diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..858a36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+name: release
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+    name: Build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 90
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        java_version: [19]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Environment
+        run: env | sort
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: Setup Java ${{ matrix.java_version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{matrix.java_version}}
+          architecture: x64
+
+      - name: Tests
+        run: ./gradlew check
+        env:
+          GRADLE_OPTS: '-Dorg.gradle.daemon=false'
+
+  publish-gpr:
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up JDK 19 for x64
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '19'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          architecture: x64
+      - name: version
+        run: echo "::set-output name=version::$(./gradlew properties -q | awk '/^version:/ {print $2}')"
+        id: version
+
+      - name: release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        id: create_release
+        with:
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+          release_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+          body_path: CHANGELOG.md
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN  }}
+
+      - name: build artifacts
+        run: ./gradlew jsonPlugin
+
+      - name: Upload artifact and release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        with:
+          files: |
+            ./plugins/nf-nomad/build/plugin/*
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1408aa7..0ea5abb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,14 +93,16 @@ Follow these steps to package, upload and publish the plugin:
 1. Create a file named `gradle.properties` in the project root containing the following attributes (this file should not be committed to Git):
 
    - `github_organization`: the GitHub organisation where the plugin repository is hosted.
-   - `github_username`: The GitHub username granting access to the plugin repository.
-   - `github_access_token`: The GitHub access token required to upload and commit changes to the plugin repository.
-   - `github_commit_email`: The email address associated with your GitHub account.
 
-2. Use the following command to package and create a release for your plugin on GitHub:
 
-    ```bash
-    ./gradlew :plugins:nf-nomad:upload
-    ```
+2. Use the following steps to package and create a release for your plugin on GitHub:
+
+    - set the desired `version` value in `gradle.properties` and commit the change in the `master` branch
+    - tag the repo with the version
+    - push *all* changes (the tag fill fire the `release` GH action)
+
+    Once the action is finished a new release is created and all related artifacts attached to it
 
 3. Create a pull request against [nextflow-io/plugins](https://github.com/nextflow-io/plugins/blob/main/plugins.json) to make the plugin accessible to Nextflow.
+    
+    Use the `json` file created in previous steps
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 349fa64..9a59323 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -16,13 +16,6 @@ import nextflow.gradle.plugins.NextflowPlugin
 
 apply plugin: NextflowPlugin
 
-ext{
-    github_organization = 'nextflow-io'
-    github_username = project.findProperty('github_username') ?: 'abhi18av'
-    github_access_token = project.findProperty('github_access_token') ?: System.getenv('GITHUB_TOKEN')
-    github_commit_email = project.findProperty('github_commit_email') ?: 'abhi18av@outlook.com'
-}
-
 nextflowPlugin{
     githubOrganization = github_organization
     extensionPoints = [
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index ce0c6a9..ffb4e04 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-version=0.1.0
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+version=0.1.0
+github_organization= 'nextflow-io'
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