diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 180eeae..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-name: Nightly Build
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 2 * * *' # Runs at 2 AM UTC every day
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths:
-      - 'crates/**'
-      - '**/Cargo.toml'
-  workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual triggering
-
-env:
-  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        feature: [lua51, luajit]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
-        with:
-          toolchain: 1.80.0
-      - name: Build all crates
-        run: cargo build --release --features ${{ matrix.feature }}
-      - name: handle binaries
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p results
-          if [ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "ubuntu-latest" ]; then
-            OS="linux"
-            EXT="so"
-          elif [ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "macos-latest" ]; then
-            OS="macOS"
-            EXT="dylib"
-          else
-            OS="windows"
-            EXT="dll"
-          fi
-
-          if [ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "windows-latest" ]; then
-            cp target/release/avante_templates.$EXT results/avante_templates.$EXT
-            cp target/release/avante_tokenizers.$EXT results/avante_tokenizers.$EXT
-          else
-            cp target/release/libavante_templates.$EXT results/avante_templates.$EXT
-            cp target/release/libavante_tokenizers.$EXT results/avante_tokenizers.$EXT
-          fi
-      - name: Upload binaries
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: avante_lib-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.feature }}
-          path: results/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57f3924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: [ v\d+\.\d+\.\d+ ]
+
+permissions:
+    contents: write
+    packages: write
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  create-release:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    outputs:
+      release_id: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.id }}
+      release_upload_url: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.upload_url }}
+      release_body: "${{ steps.tag.outputs.message }}"
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Get version
+        id: get_version
+        uses: battila7/get-version-action@v2
+
+      - name: Get tag message
+        id: tag
+        run: |
+          git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
+          echo "message<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "$(git tag -l --format='%(contents)' ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create-release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          draft: true
+          name: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+          tag: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+          body: "${{ steps.tag.outputs.message }}"
+
+  build:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        feature: [lua51, luajit]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
+        with:
+          toolchain: 1.80.0
+      - name: Build all crates
+        run: cargo build --release --features ${{ matrix.feature }}
+      - name: Handle binaries
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p results
+          if [ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "ubuntu-latest" ]; then
+            OS="linux"
+            EXT="so"
+          elif [ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "macos-latest" ]; then
+            OS="macOS"
+            EXT="dylib"
+          else
+            OS="windows"
+            EXT="dll"
+          fi
+
+          if [ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "windows-latest" ]; then
+            cp target/release/avante_templates.$EXT results/avante_templates.$EXT
+            cp target/release/avante_tokenizers.$EXT results/avante_tokenizers.$EXT
+          else
+            cp target/release/libavante_templates.$EXT results/avante_templates.$EXT
+            cp target/release/libavante_tokenizers.$EXT results/avante_tokenizers.$EXT
+          fi
+
+      - name: Upload Release Asset
+        uses: shogo82148/actions-upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release_upload_url }}
+          asset_path: ./results/
+
+  publish-release:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    needs: [create-release, releases-matrix]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: publish release
+        id: publish-release
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        env:
+          release_id: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release_id }}
+        with:
+          script: |
+            github.rest.repos.updateRelease({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              release_id: process.env.release_id,
+              draft: false,
+              prerelease: false
+            })