diff --git a/.github/workflows/codemeta.yaml b/.github/workflows/codemeta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6b3a07f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codemeta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+name: codemeta
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - codemeta.json
+      - .github/workflows/codemeta.yaml
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - codemeta.json
+      - .github/workflows/codemeta.yaml
+
+jobs:
+  generate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: ghcr.io/fairrootgroup/fairmq-dev/fedora-38:latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 150
+          fetch-tags: true
+      - run: "git config --system --add safe.directory $GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+      - name: configure
+        run: "cmake -G Ninja -S $GITHUB_WORKSPACE -B build"
+      - name: generate codemeta.json
+        run: cmake --build build --target codemeta
+      - name: print result
+        run: cat build/codemeta.json
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: codemeta.json
+          path: build/codemeta.json
+  validate:
+    needs: generate
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: gitlab-registry.in2p3.fr/escape2020/wp3/eossr:v1.0
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: codemeta.json
+      - name: validate codemeta
+        run: eossr-metadata-validator codemeta.json
+  publish:
+    needs: validate
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: codemeta.json
+      - uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
+        with:
+          file: codemeta.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codemeta_validate.yaml b/.github/workflows/codemeta_validate.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 46a7b0c00..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/codemeta_validate.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-name: validate codemeta
-
-on:
-  push:
-    paths:
-    - codemeta.json
-    - .github/workflows/codemeta_validate.yaml
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-    - codemeta.json
-    - .github/workflows/codemeta_validate.yaml
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: gitlab-registry.in2p3.fr/escape2020/wp3/eossr:v1.0
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: validate codemeta
-        run: eossr-metadata-validator codemeta.json
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 428625b5f..ed341c2d1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ endif()
 if(BUILD_TIDY_TOOL)
   add_subdirectory(fairmq/tidy)
 endif()
+
+add_custom_target(codemeta
+  python3 ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/meta_update.py --outdir ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} --set-version ${PROJECT_VERSION}
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+  VERBATIM USES_TERMINAL)
 ################################################################################
 
 
diff --git a/meta_update.py b/meta_update.py
index c7e49c48f..c5ff5026b 100755
--- a/meta_update.py
+++ b/meta_update.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ def main():
     parser = ArgumentParser(description='Update codemeta.json and '
                                         '.zenodo.json')
     parser.add_argument('--set-version', dest='newversion')
+    parser.add_argument('--outdir', dest='outdir')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     for manipulator in (CodeMetaManipulator(), ZenodoManipulator()):
@@ -150,7 +151,10 @@ def main():
         if args.newversion is not None:
             manipulator.version(args.newversion)
         manipulator.update_authors()
-        manipulator.save()
+        filename = None
+        if args.outdir is not None:
+            filename = f'{args.outdir}/{manipulator.default_filename}'
+        manipulator.save(filename)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/test/ci/Containerfile.fedora b/test/ci/Containerfile.fedora
index 6e9f6017e..4cf8c1c7f 100644
--- a/test/ci/Containerfile.fedora
+++ b/test/ci/Containerfile.fedora
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description "FairMQ development environment"
 RUN dnf -y update
 # https://git.gsi.de/SDE/packages/builder
 RUN dnf -y install https://alfa-ci.gsi.de/packages/rpm/fedora-$VERSION-x86_64/fairsoft-release-dev.rpm
-RUN dnf -y install clang cli11-devel ninja-build 'dnf-command(builddep)' libasan liblsan libtsan libubsan clang-tools-extra
+RUN dnf -y install clang cli11-devel ninja-build 'dnf-command(builddep)' libasan liblsan libtsan libubsan clang-tools-extra python3
 RUN dnf -y builddep fairmq
 RUN dnf -y clean all