diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d9cec2f..37ca3fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: CI
+name: CI Build
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5ec657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: Maven Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Release to Maven Central
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          distribution: "adopt"
+          java-version: "8"
+
+      - name: Set up credentials
+        env:
+          MAVEN_GPG_KEY: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_KEY }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.m2
+          cat <<EOT > ~/.m2/settings.xml
+          <settings>
+            <servers>
+              <server>
+                <id>ossrh</id>
+                <username>${MAVEN_USERNAME}</username>
+                <password>${MAVEN_PASSWORD}</password>
+              </server>
+            </servers>
+          </settings>
+          EOT
+
+          export GPG_TTY=$(tty)
+          echo -e "$MAVEN_GPG_KEY" | sed 's/\$/\n/' > /tmp/maven.gpg
+          gpg --no-tty --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase $MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE --import /tmp/maven.gpg
+          gpg -ab --no-tty --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase $MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE /tmp/maven.gpg
+
+      - name: Maven Publish
+        run: make publish-maven
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4b6da0..045f320 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ To build the latest version of the code via Maven:
 make build
 ```
 
+### Releasing
+
+To publish a release of the library, the "Maven Release" Github Action can be manually triggered in the repository, which will take the latest code on `master` branch and publish it to Maven Central.
+
 ## Change Log
 
 * v0.2.22: Fix sqs event mapping for new event format, some test fixes