diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ee7351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# https://help.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/about-code-owners#codeowners-syntax
+
+# These owners will be the default owners for everything in
+# the repo. Unless a later match takes precedence,
+
+* @nocollier
+* @mgrover1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f2bb24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: Publish intake-esgf to PyPI
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types:
+      - published
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    if: github.repository == 'esgf2-us/intake-esgf'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.x"
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install setuptools setuptools-scm wheel twine check-manifest
+      - name: Build tarball and wheels
+        run: |
+          git clean -xdf
+          git restore -SW .
+          python -m build --sdist --wheel .
+      - name: Test the artifacts
+        run: |
+          python -m twine check dist/*
+      - name: Publish package to PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.11
+        with:
+            user: __token__
+            password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
+            verbose: true
diff --git a/intake_esgf/__init__.py b/intake_esgf/__init__.py
index 4921ce3..8820833 100644
--- a/intake_esgf/__init__.py
+++ b/intake_esgf/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import warnings
 
 import xarray as xr
+from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound, get_distribution
 
 warnings.simplefilter("ignore", category=xr.SerializationWarning)
 
@@ -26,3 +27,8 @@ def in_notebook() -> bool:
 from intake_esgf.catalog import ESGFCatalog  # noqa
 
 __all__ = ["ESGFCatalog", "IN_NOTEBOOK"]
+
+try:
+    __version__ = get_distribution(__name__).version
+except DistributionNotFound:  # pragma: no cover
+    __version__ = "0.0.0"  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7c4095e..f0546a4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 # https://snarky.ca/what-the-heck-is-pyproject-toml/
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools"]
+requires = ["setuptools", "setuptools_scm", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+version_scheme = "no-guess-dev"
+
 [tool.coverage.run]
 omit = ["*/intake_esgf/tests/*"]