diff --git a/.github/workflows/always.yml b/.github/workflows/always.yml
index de41565..5e11ab3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/always.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/always.yml
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@ name: build dev apk
 on:
   push:
 jobs:
-  build-gradle-project:
+  build-debug-apk:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: checkout project sources
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         lfs: true
-    - name: setup gradle
-      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
     - run: ./gradlew assembleDebug
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ff0e59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: build and release apk
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+jobs:
+  make-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/create-release@latest
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+          release_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+  build-release-apk:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: checkout project sources
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        lfs: true
+    - run: ./gradlew assembleRelease
+    - uses: AButler/upload-release-assets@v2.0
+      with:
+        files: app/build/outputs/apk/release/*.apk
+        repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        release-tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}