diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index f47efea..7a09679 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "ci": ["Github", "GitLab", "None"],
   "jupytext": ["No", "Yes"],
   "docs": ["Sphinx", "No docs"],
-  "versioning": ["Bumpversion", "None"],
+  "versioning": ["Python Semantic Release", "Bumpversion", "None"],
   "python_package_name": "{{ cookiecutter.__project_name_slug.replace('-', '_') }}",
   "__package_name": "{{ cookiecutter.python_package_name }}",
   "_copy_without_render": [".github/workflows/*.yml", ".github/workflows/*.yaml"]
diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index a806a90..fc537d4 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
     "bump_version.sh"
 ]
 
+SEMANTIC_RELEASE_FILES = [
+    ".github/workflows/check_future_version.yml",
+    ".github/workflows/release.yml",
+]
+
 {% if cookiecutter.ci != "GitLab" %}
 files_to_be_removed.extend(GITLAB_FILES)
 {% endif %}
@@ -46,6 +51,10 @@
 files_to_be_removed.extend(BUMPVERSION_FILES)
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if cookiecutter.versioning != "Python Semantic Release" %}
+files_to_be_removed.extend(SEMANTIC_RELEASE_FILES)
+{% endif %}
+
 print("Cleaning files... 🌀")
 for path in files_to_be_removed:
     path = Path(path)
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.github/workflows/check_future_version.yml b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.github/workflows/check_future_version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bd2df2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.github/workflows/check_future_version.yml	
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Check New Version
+
+on: workflow_dispatch
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    concurrency: release
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Python Semantic Release
+        uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@master
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          root_options: "-v --noop"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.github/workflows/release.yml b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74d3682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.github/workflows/release.yml	
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: Semantic Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      releaseType:
+        description: "version update type"
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        default: "automatic"
+        options:
+          - "automatic"
+          - "major"
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    concurrency: release
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Python Semantic Release Manual
+        id: release_manual
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.releaseType != 'automatic' }}
+        uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@master
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          force: ${{ github.event.inputs.releaseType }}
+          changelog: false
+
+      - name: Python Semantic Release Automatic
+        id: release_automatic
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.releaseType == 'automatic' }}
+        uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@master
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          changelog: false
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml
index bff0d5f..8dfe4d5 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/pyproject.toml	
@@ -138,3 +138,74 @@ exclude_dirs = ["venv"]
 # B101 disables errors for asserts in the code
 # remember to not use asserts for security and control flows
 skips = ["B101"]
+
+{% if cookiecutter.versioning == "Python Semantic Release" %}
+[tool.semantic_release]
+assets = []
+commit_message = "{version}\n\nAutomatically generated by python-semantic-release"
+commit_parser = "angular"
+logging_use_named_masks = false
+major_on_zero = false
+allow_zero_version = true
+tag_format = "v{version}"
+version_variables = [
+    "src/{{ cookiecutter.__package_name }}/__version__.py:__version__",
+]
+
+[tool.semantic_release.branches.main]
+match = "(main|master)"
+prerelease_token = "rc"
+prerelease = false
+
+[tool.semantic_release.changelog]
+template_dir = "templates"
+changelog_file = "CHANGELOG.md"
+exclude_commit_patterns = []
+
+{%- raw %}
+[tool.semantic_release.changelog.environment]
+block_start_string = "{%"
+block_end_string = "%}"
+variable_start_string = "{{"
+variable_end_string = "}}"
+comment_start_string = "{#"
+comment_end_string = "#}"
+trim_blocks = false
+lstrip_blocks = false
+newline_sequence = "\n"
+keep_trailing_newline = false
+extensions = []
+autoescape = true
+{% endraw -%}
+
+[tool.semantic_release.commit_author]
+env = "GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR"
+default = "semantic-release <semantic-release>"
+
+[tool.semantic_release.commit_parser_options]
+allowed_tags = [
+    "build",
+    "chore",
+    "ci",
+    "docs",
+    "feat",
+    "fix",
+    "perf",
+    "style",
+    "refactor",
+    "test",
+]
+minor_tags = ["feat"]
+patch_tags = ["fix", "perf"]
+default_bump_level = 0
+
+[tool.semantic_release.remote]
+name = "origin"
+type = "github"
+ignore_token_for_push = false
+insecure = false
+
+[tool.semantic_release.publish]
+dist_glob_patterns = ["dist/*"]
+upload_to_vcs_release = true
+{% endif -%}