diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 6cc4481..7195a83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -56,3 +56,23 @@ jobs:
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git tag "v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
           git push origin "v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh release create "v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" \
+            dist/*.whl dist/*.tar.gz \
+            --title "nantex v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" \
+            --notes "## Install
+
+\`\`\`bash
+pip install nantex==${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+# or
+uvx nantex main.tex
+\`\`\`
+
+## What's changed
+See [commit history](https://github.com/Forge41/nantex/commits/main) for details.
+
+**Full changelog:** https://pypi.org/project/nantex/${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}/"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c474c9d..224210d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # nantex
 
+[![PyPI version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/nantex.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/nantex/)
+[![Python](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/nantex.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/nantex/)
+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+
 LaTeX-to-PDF live preview in your browser — no local LaTeX install needed.
 
 Write `.tex`, save, see the result. That's it.