diff --git a/.github/workflows/autorelease.yml b/.github/workflows/autorelease.yml
index fcd9049ad..0c5fc4a0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autorelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autorelease.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 3 * * 1'  # Every Monday at 3am UTC
   workflow_dispatch: # For manual triggering
+    inputs:
+      version_type:
+        description: 'Version type: minor / patch'
+        required: true
+        default: 'minor'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - 'minor'
+          - 'patch'
 
 env:
   JAVA_VERSION: '11'
@@ -72,7 +81,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Bump Effekt version using sbt
         id: set-version
         run: |
-          full_output=$(sbt 'bumpMinorVersion' -error)
+          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.version_type }}" = "patch" ]; then
+            full_output=$(sbt 'bumpPatchVersion' -error)
+          else
+            full_output=$(sbt 'bumpMinorVersion' -error)
+          fi
+
           new_version=$(echo "$full_output" | grep -oE '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' | tail -n 1)
           new_version=$(echo "$new_version" | xargs)
           if [[ ! $new_version =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index a4dd03c09..e0ff124f8 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ lazy val assembleJS = taskKey[Unit]("Assemble the JS file in out/effekt.js")
 lazy val assembleBinary = taskKey[Unit]("Assembles the effekt binary in bin/effekt")
 lazy val generateDocumentation = taskKey[Unit]("Generates some documentation.")
 lazy val bumpMinorVersion = taskKey[Unit]("Bumps the minor version number (used in CI).")
+lazy val bumpPatchVersion = taskKey[Unit]("Bumps the patch version number (used in CI).")
 
 lazy val noPublishSettings = Seq(
   publish := {},
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ lazy val effekt: CrossProject = crossProject(JSPlatform, JVMPlatform).in(file("e
       Process(s"${mvn.value} versions:set -DnewVersion=${effektVersion} -DgenerateBackupPoms=false").!!
     },
 
+    // TODO: reduce duplication between `bumpMinorVersion' and 'bumpPatchVersion'
     bumpMinorVersion := {
       val versionPattern = """(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)""".r
       val newVersion = effektVersion match {
@@ -181,6 +183,26 @@ lazy val effekt: CrossProject = crossProject(JSPlatform, JVMPlatform).in(file("e
       println(newVersion)
     },
 
+    bumpPatchVersion := {
+      val versionPattern = """(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)""".r
+      val newVersion = effektVersion match {
+        case versionPattern(major, minor, patch) =>
+          s"$major.$minor.${patch.toInt + 1}"
+        case _ =>
+          sys.error(s"Invalid version format: $effektVersion")
+      }
+
+      val versionFile = (ThisBuild / baseDirectory).value / "project" / "EffektVersion.scala"
+      IO.write(versionFile,
+        s"""// Don't change this file without changing the CI too!
+           |import sbt.*
+           |import sbt.Keys.*
+           |object EffektVersion { lazy val effektVersion = "$newVersion" }
+           |""".stripMargin)
+
+      println(newVersion)
+    },
+
     generateDocumentation := TreeDocs.replacer.value,
     Compile / sourceGenerators += versionGenerator.taskValue,
     Compile / sourceGenerators += TreeDocs.generator.taskValue,