diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5988965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+name: Create GitHub Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
+
+jobs:
+  validate-and-release:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    env:
+      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+      RUSTFLAGS: -D warnings
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Cache Cargo Registry
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cargo/registry
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-
+
+      - name: Cache Cargo Git Index
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cargo/git
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-index-
+
+      - name: Install Rust
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: rustup update stable && rustup default stable
+
+      - name: Install PSSemVer
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          try {
+            Import-Module -Name PSSemVer -ErrorAction Stop
+          } catch {
+            Write-Host "Installing PSSemVer module..."
+            Install-Module -Name PSSemVer -Scope CurrentUser -Force -ErrorAction Stop
+            Import-Module -Name PSSemVer -ErrorAction Stop
+          }
+
+      - name: Validate Tag with PSSemVer
+        id: validate
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $tagName = "${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          try {
+              $rawVersion = $tagName -replace '^v', ''
+              $Version = [PSSemVer]::Parse($rawVersion)
+              if ($Version.Prerelease) {
+                  echo "::set-output name=prerelease::true"
+              } else {
+                  echo "::set-output name=prerelease::false"
+              }
+          } catch {
+              Write-Error "Tag name does not contain a valid semantic version. Current tag: $tagName"
+              exit 1
+          }
+        continue-on-error: false
+
+      - name: Cargo Publish Dry-Run
+        run: cargo publish --dry-run
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        id: release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          release_name: |
+            ${{ steps.validate.outputs.prerelease == 'true' && 'Prerelease' || 'Release' }} ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          body: |
+            This is a ${{ steps.validate.outputs.prerelease == 'true' && 'prerelease' || 'release' }} of the crate.
+            You can find the [main crate here](https://crates.io/crates/${{ github.repository }}).:
+          prerelease: ${{ steps.validate.outputs.prerelease }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Cargo Publish
+        run: cargo publish
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/release-checks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39fa227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-checks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - release/*
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - release/*
+
+jobs:
+  version-check:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    name: "Check crate versions"
+    env:
+      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+      RUSTFLAGS: -D warnings
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Cache Cargo Dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-dependencies-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-dependencies-
+
+      - name: Cache PowerShell Modules
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            $env:USERPROFILE\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-powershell-modules
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-powershell-modules-
+
+      - name: Install Rust
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: rustup update stable && rustup default stable
+
+      - name: Install PSSemVer
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          try {
+            Import-Module -Name PSSemVer -ErrorAction Stop
+          } catch {
+            Write-Host "Installing PSSemVer module..."
+            Install-Module -Name PSSemVer -Scope CurrentUser -Force -ErrorAction Stop
+            Import-Module -Name PSSemVer -ErrorAction Stop
+          }
+
+      - name: Extract Branch Version
+        id: extract_version
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $branchName = "${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          try {
+              $rawVersion = $branchName -replace '^release/', ''
+              $expectedVersion = [PSSemVer]::Parse($rawVersion)
+
+
+              Write-Output "expected_version=$expectedVersion" | Out-File -FilePath $GITHUB_OUTPUT -Encoding utf8
+              Write-Host "Expected version for crates: $expectedVersion"
+          } catch {
+              Write-Error "Branch name does not contain a valid semantic version. Current branch: $branchName"
+              exit 1
+          }
+
+      - name: Parse and Compare Crate Versions
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          EXPECTED_VERSION: ${{ steps.extract_version.outputs.expected_version }}
+        run: |
+          try {
+              $expectedSemVer = [PSSemVer]::Parse($env:EXPECTED_VERSION)
+          } catch {
+              Write-Error "Expected version '$env:EXPECTED_VERSION' is not a valid semantic version."
+              exit 1
+          }
+
+          # Retrieve workspace metadata
+          $metadataJson = cargo metadata --format-version 1
+          $metadata = $metadataJson | ConvertFrom-Json
+          $workspaceMembers = $metadata.workspace_members
+
+          $errors = @()
+
+          foreach ($package in $metadata.packages) {
+              # Skip non-workspace members
+              if (-not ($workspaceMembers -contains $package.id)) {
+                  continue
+              }
+
+              $name = $package.name
+              $semVer = [PSSemVer]::Parse($package.version)
+
+              if ($semVer.CompareTo($expectedSemVer) -ne 0) {
+                  if ($package.publish -ne $false) {
+                      $errors += "ERROR: Publishable crate '$name' has version '$semVer', expected '$expectedSemVer'."
+                  } else {
+                      Write-Warning "Non-publishable crate '$name' has version '$semVer', expected '$expectedSemVer'."
+                  }
+              } else {
+                  Write-Host "Crate '$name' with version '$semVer' matches the branch version."
+              }
+          }
+
+          if ($errors.Count -gt 0) {
+              $errors | ForEach-Object { Write-Error $_ }
+              exit 1
+          }
+
+  publish-dry-run:
+    needs: version-check
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    name: "Publish Dry-Run"
+    env:
+      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+      RUSTFLAGS: -D warnings
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Cache Cargo Dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-dependencies-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-dependencies-
+
+      - name: Install Rust
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: rustup update stable && rustup default stable
+
+      - name: Run Tests
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          echo "Running tests..."
+          cargo test --all-targets
+
+      - name: Publish Dry-Run
+        env:
+          CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          echo "Running cargo publish dry-run..."
+          cargo publish --dry-run
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae5612d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: Tag on Merge to Master
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - closed
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  create-tag:
+    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.merged == true && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release/') }}
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    env:
+      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Extract Version from Branch Name
+        id: extract_version
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $branchName = "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}"
+          $version = $branchName -replace '^release/', ''
+          Write-Host "Extracted version: $version"
+          echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Create Git Tag
+        id: create_tag
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
+          git config user.email "actions@github.com"
+          git tag "v${{ env.version }}" -a -m "Release version ${{ env.version }}"
+          git push origin "v${{ env.version }}"
+
+      - name: Verify Tag
+        run: |
+          git fetch --tags
+          if (! git tag | grep -q "v${{ env.version }}") {
+              echo "Tag creation failed for version ${{ env.version }}."
+              exit 1
+          }
diff --git a/plugin/Cargo.toml b/plugin/Cargo.toml
index 0b5505b..0905bcb 100644
--- a/plugin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plugin/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 edition = "2021"
+publish = false
 
 [lib]
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
diff --git a/wslplugins-macro-tests/Cargo.toml b/wslplugins-macro-tests/Cargo.toml
index 2430b84..d77e33a 100644
--- a/wslplugins-macro-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/wslplugins-macro-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 description = "A Rust framework for developing WSL plugins using safe and idiomatic Rust."
 edition = "2021"
+publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 wslplugins-rs = { path = "../wslplugins-rs", features = ["macro"] }