diff --git a/.github/actions/build-and-test/action.yaml b/.github/actions/build-and-test/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..592ce10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/build-and-test/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: build-and-test
+description: |
+  Set up Python and run the build and test steps.
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-python
+    # TODO: move dependencies to a separate file (e.g. a requirements.txt file)
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install pytest mock build
+    - name: Run build
+      shell: bash
+      run: python -m build
+    - name: Show dist files
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "Dist files:"
+        ls -lh dist/
+    - name: Run pytest
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install -e .
+        pytest
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-python/action.yaml b/.github/actions/setup-python/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db5d6b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-python/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: build-and-test
+description: |
+  This action lets the Python version for CI be specified in a single place.
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.10"
+        cache: pip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge.yaml b/.github/workflows/merge.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26eecdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# This workflow builds and tests code that is pushed to the `master` branch.
+
+name: merge
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  merge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-tags: true
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Build and test
+        uses: ./.github/actions/build-and-test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index 7e83bc8..cba9306 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
+# This workflow builds and tests code in pull requests.
+
 name: pr
 
 on: pull_request
 
 jobs:
-  pytest:
+  pr:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        # TODO: move test dependencies to a separate file
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install -e .
-          python -m pip install pytest mock
-      - name: Run pytest
-        run: pytest
+          fetch-tags: true
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Build and test
+        uses: ./.github/actions/build-and-test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d49f05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# This workflow initiates a release of the project.
+
+name: release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: Release version (e.g. `1.13.12`)
+        type: string
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    permissions:
+      # `contents: write` is required to create tags and create releases
+      contents: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-tags: true
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Create local lightweight tag
+        run: git tag "${RELEASE_VERSION}"
+      - name: Build and test
+        uses: ./.github/actions/build-and-test
+      - name: Push tag
+        run: git push origin "${RELEASE_VERSION}"
+      - name: Create release from tag
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          gh api \
+            --method POST \
+            "/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases" \
+            -f "tag_name=${RELEASE_VERSION}" \
+            -f "name=${RELEASE_VERSION}" \
+            -F "draft=false" \
+            -F "prerelease=false" \
+            -F "generate_release_notes=true"
+      - name: Publish package distributions to PyPI
+        # TODO: setup attestations and trusted publishing.
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          # attestations require trusted publishing which isn't setup yet
+          attestations: false
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fe1afc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Maintainers
+
+This document is intended for maintainers of the `nutechsoftware/alarmdecoder` repository.
+
+It summarizes information about the automated processes involved with the repository.
+
+## GitHub Actions Automation
+
+This section describes how GitHub Actions is used to automate test and release processes for the `nutechsoftware/alarmdecoder` repository. GitHub Actions is free for public repositories. More information about GitHub Actions can be found on their official documentation site here: https://docs.github.com/en/actions.
+
+### Reusable Actions
+
+The GitHub Actions workflows described below make use of [composite actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/sharing-automations/creating-actions/creating-a-composite-action) to help consolidate common workflow steps.
+
+These actions are found in the [.github/actions](./.github/actions) directory. Each action has a `description` field at the top of the file that describes its purpose.
+
+### Workflows
+
+The GitHub Actions workflows can be found in the [.github/workflows](./.github/workflows) directory. Each workflow has a comment at the top of the file that describes its purpose.
+
+The sections below further delineate between automated and manual workflows that are in use. More information on triggering workflows (both automatically and manually) can be found here: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-when-your-workflow-runs/triggering-a-workflow.
+
+#### Automated Workflows
+
+Some workflows are configured to run automatically based on certain GitHub events. Examples of these workflows are listed below:
+
+- `pr.yaml` - runs in response to pull requests being opened
+- `merge.yaml` - runs anytime a change is pushed to the `master` branch (i.e. when a PR is merged)
+
+#### Manual Workflows
+
+Some workflows are configured to run based on a manual invocation from a maintainer. Examples of these workflows are listed below:
+
+- `release.yaml` - runs a workflow to build, test, and release the `alarmdecoder` Python packages to PyPI
+
+More information on manually triggering GitHub Actions workflows can be found here: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/managing-workflow-runs-and-deployments/managing-workflow-runs/manually-running-a-workflow.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2ce5995..20f058c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ def readme():
     extra_requirements.append('future>=0.14.3')
 
 setup(name='alarmdecoder',
-    version='1.13.12',
+    setuptools_git_versioning={
+        "enabled": True,
+    },
+    setup_requires=["setuptools-git-versioning>=2.0,<3"],
     description='Python interface for the AlarmDecoder (AD2) family '
                 'of alarm devices which includes the AD2USB, AD2SERIAL and AD2PI.',
     long_description=readme(),