diff --git a/.github/actions/validate-version/action.yml b/.github/actions/validate-version/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4200b0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/validate-version/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+name: Validate Version
+description: Extract and validate version from VERSION file against latest git tag
+
+inputs:
+  check-tag-exists:
+    description: Fail if the tag already exists
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
+
+outputs:
+  version:
+    description: The extracted version from VERSION file
+    value: ${{ steps.extract.outputs.version }}
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Extract version from VERSION file
+      id: extract
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        VERSION=$(cat VERSION | tr -d '\n')
+        echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "Extracted version: $VERSION"
+
+    - name: Get latest tag
+      id: latest_tag
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        LATEST_TAG=$(git tag --sort=-v:refname | grep -E '^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' | head -n1 || echo "")
+        if [ -z "$LATEST_TAG" ]; then
+          echo "tag=" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "No existing tags found"
+        else
+          echo "tag=${LATEST_TAG#v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Latest tag: $LATEST_TAG"
+        fi
+
+    - name: Check if tag exists
+      if: inputs.check-tag-exists == 'true'
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        VERSION="${{ steps.extract.outputs.version }}"
+        if git rev-parse "v$VERSION" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+          echo "Error: Tag v$VERSION already exists"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+    - name: Validate version bump
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        VERSION="${{ steps.extract.outputs.version }}"
+        LATEST="${{ steps.latest_tag.outputs.tag }}"
+
+        echo "Current version: $VERSION"
+        echo "Latest tag: $LATEST"
+
+        if [ -z "$LATEST" ]; then
+          echo "No existing tags. Version $VERSION is valid."
+          exit 0
+        fi
+
+        # Check if version is greater than latest tag using sort -V
+        HIGHEST=$(printf '%s\n%s' "$VERSION" "$LATEST" | sort -V | tail -n1)
+
+        if [ "$HIGHEST" = "$VERSION" ] && [ "$VERSION" != "$LATEST" ]; then
+          echo "Version $VERSION is greater than $LATEST"
+          exit 0
+        else
+          echo "Error: Version $VERSION must be greater than latest tag $LATEST"
+          exit 1
+        fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c7ed16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - dev
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    name: Build and Test
+    runs-on: macos-26
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: swift build
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: swift test
+
+      - name: Validate version (main)
+        if: github.base_ref == 'main'
+        uses: ./.github/actions/validate-version
+        with:
+          check-tag-exists: 'true'
+
+      - name: Validate version (dev)
+        id: version-check
+        if: github.base_ref == 'dev'
+        uses: ./.github/actions/validate-version
+        with:
+          check-tag-exists: 'true'
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: Version validation warning
+        if: github.base_ref == 'dev' && steps.version-check.outcome == 'failure'
+        run: echo "::warning::Version validation failed. Remember to bump the version before merging to main."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20c07e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Build and Release
+    runs-on: macos-26
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Validate version
+        id: version
+        uses: ./.github/actions/validate-version
+        with:
+          check-tag-exists: 'true'
+
+      - name: Build release binary
+        run: swift build -c release
+
+      - name: Create release
+        uses: diogot/gh-actions-workflows/actions/create-release@main
+        with:
+          tag: v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          title: v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          files: .build/release/swift-outdated
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index 61c9cf8..51aa15d 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -15,11 +15,18 @@ let package = Package(
         .package(url: "https://github.com/tuist/XcodeProj.git", from: "8.0.0")
     ],
     targets: [
+        .plugin(
+            name: "BuildVersionPlugin",
+            capability: .buildTool()
+        ),
         .executableTarget(
             name: "swift-outdated",
             dependencies: [
                 "SwiftOutdatedCore",
                 .product(name: "ArgumentParser", package: "swift-argument-parser")
+            ],
+            plugins: [
+                .plugin(name: "BuildVersionPlugin")
             ]
         ),
         .target(
diff --git a/Plugins/BuildVersionPlugin/plugin.swift b/Plugins/BuildVersionPlugin/plugin.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c995912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Plugins/BuildVersionPlugin/plugin.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import PackagePlugin
+import Foundation
+
+@main
+struct BuildVersionPlugin: BuildToolPlugin {
+    func createBuildCommands(context: PluginContext, target: Target) async throws -> [Command] {
+        let versionFile = context.package.directoryURL.appending(path: "VERSION")
+        let outputFile = context.pluginWorkDirectoryURL.appending(path: "GeneratedVersion.swift")
+
+        return [
+            .prebuildCommand(
+                displayName: "Generate version from VERSION file",
+                executable: URL(fileURLWithPath: "/bin/bash"),
+                arguments: [
+                    "-c",
+                    """
+                    VERSION=$(cat "\(versionFile.path)" | tr -d '\\n')
+                    cat > "\(outputFile.path)" << EOF
+                    // Auto-generated by BuildVersionPlugin - do not edit
+                    enum GeneratedVersion {
+                        static let version = "$VERSION"
+                    }
+                    EOF
+                    """
+                ],
+                outputFilesDirectory: context.pluginWorkDirectoryURL
+            )
+        ]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/swift-outdated/SwiftOutdated.swift b/Sources/swift-outdated/SwiftOutdated.swift
index 475e038..1d710de 100644
--- a/Sources/swift-outdated/SwiftOutdated.swift
+++ b/Sources/swift-outdated/SwiftOutdated.swift
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct SwiftOutdated: AsyncParsableCommand {
             By default, searches for Package.resolved in the current directory or within
             Xcode project/workspace directories.
             """,
-        version: "1.0.0"
+        version: GeneratedVersion.version
     )
 
     @Flag(name: .long, help: "Output results in JSON format")
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eefcb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.0.0