diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca67d5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+
+name: Package release
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types:
+      - created
+
+
+jobs:
+  release-build:
+    name: Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      RUNNER_OS: "windows"
+      CI: "1"
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.11
+      - name: Package wheel
+        run: |
+          pip install build twine
+          python -m build . --wheel --sdist
+      - name: upload dists
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: release-dists
+          path: dist/
+
+  pypi-publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - release-build
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Retrieve release distributions
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: release-dists
+          path: dist/
+
+      - name: Publish release distributions to PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.10.2
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
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index 0000000..07cf14f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+To release a new version of `pytest-run-parallel`:
+1. Update changelog using `git cliff --unreleased --tag vX.X.X`
+2. Update version in `pyproject.toml`, remove `-dev` suffix
+3. Make release commit using git add -A && git commit -m "release: release vX.X.X"
+4. Increment minor version and append the `-dev` suffix
+5. Create a new release in GitHub and wait for package distribution to be
+uploaded to PyPi.
diff --git a/cliff.toml b/cliff.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e8e631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+# git-cliff ~ default configuration file
+# https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration
+#
+# Lines starting with "#" are comments.
+# Configuration options are organized into tables and keys.
+# See documentation for more information on available options.
+
+[changelog]
+# template for the changelog header
+header = """
+# Changelog\n
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.\n
+"""
+# template for the changelog body
+# https://keats.github.io/tera/docs/#introduction
+body = """
+{% if version %}\
+    ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}] - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
+{% else %}\
+    ## [unreleased]
+{% endif %}\
+{% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
+    ### {{ group | striptags | trim | upper_first }}
+    {% for commit in commits %}
+        - {% if commit.scope %}*({{ commit.scope }})* {% endif %}\
+            {% if commit.breaking %}[**breaking**] {% endif %}\
+            {{ commit.message | upper_first }}\
+    {% endfor %}
+{% endfor %}\n
+"""
+# template for the changelog footer
+footer = """
+<!-- generated by git-cliff -->
+"""
+# remove the leading and trailing s
+trim = true
+# postprocessors
+postprocessors = [
+  # { pattern = '<REPO>', replace = "https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff" }, # replace repository URL
+]
+# render body even when there are no releases to process
+# render_always = true
+# output file path
+# output = "test.md"
+
+[git]
+# parse the commits based on https://www.conventionalcommits.org
+conventional_commits = true
+# filter out the commits that are not conventional
+filter_unconventional = false
+# process each line of a commit as an individual commit
+split_commits = false
+# regex for preprocessing the commit messages
+commit_preprocessors = [
+  # Replace issue numbers
+  #{ pattern = '\((\w+\s)?#([0-9]+)\)', replace = "([#${2}](<REPO>/issues/${2}))"},
+  # Check spelling of the commit with https://github.com/crate-ci/typos
+  # If the spelling is incorrect, it will be automatically fixed.
+  #{ pattern = '.*', replace_command = 'typos --write-changes -' },
+]
+# regex for parsing and grouping commits
+commit_parsers = [
+  { message = "^feat", group = "<!-- 0 -->🚀 Features" },
+  { message = "^fix", group = "<!-- 1 -->🐛 Bug Fixes" },
+  { message = "^doc", group = "<!-- 3 -->📚 Documentation" },
+  { message = "^perf", group = "<!-- 4 -->⚡ Performance" },
+  { message = "^refactor", group = "<!-- 2 -->🚜 Refactor" },
+  { message = "^style", group = "<!-- 5 -->🎨 Styling" },
+  { message = "^test", group = "<!-- 6 -->🧪 Testing" },
+  { message = "^chore\\(release\\): prepare for", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(deps.*\\)", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(pr\\)", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(pull\\)", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore|^ci", group = "<!-- 7 -->⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks" },
+  { body = ".*security", group = "<!-- 8 -->🛡️ Security" },
+  { message = "^revert", group = "<!-- 9 -->◀️ Revert" },
+]
+# filter out the commits that are not matched by commit parsers
+filter_commits = false
+# sort the tags topologically
+topo_order = false
+# sort the commits inside sections by oldest/newest order
+sort_commits = "oldest"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 860ba34..b8aa347 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name = "pytest-run-parallel"
 description = "A simple pytest plugin to run tests concurrently"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.0-dev"
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 authors = [