diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1d1560
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Bump version
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - closed
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}
+          fetch-depth: '0'
+
+      - uses: paulhatch/semantic-version@v5.3.0
+        id: semantic_version
+        with:
+          # The prefix to use to identify tags
+          tag_prefix: "v"
+
+      - name: Release
+        run: gh release create ${{steps.semantic_version.outuputs.version}} --notes-from-tag
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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 78ff53f..dfacad7 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -122,3 +122,8 @@ git push
 ```
 
 Do not hold onto your changes for too long. Commit and push frequently and create a pull request as soon as possible for backup and visibility.
+
+## Merging PRs
+
+We use a [GitHub Action](https://github.com/PaulHatch/semantic-version) to compute the version based on conventional commit messages and then
+the [GitHub relase CLI](https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_release_create) to push a tag and generate release notes on merged PRs.
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