diff --git a/.git-hooks/post-commit b/.git-hooks/post-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..043e9ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git-hooks/post-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+version=`git diff HEAD^..HEAD -- "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"/pyproject.toml | grep -m 1 '^\+.*version' | sed -s 's/[^A-Z0-9\.\-]//g'`
+
+if [[ ! $version =~ ^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)(\-[A-Z]+\.[0-9]+)?$ ]]; then
+    echo -e "Skip tag: invalid version '$version'"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+git tag -a "v$version" -m "`git log -1 --format=%s`"
+echo "Created a new tag, v$version"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_and_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/release_and_publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d6375e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_and_publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Create and publish a release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*.*.*'
+
+jobs:
+  create_release:
+    name: Create Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          makeLatest: true
+  
+  publish_to_pypi:
+    name: Publish to PyPI
+    needs: create_release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+      - name: Build and publish to PyPI
+        uses: JRubics/poetry-publish@v1.17
+        with:
+          pypi_token: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
+          ignore_dev_requirements: "yes"
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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index f23ef0d..9c5138a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -66,14 +66,19 @@ Ready to contribute? Here's how to set up `pipreqs` for local development.
 3. Pipreqs is developed using Poetry. Refer to the `documentation <https://python-poetry.org/docs/>`_ to install Poetry in your local environment. Next, you should install pipreqs's dependencies::
 
     $ poetry install --with dev
+    $ poetry self add poetry-bumpversion
 
-4. Create a branch for local development::
+4. Configure `./git-hooks/` directory so that it becomes visible to git hooks (this hook depends on `bash`, `sed` and `grep` - tools usually included in any linux distribution)::
+
+    $ git config core.hooksPath .git-hooks
+
+5. Create a branch for local development::
 
     $ git checkout -b name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
 
    Now you can make your changes locally.
 
-5. When you're done making changes, check that your changes pass flake8 and the tests, including testing other Python versions with tox::
+6. When you're done making changes, check that your changes pass flake8 and the tests, including testing other Python versions with tox::
 
     $ poetry run flake8 pipreqs tests
     $ poetry run python -m unittest discover
@@ -81,13 +86,13 @@ Ready to contribute? Here's how to set up `pipreqs` for local development.
     
     To test all versions of python using tox you need to have them installed and for this two options are recommended: `pyenv` or `asdf`.
 
-6. Commit your changes and push your branch to GitHub::
+7. Commit your changes and push your branch to GitHub::
 
     $ git add .
     $ git commit -m "Your detailed description of your changes."
     $ git push origin name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
 
-7. Submit a pull request through the GitHub website.
+8. Submit a pull request through the GitHub website.
 
 Pull Request Guidelines
 -----------------------
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7dd9b6a..609de27 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ tox = "^4.11.3"
 coverage = "^7.3.2"
 sphinx = { version = "^7.2.6", python = ">=3.9" }
 
+[tool.poetry_bumpversion.file."pipreqs/__init__.py"]
+
 [build-system]
 requires = ["poetry-core"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
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