diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3762f73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  release-on-push:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    steps:
+      - id: release
+        uses: rymndhng/release-on-push-action@v0.20.0
+        with:
+          bump_version_scheme: patch
+
+  pypi-deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # run only on successful release
+    needs: release-on-push
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      - name: Set up python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2.2.2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+          architecture: x64
+      - name: Build
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.release-on-push.release.outputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          pip install wheel
+          echo "__version__ = '$VERSION'" >> frbcat/__version__.py
+          python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+      - name: Deploy
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.4.2
+        with:
+          user: __token__
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/frbcat/__init__.py b/frbcat/__init__.py
index 722634d..c1a3818 100644
--- a/frbcat/__init__.py
+++ b/frbcat/__init__.py
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 from .frbcat_file import Frbcat
 from .chime_repeaters import ChimeRepeaters
 from .tns import TNS
+from .__version__ import __version__
diff --git a/frbcat/__version__.py b/frbcat/__version__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13df827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frbcat/__version__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+version = 'github'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4750857..6eeba65 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 """Installation setup of the frbcat python package."""
+import os
 from setuptools import setup
 
+with open(os.path.join('frbcat', '__version__.py')) as f:
+    version = {}
+    exec(f.read(), version)
+    project_version = version['__version__']
+
+
 setup(name='frbcat',
-      version='0.2.16',
+      version=project_version,
       description='Query the FRB catalogue',
       url='http://github.com/davidgardenier/frbcat',
       author='David Gardenier',