diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 53d3f62..016cf04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ name: Release
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - "pyproject.toml"
+    tags: ["v*"]
 
   workflow_dispatch:
 
@@ -12,36 +10,28 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    permissions:
+      # Required for PyPI Trusted Publishing (OIDC), so no API token is stored.
+      id-token: write
+      # Required to create the GitHub Release.
+      contents: write
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          # hatch-vcs derives the version from the git tag, so it needs the
+          # full history and tags, not a shallow clone.
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/util/setup_python
 
-      - name: Determine version
-        id: version
-        run: echo "version=$(uv version --short)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-      - name: Check if version is already released
-        id: check
-        env:
-          VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-        run: |
-          code=$(curl -fsS -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" \
-            "https://pypi.org/pypi/shpyx/${VERSION}/json" || true)
-          if [ "$code" = "200" ]; then
-            echo "shpyx ${VERSION} is already on PyPI, skipping release."
-            echo "publish=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "shpyx ${VERSION} is new, releasing."
-            echo "publish=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
-
       - name: Build
-        if: steps.check.outputs.publish == 'true'
         run: uv build
 
-      - name: Publish
-        if: steps.check.outputs.publish == 'true'
-        env:
-          UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
-        run: uv publish
+      - name: Publish to PyPI
+        run: uv publish --trusted-publishing always
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
+        with:
+          generate_release_notes: true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f575caf..faceebb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -178,38 +178,41 @@ Other 3rd-party libraries for running shell commands in Python:
 
 To contribute simply open a PR with your changes.
 
-Tests, linters and type checks are run in CI through GitHub Actions.
+All checks (Linters, type checks and tests) automatically run in CI through GitHub Actions.
 
 ### Running checks locally
 
-To run checks locally, start by installing all the development dependencies:
+Local development is done with [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/).
 
+Start by installing all the development dependencies:
 ```shell
 uv sync
 ```
 
 To run the linters use `pre-commit`:
-
 ```shell
 pre-commit run -a
 ```
 
 To run the unit tests use `pytest`:
-
 ```shell
 pytest -c tests/pytest.ini tests
 ```
 
-To run type checks use `mypy`:
-
+To run type checks use `mypy` or `ty` (both are run in CI):
 ```shell
 mypy --config-file linters/mypy.toml src tests
+ty check --config-file linters/ty.toml src tests
 ```
 
-and `ty`:
+### Releasing
 
+The package version is derived from the git tag (via `hatch-vcs`), so there is nothing to bump in
+`pyproject.toml`. To release a new version, push a `v`-prefixed tag from `main`:
 ```shell
-ty check --config-file linters/ty.toml src tests
+git tag v0.0.37
+git push origin v0.0.37
 ```
 
-To trigger a deployment of a new version upon merge, bump the version number in `pyproject.toml`.
+This triggers the `Release` workflow, which builds the package, publishes it to PyPI using Trusted
+Publishing (OIDC, no stored token), and creates a GitHub Release with auto-generated notes.
diff --git a/linters/cspell/words.txt b/linters/cspell/words.txt
index a65c054..502735f 100644
--- a/linters/cspell/words.txt
+++ b/linters/cspell/words.txt
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ pathlib
 anyio
 multibyte
 haia
+softprops
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index adf7ff6..4501afc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
 [build-system]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-requires = ["hatchling"]
+requires = ["hatchling", "hatch-vcs"]
+
+[dependency-groups]
+dev = [
+  "mypy==2.2.0",
+  "pre-commit==4.6.0",
+  "pytest-cov==7.1.0",
+  "pytest-mock==3.15.1",
+  "pytest==9.1.1",
+  "ruff==0.15.21",
+  "ty==0.0.58",
+]
 
 [project]
 name = "shpyx"
-version = "0.0.36"
+dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "Run shell commands in Python"
 authors = [{name = "Yossi Rozantsev"}]
 license = {text = "MIT"}
@@ -19,20 +30,14 @@ classifiers = [
   "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
   "Operating System :: OS Independent",
 ]
-dependencies = [
-  "mypy==2.2.0",
-  "pre-commit==4.6.0",
-  "pytest-cov==7.1.0",
-  "pytest-mock==3.15.1",
-  "pytest==9.1.1",
-  "ruff==0.15.21",
-  "ty==0.0.58",
-]
 
 [project.urls]
 homepage = "https://github.com/Apakottur/shpyx"
 repository = "https://github.com/Apakottur/shpyx"
 documentation = "https://github.com/Apakottur/shpyx"
 
+[tool.hatch.version]
+source = "vcs"
+
 [tool.uv]
 package = true
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 562a6aa..af28884 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -590,9 +590,10 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "shpyx"
-version = "0.0.36"
 source = { editable = "." }
-dependencies = [
+
+[package.dev-dependencies]
+dev = [
     { name = "mypy" },
     { name = "pre-commit" },
     { name = "pytest" },
@@ -603,7 +604,9 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [package.metadata]
-requires-dist = [
+
+[package.metadata.requires-dev]
+dev = [
     { name = "mypy", specifier = "==2.2.0" },
     { name = "pre-commit", specifier = "==4.6.0" },
     { name = "pytest", specifier = "==9.1.1" },