diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3b7168d..51ade69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build_and_test:
-    name: crumb - latest
+    name: test crumb - latest
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -27,3 +27,40 @@ jobs:
       run: cargo build --verbose
     - name: Run tests
       run: cargo test --verbose
+
+
+
+  build_release:
+    name: release crumb - latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+          matrix:
+            toolchain:
+              - stable
+              - beta
+              - nightly
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: build release
+        run: cargo build --release
+            ; zip --junk-paths crumb-$(cargo metadata --format-version=1 --no-deps | jq -r '.packages[0].version').$(git rev-parse --short HEAD).zip target/release/crumb
+      - name: create release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ github.ref }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+      - name: upload release
+        id: upload-release-asset
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: ./crumb-$(cargo metadata --format-version=1 --no-deps | jq -r '.packages[0].version').$(git rev-parse --short HEAD).zip
+          asset_name: crumb-$(cargo metadata --format-version=1 --no-deps | jq -r '.packages[0].version').$(git rev-parse --short HEAD).zip
+          asset_content_type: application/zip