diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 0890ac06a..000000000
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-[bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.0.5
-commit = False
-tag = False
-search = {current_version}
-
-[bumpversion:file:setup.cfg]
-
-[bumpversion:file:ansible_rulebook/__init__.py]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3d923764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+name: Release ansible-rulebook
+
+env:
+  LC_ALL: "C.UTF-8" # prevent ERROR: Ansible could not initialize the preferred locale: unsupported locale setting
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  stage:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 90
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout ansible-rulebook
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Get python version from Makefile
+        run: echo py_version=`make PYTHON_VERSION` >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Install python ${{ env.py_version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.py_version }}
+
+      - name: Install python deeps
+        run: pip install -r requirements/requirements_dev.txt
+
+      - name: Create release
+        run: ansible-playbook tools/ansible/release.yml -i localhost -e github_token=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/ansible_rulebook/__init__.py b/ansible_rulebook/__init__.py
index 83bc41140..c7587b792 100644
--- a/ansible_rulebook/__init__.py
+++ b/ansible_rulebook/__init__.py
@@ -12,15 +12,14 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 
-"""Top-level package for Ansible Events."""
+"""Top-level package for Ansible Rulebook."""
 
 import yaml
 
-__version__ = "1.0.5"
-
 
 def construct_vault_encrypted_unicode(loader, node):
     return loader.construct_scalar(node)
 
-
 yaml.SafeLoader.add_constructor("!vault", construct_vault_encrypted_unicode)
+
+__version__ = "2024.2.26"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9329969a4..8a841fdac 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,3 +12,30 @@ profile = "black"
 combine_as_imports = true
 line_length = 79
 extend_skip = ["docs"]
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+version_scheme = "calver-by-date"
+
+[tool.bumpver]
+current_version = "2024.2.26"
+version_pattern = "YYYY.MM.DD"
+commit_message = "chore: bump version {old_version} -> {new_version}"
+tag_message = "{new_version}"
+tag_scope = "default"
+pre_commit_hook = ""
+post_commit_hook = ""
+commit = true
+tag = true
+push = true
+
+[tool.bumpver.file_patterns]
+"pyproject.toml" = [
+    'current_version = "{version}"',
+]
+"ansible_rulebook/__init__.py" = [
+    '__version__ = "{version}"',
+]
+"setup.cfg" = [
+    'version = {version}',
+]
+
diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index aaec948bc..760e49393 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -r requirements_lint.txt
 -r docs/requirements.txt
 
-bump2version
+bumpver
 
 # Packaging / distribution
 twine
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b69a6becc..6f382812a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = ansible_rulebook
-version = 1.0.5
+version = 2024.2.26
 description = Event driven automation for Ansible
 url = https://github.com/ansible/ansible-rulebook
 license = Apache-2.0
diff --git a/tools/ansible/release.yml b/tools/ansible/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1baebd108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ansible/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+---
+- name: Release ansible-rulebook
+  hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  gather_facts: true
+  vars:
+    repo_identifier: "ansible/ansible-rulebook"
+    api_repo_prefix: "https://api.github.com/repos/{{ repo_identifier }}"
+
+  # Note:
+  #    When this playbook runs it will run in the directory of the playbook so ../../ would be a reference to the ansible-rulebook root
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Generate calver release number
+      set_fact:
+        # setuptools-scm will strip leading 0's off the date format so we need to do that too
+        release_number: "{{ (ansible_date_time.date | to_datetime('%Y-%m-%d')).strftime('%Y.%m.%d') | regex_replace('\\.0', '.') }}"
+
+    - name: Tag the repo
+      command:
+        cmd: "git tag -f {{ release_number }}"
+
+    - name: Get the build number from setuptools-scm
+      command:
+        cmd: python -m setuptools_scm
+      register: setuptools_command_version
+
+    - name: Make sure the selected release number and setuptools_scm agree
+      assert:
+        that:
+          release_number == setuptools_command_version.stdout
+        msg: "We expected the release number to be {{ release_number }} but setuptools-scm wanted it to be {{ setuptools_command_version.stdout }}"
+
+    - name: Build ansible-rulebook
+      command:
+        cmd: make dist
+      args:
+        chdir: '../../'
+      tags:
+        - build
+
+    - name: Create release in github
+      uri:
+        url: "{{ api_repo_prefix }}/releases"
+        method: POST
+        body_format: json
+        body:
+          tag_name: "{{ release_number }}"
+          name: "v{{ release_number }}"
+          draft: False
+          generate_release_notes: True
+        status_code:
+          - 201
+        headers:
+          Accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3+json'
+          Authorization: 'bearer {{ github_token }}'
+      register: new_release_response
+      tags:
+        - github
+
+    - name: Upload the build files
+      uri:
+        # For some reason the upload_url ends with ansible-rulebook/releases/138751035/assets{?name,label}
+        # We have to strip that off before adding our args to the URLs
+        url: "{{ new_release_response.json['upload_url'] | regex_replace('{.*}', '') }}?name={{ file_name }}"
+        method: POST
+        src: "{{ item }}"
+        status_code:
+          - 201
+        headers:
+          Accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3+json'
+          Authorization: 'bearer {{ github_token }}'
+          Content-Type: "{{ file_name.endswith('tar.gz') | ternary('application/gzip', 'application/x-wheel+zip') }}"
+      vars:
+        file_name: "{{ item | basename }}"
+      loop: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.fileglob', '../../dist/*', wantlist=True) }}"
+      loop_control:
+        label: "{{ item | basename }}"
+      tags:
+        - github