diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - addressable-*
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    if: github.repository == 'sporkmonger/addressable'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write # for trusted publishing
+    steps:
+      # tags are named addressable-VERSION, e.g. addressable-2.8.6
+      - name: Set VERSION from git tag
+        run: echo "VERSION=$(echo ${{ github.ref }} | cut -d - -f 2)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          bundler-cache: true
+          ruby-version: ruby
+
+      - uses: rubygems/configure-rubygems-credentials@v1.0.0
+
+      # build gem
+      - run: bundle exec rake gem:release
+
+      # push gem to rubygems.org
+      - run: gem push --verbose pkg/addressable-${VERSION}.gem
diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
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+# Releasing Addressable
+
+1. Update `CHANGELOG.md`
+1. Update `lib/addressable/version.rb` with the new version
+1. Run `rake gem:gemspec` to update gemspec
+1. Create pull request with all that
+1. Merge the pull request when CI is green
+1. Ensure you have latest changes locally
+1. Run `rake git:tag:create` to create tag in git
+1. Push tag to upstream: `git push --tags upstream`
+1. Watch GitHub Actions build and push the gem to RubyGems.org