diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bb87d3b..316bc70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Install dependencies
               run: |
-                  pip install .[pre_commit]
+                  pip install .[dev]
 
             - name: Run pre-commit
               run: pre-commit run --all-files || ( git status --short ; git diff ; exit 1 )
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae09e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+name: Release
+on:
+    push:
+        tags:
+            - v*
+jobs:
+    publish:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+        steps:
+            - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v0.1.14
+              name: Create release.
+              with:
+                  generate_release_notes: true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 897d73f..1a21b28 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@ Users of AiiDAlab are kindly asked to cite the following publication in their ow
 A. V. Yakutovich et al., Comp. Mat. Sci. 188, 110165 (2021).
 [DOI:10.1016/j.commatsci.2020.110165](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2020.110165)
 
+## For maintainers
+
+To create a new release, clone the repository, install development dependencies with `pip install '.[dev]'`, and then execute `bumpver update`.
+This will:
+
+  1. Create a tagged release with bumped version and push it to the repository.
+  2. Trigger a GitHub actions workflow that creates a GitHub release.
+
+Additional notes:
+
+  - Use the `--dry` option to preview the release change.
+  - The release tag (e.g. a/b/rc) is determined from the last release.
+    Use the `--tag` option to switch the release tag.
+
 ## Acknowledgements
 
 This work is supported by the [MARVEL National Centre for Competency in Research](<http://nccr-marvel.ch>)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f3225b1..330aef6 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ install_requires =
 python_requires = >=3.8
 
 [options.extras_require]
-pre_commit =
+dev =
+    bumpver==2022.1118
     pre-commit==2.15.0
 
 [flake8]
@@ -41,3 +42,17 @@ ignore =
     E501  # Line length handled by black.
     W503  # Line break before binary operator, preferred formatting for black.
     E203  # Whitespace before ':', preferred formatting for black.
+
+[bumpver]
+current_version = "v22.08.0"
+version_pattern = "v0Y.0M.PATCH[PYTAGNUM]"
+commit_message = "Bump version {old_version} -> {new_version}."
+commit = True
+tag = True
+push = True
+
+[bumpver:file_patterns]
+home/__init__.py =
+    __version__ = "{version}"
+setup.cfg =
+    current_version = "{version}"