diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f5ce421..b44df0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -80,3 +80,20 @@ jobs:
         echo ${{ github.token }} | helm registry login --username ${{ github.actor }} --password-stdin ghcr.io/corymurphy
         helm push ".packages/${name}-${version}.tgz" oci://ghcr.io/corymurphy/helm-charts
 
+  github:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [docker, helm]
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: get release version
+        if: github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch
+        run: |
+          echo "version=$(awk '{print $1}' version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        if: github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ env.version }}
diff --git a/charts/argobot/Chart.yaml b/charts/argobot/Chart.yaml
index 9f8c85b..b2af7ed 100644
--- a/charts/argobot/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/argobot/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: argobot
 description: Helm chart for the corymurphy/argobot app
 type: application
-version: 0.8.0
-appVersion: 0.8.0
+version: 0.8.1
+appVersion: 0.8.1
diff --git a/version b/version
index a3df0a6..6f4eebd 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.0
+0.8.1