diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9012baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - semrel
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0  # Important for Semantic Release to analyze all commits
+
+    - name: Setup Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: '16'
+
+    - name: Run Semantic Release
+      run: |
+        npm install
+        npx semantic-release
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.releaserc.yaml b/.releaserc.yaml
index 1923fd2..27751b5 100644
--- a/.releaserc.yaml
+++ b/.releaserc.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # See https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-release/usage/configuration
 branches:
-  - main
+  - semrel
 tagFormat: '${version}' # without this, the tag is prefixed with a 'v'
 plugins:
   - "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer"