diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 892e52e..76b5c0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 name: Publish to PyPI
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version to release (e.g. 1.0.0)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 jobs:
   publish:
@@ -10,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     environment: pypi
     permissions:
       id-token: write
+      contents: write
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -19,5 +24,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: uv build
 
-      - name: Publish
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          name: v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          generate_release_notes: true
+
+      - name: Publish to PyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
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