diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daadf21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: PR Checks
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - synchronize
+      - opened
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+        with:
+          bun-version: '1.3'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: bun ci
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: bun build:binary
+
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+        with:
+          bun-version: '1.3'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: bun ci
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: bun run lint
+
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+        with:
+          bun-version: '1.3'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: bun ci
+
+      - name: Run Unit tests
+        run: bun test
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ab80835..28580c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,64 +1,30 @@
 name: Release ynab-connect
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - synchronize
-      - opened
   push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
 jobs:
-  build:
+  validate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
-        with:
-          bun-version: '1.3'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: bun ci
+        run: bun install
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: bun build:binary
+      - name: Run type checks
+        run: bun types
 
-  lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run linting
+        run: bun lint
 
-      - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
-        with:
-          bun-version: '1.3'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: bun ci
-
-      - name: Lint
-        run: bun run lint
-
-  test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
-        with:
-          bun-version: '1.3'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: bun ci
-
-      - name: Run Unit tests
+      - name: Run tests
         run: bun test
 
   release:
-    needs:
-      - build
-      - lint
-      - test
+    needs: validate
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     name: release-container
     permissions:
@@ -70,15 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate tag
         id: tag
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]; then
-            echo "PR detected, using pre-release tag"
-            TAG="pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}-$(date +'%Y%m%d%H%M%S')"
-          else
-            echo "No PR detected, using latest"
-            TAG="latest"
-          fi
-          echo "TAG=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "tag=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -97,6 +55,21 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           push: true
-          tags: ghcr.io/simse/ynab-connect:${{ env.TAG }}
+          tags: |
+            ghcr.io/simse/ynab-connect:${{ env.TAG }}
+            ghcr.io/simse/ynab-connect:latest
           file: ./Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
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+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+
+  create-release:
+    needs: release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    name: create-github-release
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          make_latest: true
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