diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-packages.yml
index dfa9e0215..4f055ec8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-packages.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.matrix.outputs.TAGS }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
@@ -17,10 +19,19 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 18.13.0
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
       - run: npm ci
-      - run: npm run publishPackages
+      - run: echo "TAGS=$(node ./scripts/publishPackages)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
       - uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
         with:
           author_name: Dataport Geo Bot
           author_email: dataportpolarsupport@dataport.de
+      - run: |
+          for TAG in ${{ env.TAGS }}
+          do
+            git config user.name "Dataport Geo Bot"
+            git config user.email "dataportpolarsupport@dataport.de"
+            git tag $TAG
+            git push origin $TAG
+            echo "Released and tagged $TAG"
+          done
diff --git a/.hack.sh.swp b/.hack.sh.swp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aca63ec09
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diff --git a/arcana.md b/arcana.md
index 929c28b93..7ac76cf88 100644
--- a/arcana.md
+++ b/arcana.md
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ For these cases, this not-so-secret file denotes our not-anymore-arcane knowledg
 
 1. Draw a dependency tree of POLAR packages with changes documented as `"unpublished"` in their respective `CHANGELOG.md` files.
 2. Start with the leafs. Update the version from `"unpublished"` to the appropriate version indicated by the nature of changes. If required, change the package.json dependencies to refer to minimum versions of dependencies used.
-3. Push to main. A pipeline is now running that detects the CHANGELOG change, updates the version, and publishes the package to NPM.
-4. Pull. Tag the last commit with `git tag @polar/package-name@x.y.z` appropriately for all packages released in that commit. `git push --tags` to push tags to GitHub.
-5. Create new release note on GitHub. Select the previously created tag, use it as title, and copy the relevant changelog. Link to the NPM package. If it's a client, add the NPM package to the artifacts for an easier download. See previous releases for formatting of contents and artifacts.
-6. Delete leafs from tree made in `1`. Go back to `2` until the tree is empty.
+3. Push to main. A pipeline is now running that detects the CHANGELOG change, updates the version, publishes the package to NPM, and creates a tag `@polar/package-name@x.y.z`.
+4. Create new release note on GitHub. Select the previously created tag, use it as title, and copy the relevant changelog. Link to the NPM package. If it's a client, add the NPM package to the artifacts for an easier download. See previous releases for formatting of contents and artifacts.
+5. Delete leafs from tree made in `1`. Go back to `2` until the tree is empty.
 
 ## Update process
 
diff --git a/scripts/publishPackages.js b/scripts/publishPackages.js
index 00f0a27c4..25db8ff2d 100644
--- a/scripts/publishPackages.js
+++ b/scripts/publishPackages.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ const cp = require('child_process')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const packages = require('./packages')
 
+const tags = []
+
 function checkForNewVersion(cwd) {
   const { version } = JSON.parse(
     fs.readFileSync(cwd + '/package.json', { encoding: 'UTF-8' })
@@ -18,6 +20,13 @@ function checkForNewVersion(cwd) {
   }
 }
 
+function getPackageName(cwd) {
+  const { name } = JSON.parse(
+    fs.readFileSync(cwd + '/package.json', { encoding: 'UTF-8' })
+  )
+  return name
+}
+
 for (const path of packages) {
   try {
     const nextVersion = checkForNewVersion(path)
@@ -30,12 +39,12 @@ for (const path of packages) {
         { cwd: path }
       )
       cp.execSync('npm publish --access=public', context)
-      console.info(`The package in '${path}' was published as v${nextVersion}.`)
-    } else {
-      console.info("No update in '" + path + "'.")
+      tags.push(`${getPackageName(path)}@${nextVersion}`)
     }
   } catch (e) {
     console.error(e)
     process.exitCode = 1
   }
 }
+
+process.stdout.write(tags.join(' '))