diff --git a/.github/workflows/aicirt-release.yml b/.github/workflows/aicirt-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb7184f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/aicirt-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: AICIrt release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*.*.*"
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - run: rustup target add wasm32-wasi
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          cache-on-failure: true
+      - name: Release script
+        run: ./scripts/release.sh --xz
+      - name: Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        with:
+          body_path: target/dist/README.md
+          files: |
+            target/dist/*.tar.gz
+            target/dist/*.tar.xz
diff --git a/.github/workflows/aicirt.yml b/.github/workflows/aicirt.yml
index aa2122ee..3429c66f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aicirt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aicirt.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ name: AICIrt
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
-    tags:
-      - "v*.*.*"
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
 
@@ -47,11 +45,3 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: aicirt-xz
         path: target/dist/*.tar.xz
-    - name: Release
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-      with:
-        body_path: target/dist/README.md
-        files: |
-          target/dist/*.tar.gz
-          target/dist/*.tar.xz