diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index ec05db10..a84d4c09 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ What changed in this PR?
 ## Pre-merge checklist
 
 * [ ] Update relevant READMEs
-* [ ] Run `bin/bump_version` or `bin/bump_version --patch`
+
+## Notes
+
+Please don't commit version changes within your PR.  Versioning is managed through the GitHub Workflow.
 
 ## Screenshots
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump_version.yml b/.github/workflows/bump_version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..031e1b8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump_version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Bump Version & Publish a GitHub Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      bump-type:
+        description: SemVer Bump Type (minor by default)
+        required: false
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - --patch
+          - --major
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  push:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with: { bundler-cache: true }
+
+      - name: Bump, commit, and tag version
+        id: bump_version
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          bin/bump_version ${{ github.event.inputs['bump-type'] }}
+
+          version="$(ruby -e "require './lib/rolemodel/version'; puts Rolemodel::VERSION")"
+          tag_name="v${version}"
+
+          git config user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
+          git config user.email '41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
+
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "${tag_name}"
+          git tag "${tag_name}"
+
+          git push origin "HEAD:${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" --follow-tags
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cac899a4..78e2d1ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   run_specs:
     name: Rspec
-    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     env:
       CI: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fe2467d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+name: Create GitHub Release & Publish gem to rubygems.org
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  id-token: write
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Create GitHub release
+        run: |
+          tag_name="$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)"
+          gh release create "${tag_name}" --verify-tag --generate-notes
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  push:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with: { persist-credentials: false }
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with: { bundler-cache: true }
+      - uses: rubygems/release-gem@v1
diff --git a/bin/bump_version b/bin/bump_version
index b5f991e2..5e1433ac 100755
--- a/bin/bump_version
+++ b/bin/bump_version
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ class VersionBumper < Thor::Group
     run_clean_bundle_install
   end
 
-  def build_gem
-    run 'gem build rolemodel-rails.gemspec'
-  end
-
   def update_current_example_app
     Rake::FileList.new('example_rails_*').each do |example_path|
       inside(example_path) do