diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87ffe59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "claude/release-latest-commit-**"
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Resolve tag and publish release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [[ "${GITHUB_REF}" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+            TAG="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+          else
+            VER="$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.load(open('custom_components/smart_climate/manifest.json'))['version'])")"
+            TAG="v${VER}"
+          fi
+          echo "Releasing ${TAG}"
+
+          if git ls-remote --exit-code --tags origin "refs/tags/${TAG}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Tag ${TAG} already exists on origin; skipping tag creation."
+          else
+            git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+            git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+            git tag -a "${TAG}" -m "Smart Climate Controller ${TAG}"
+            git push origin "${TAG}"
+          fi
+
+          if gh release view "${TAG}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Release ${TAG} already exists; nothing to do."
+          else
+            gh release create "${TAG}" \
+              --title "${TAG}" \
+              --generate-notes \
+              --verify-tag
+          fi
diff --git a/custom_components/smart_climate/manifest.json b/custom_components/smart_climate/manifest.json
index 81202f3..1fc5f5a 100644
--- a/custom_components/smart_climate/manifest.json
+++ b/custom_components/smart_climate/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "domain": "smart_climate",
   "name": "Smart Climate Controller",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1",
   "documentation": "https://github.com/JansenDevelopment/Smart-Climate-Controller",
   "dependencies": [],
   "codeowners": ["@JansenDevelopment"],