diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
index f19bc68..8105e5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: Build with Maven
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Set up JDK 25 and enable Maven cache
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
@@ -28,8 +30,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build and package with Maven
         run: mvn -B package
 
+      - name: Determine version
+        id: set-version
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/ver/}
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
       - name: Upload built artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: maven-artifacts
-          path: target/spigot/*.jar
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+          path: target/spigot/*.jar
+
+      - uses: akkuman/gitea-release-action@v1
+        with:
+          name: '${{ steps.set-version.outputs.version }} Release'
+          files: target/spigot/*.jar
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ca52e78..39e774b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>xyz.fortern</groupId>
     <artifactId>fortern-helper</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2</version>
+    <version>1.3</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>fortern-helper</name>