diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..703cab6da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build ${{ matrix.os_name }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - goos: linux
+            goarch: amd64
+            os_name: Linux-amd64
+            binary: erupe-ce
+          - goos: windows
+            goarch: amd64
+            os_name: Windows-amd64
+            binary: erupe-ce.exe
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version: '1.25'
+
+    - name: Download dependencies
+      run: go mod download
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: env GOOS=${{ matrix.goos }} GOARCH=${{ matrix.goarch }} go build -v -o ${{ matrix.binary }}
+
+    - name: Prepare release archive
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p staging
+        cp ${{ matrix.binary }} staging/
+        cp config.example.json staging/
+        cp -r www/ staging/www/
+        cp -r savedata/ staging/savedata/
+        cp -r schemas/ staging/schemas/
+        # Create a standalone SCHEMA.sql from init schema for convenience
+        cp schemas/init.sql staging/SCHEMA.sql
+        cd staging && zip -r ../erupe-${{ matrix.os_name }}.zip .
+
+    - name: Upload build artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: ${{ matrix.os_name }}
+        path: erupe-${{ matrix.os_name }}.zip
+        retention-days: 1
+
+  release:
+    name: Create Release
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Download all artifacts
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        path: artifacts
+
+    - name: Copy SCHEMA.sql for standalone download
+      run: cp schemas/init.sql SCHEMA.sql
+
+    - name: Create GitHub Release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+      with:
+        generate_release_notes: true
+        files: |
+          artifacts/Linux-amd64/erupe-Linux-amd64.zip
+          artifacts/Windows-amd64/erupe-Windows-amd64.zip
+          SCHEMA.sql
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 81c08e8bd..218cc557b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
+- CI: Release workflow that automatically builds and uploads Linux/Windows binaries to GitHub Releases on tag push
 - Monthly guild item claim tracking per character per type (standard/HLC/EXC), with schema migration (`31-monthly-items.sql`) adding claim timestamps to the `stamps` table
 - API: `GET /version` endpoint returning server name and client mode (`{"clientMode":"ZZ","name":"Erupe-CE"}`)
 - Rework object ID allocation: per-session IDs replace shared map, simplify stage entry notifications
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d9723ee8..5f3f02aa4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Erupe
 
-[![Build and Test](https://github.com/Mezeporta/Erupe/actions/workflows/go-improved.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Mezeporta/Erupe/actions/workflows/go-improved.yml)
+[![Build and Test](https://github.com/Mezeporta/Erupe/actions/workflows/go.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Mezeporta/Erupe/actions/workflows/go.yml)
 [![CodeQL](https://github.com/Mezeporta/Erupe/actions/workflows/github-code-scanning/codeql/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Mezeporta/Erupe/actions/workflows/github-code-scanning/codeql)
 [![Go Version](https://img.shields.io/github/go-mod/go-version/Mezeporta/Erupe)](https://go.dev/)
 [![Latest Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/Mezeporta/Erupe)](https://github.com/Mezeporta/Erupe/releases/latest)