2a61edc11 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     "test:ci": "turbo run test:ci",
     "lint": "turbo run lint",
     "build": "pnpm --filter \"@composedb/*\" build:types && turbo run build:js",
-    "prepare": "pnpm build"
+    "prepare": "pnpm build",
+    "ci:version": "pnpm changeset version",
+    "ci:publish": "pnpm publish -r"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@changesets/cli": "^2.26.2",