diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
index d025110..9744c40 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
-name: build app
+name: Build app
 on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  push:
-  branches: [ main ]
  pull_request:
-  branches: [ main ]
 
 
 jobs:
  build:
+  name: Build app
   runs-on: windows-2019
   steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-   - name: Setup MSBuild
-     uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1
    - name: Setup NuGet
      uses: NuGet/setup-nuget@v1.0.5  
    - name: setup-msbuild
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4b5ad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - dev
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Semantic Release
+      uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+      with:
+        semantic_version: 21
+        tag_format: ${version}
+        branches: |
+          [
+            'main',
+            {
+              name: 'dev',
+              prerelease: true
+            }
+          ]
+        extra_plugins: |
+          @semantic-release/changelog
+          @semantic-release/git
+          semantic-release-replace-plugin
+          
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21f00b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.releaserc
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+{
+  "branches": [
+    "main",
+    {
+      "name": "dev",
+      "prerelease": true
+    }
+  ],
+  "plugins": [
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+      {
+        "releaseRules": [
+          {
+            "type": "build",
+            "scope": "Needs bump",
+            "release": "patch"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "semantic-release-replace-plugin",
+      {
+        "replacements": [
+          {
+            "files": [
+              "SolutionInfo.cs"
+            ],
+            "from": "AssemblyVersion\\(\".*\"\\)",
+            "to": "AssemblyVersion(\"${nextRelease.version.split('-')[0]}\")",
+            "results": [
+              {
+                "file": "SolutionInfo.cs",
+                "hasChanged": true,
+                "numMatches": 1,
+                "numReplacements": 1
+              }
+            ],
+            "countMatches": true
+          },
+          {
+            "files": [
+              "AutoUpdater.xml"
+            ],
+            "from": "<version>.*</version>",
+            "to": "<version>${nextRelease.version.split('-')[0]}</version>",
+            "results": [
+              {
+                "file": "AutoUpdater.xml",
+                "hasChanged": true,
+                "numMatches": 1,
+                "numReplacements": 1
+              }
+            ],
+            "countMatches": true
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+    "@semantic-release/changelog",
+
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/git",
+      {
+        "assets": [
+          "README.md",
+          "CHANGELOG.md",
+          "SolutionInfo.cs",
+          "AutoUpdater.xml"
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/github",
+      {
+        "assets": [
+          {
+            "path": "bin/Release/",
+            "name": "pseudocode-ide"
+          }
+        ],
+        "successComment": false
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "@saithodev/semantic-release-backmerge",
+      {
+        "backmergeBranches": [
+          {
+            "from": "main",
+            "to": "dev"
+          }
+        ],
+        "clearWorkspace": true
+      }
+    ]
+  ]
+}
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