diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-linux.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-linux.yml
index ba3c224..7581e7d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-linux.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-linux.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ name: Build Linux
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
+    tags: ["v*"]
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
@@ -65,35 +63,33 @@ jobs:
 
       # ── Release ──
       - name: Upload to release
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         env:
           BUILD_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BUILD_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install -y jq
           REPO_API="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"
 
-          # Check if the current commit has a version tag
-          VERSION_TAG=$(git tag --points-at HEAD | grep '^v' | head -1)
-          if [ -n "${VERSION_TAG}" ]; then
-            TAG="${VERSION_TAG}"
-            RELEASE_NAME="Voice to Notes ${TAG}"
-            PRERELEASE=false
-          else
-            TAG="latest"
-            RELEASE_NAME="Voice to Notes (Latest Build)"
-            PRERELEASE=true
-          fi
-
+          TAG="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+          RELEASE_NAME="Voice to Notes ${TAG}"
           echo "Release tag: ${TAG}"
 
-          RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${BUILD_TOKEN}" \
-            "${REPO_API}/releases/tags/${TAG}" | jq -r '.id // empty')
+          # Wait for release to be created by the release workflow
+          for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+            RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${BUILD_TOKEN}" \
+              "${REPO_API}/releases/tags/${TAG}" | jq -r '.id // empty')
+            if [ -n "${RELEASE_ID}" ] && [ "${RELEASE_ID}" != "null" ]; then
+              break
+            fi
+            echo "Release not found yet, waiting 10s... (attempt $i)"
+            sleep 10
+          done
 
-          if [ -z "${RELEASE_ID}" ]; then
+          # Fallback: create release if it still doesn't exist
+          if [ -z "${RELEASE_ID}" ] || [ "${RELEASE_ID}" = "null" ]; then
             RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s -X POST \
               -H "Authorization: token ${BUILD_TOKEN}" \
               -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-              -d "{\"tag_name\": \"${TAG}\", \"name\": \"${RELEASE_NAME}\", \"body\": \"Automated build.\", \"draft\": false, \"prerelease\": ${PRERELEASE}}" \
+              -d "{\"tag_name\": \"${TAG}\", \"name\": \"${RELEASE_NAME}\", \"body\": \"Automated build.\", \"draft\": false, \"prerelease\": false}" \
               "${REPO_API}/releases" | jq -r '.id')
           fi
 
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-macos.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-macos.yml
index 971b45a..fa1e8ff 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-macos.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-macos.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ name: Build macOS
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
+    tags: ["v*"]
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
@@ -64,34 +62,35 @@ jobs:
 
       # ── Release ──
       - name: Upload to release
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         env:
           BUILD_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BUILD_TOKEN }}
         run: |
+          # Ensure jq is available
+          which jq || brew install jq
+
           REPO_API="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"
 
-          # Check if the current commit has a version tag
-          VERSION_TAG=$(git tag --points-at HEAD | grep '^v' | head -1)
-          if [ -n "${VERSION_TAG}" ]; then
-            TAG="${VERSION_TAG}"
-            RELEASE_NAME="Voice to Notes ${TAG}"
-            PRERELEASE=false
-          else
-            TAG="latest"
-            RELEASE_NAME="Voice to Notes (Latest Build)"
-            PRERELEASE=true
-          fi
-
+          TAG="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+          RELEASE_NAME="Voice to Notes ${TAG}"
           echo "Release tag: ${TAG}"
 
-          RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${BUILD_TOKEN}" \
-            "${REPO_API}/releases/tags/${TAG}" | jq -r '.id // empty')
+          # Wait for release to be created by the release workflow
+          for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+            RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${BUILD_TOKEN}" \
+              "${REPO_API}/releases/tags/${TAG}" | jq -r '.id // empty')
+            if [ -n "${RELEASE_ID}" ] && [ "${RELEASE_ID}" != "null" ]; then
+              break
+            fi
+            echo "Release not found yet, waiting 10s... (attempt $i)"
+            sleep 10
+          done
 
-          if [ -z "${RELEASE_ID}" ]; then
+          # Fallback: create release if it still doesn't exist
+          if [ -z "${RELEASE_ID}" ] || [ "${RELEASE_ID}" = "null" ]; then
             RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s -X POST \
               -H "Authorization: token ${BUILD_TOKEN}" \
               -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-              -d "{\"tag_name\": \"${TAG}\", \"name\": \"${RELEASE_NAME}\", \"body\": \"Automated build.\", \"draft\": false, \"prerelease\": ${PRERELEASE}}" \
+              -d "{\"tag_name\": \"${TAG}\", \"name\": \"${RELEASE_NAME}\", \"body\": \"Automated build.\", \"draft\": false, \"prerelease\": false}" \
               "${REPO_API}/releases" | jq -r '.id')
           fi
 
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-windows.yml
index 9d1d537..1f94d3a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ name: Build Windows
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
+    tags: ["v*"]
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ jobs:
 
       # ── Release ──
       - name: Upload to release
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         shell: powershell
         env:
           BUILD_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BUILD_TOKEN }}
@@ -82,30 +79,31 @@ jobs:
           $REPO_API = "${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}"
           $Headers = @{ "Authorization" = "token $env:BUILD_TOKEN" }
 
-          # Check if the current commit has a version tag
-          $VERSION_TAG = (git tag --points-at HEAD | Select-String '^v').Line
-          if ($VERSION_TAG) {
-            $TAG = $VERSION_TAG
-            $RELEASE_NAME = "Voice to Notes ${TAG}"
-            $PRERELEASE = $false
-          } else {
-            $TAG = "latest"
-            $RELEASE_NAME = "Voice to Notes (Latest Build)"
-            $PRERELEASE = $true
-          }
-
+          $TAG = "${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          $RELEASE_NAME = "Voice to Notes ${TAG}"
           Write-Host "Release tag: ${TAG}"
 
-          try {
-            $release = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "${REPO_API}/releases/tags/${TAG}" -Headers $Headers -ErrorAction Stop
-            $RELEASE_ID = $release.id
-          } catch {
+          # Wait for release to be created by the release workflow
+          $RELEASE_ID = $null
+          for ($i = 1; $i -le 5; $i++) {
+            try {
+              $release = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "${REPO_API}/releases/tags/${TAG}" -Headers $Headers -ErrorAction Stop
+              $RELEASE_ID = $release.id
+              break
+            } catch {
+              Write-Host "Release not found yet, waiting 10s... (attempt $i)"
+              Start-Sleep -Seconds 10
+            }
+          }
+
+          # Fallback: create release if it still doesn't exist
+          if (-not $RELEASE_ID) {
             $body = @{
               tag_name = $TAG
               name = $RELEASE_NAME
               body = "Automated build."
               draft = $false
-              prerelease = $PRERELEASE
+              prerelease = $false
             } | ConvertTo-Json
             $release = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "${REPO_API}/releases" -Method Post -Headers $Headers -ContentType "application/json" -Body $body
             $RELEASE_ID = $release.id
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f503ac7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  bump-version:
+    name: Bump version and tag
+    # Skip if this is a version-bump commit (avoid infinite loop)
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]')"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Configure git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "Gitea Actions"
+          git config user.email "actions@gitea.local"
+
+      - name: Bump patch version
+        run: |
+          # Read current version from package.json
+          CURRENT=$(grep '"version"' package.json | head -1 | sed 's/.*"version": *"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')
+          echo "Current version: ${CURRENT}"
+
+          # Increment patch number
+          MAJOR=$(echo "${CURRENT}" | cut -d. -f1)
+          MINOR=$(echo "${CURRENT}" | cut -d. -f2)
+          PATCH=$(echo "${CURRENT}" | cut -d. -f3)
+          NEW_PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
+          NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${NEW_PATCH}"
+          echo "New version: ${NEW_VERSION}"
+
+          # Update package.json
+          sed -i "s/\"version\": \"${CURRENT}\"/\"version\": \"${NEW_VERSION}\"/" package.json
+
+          # Update src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+          sed -i "s/\"version\": \"${CURRENT}\"/\"version\": \"${NEW_VERSION}\"/" src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+
+          # Update src-tauri/Cargo.toml (match version = "x.y.z" in [package] section)
+          sed -i "s/^version = \"${CURRENT}\"/version = \"${NEW_VERSION}\"/" src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+
+          # Update python/pyproject.toml
+          sed -i "s/^version = \".*\"/version = \"${NEW_VERSION}\"/" python/pyproject.toml
+
+          echo "NEW_VERSION=${NEW_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Commit and tag
+        env:
+          BUILD_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BUILD_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          git add package.json src-tauri/tauri.conf.json src-tauri/Cargo.toml python/pyproject.toml
+          git commit -m "chore: bump version to ${NEW_VERSION} [skip ci]"
+          git tag "v${NEW_VERSION}"
+
+          # Push using token for authentication
+          REMOTE_URL=$(git remote get-url origin | sed "s|://|://gitea-actions:${BUILD_TOKEN}@|")
+          git push "${REMOTE_URL}" HEAD:main
+          git push "${REMOTE_URL}" "v${NEW_VERSION}"
+
+      - name: Create Gitea release
+        env:
+          BUILD_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BUILD_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          REPO_API="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"
+          TAG="v${NEW_VERSION}"
+          RELEASE_NAME="Voice to Notes ${TAG}"
+
+          curl -s -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${BUILD_TOKEN}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "{\"tag_name\": \"${TAG}\", \"name\": \"${RELEASE_NAME}\", \"body\": \"Automated build.\", \"draft\": false, \"prerelease\": false}" \
+            "${REPO_API}/releases"
+          echo "Created release: ${RELEASE_NAME}"
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index d7f3f8f..61365e6 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "voice-to-notes"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 description = "Python sidecar for Voice to Notes — transcription, diarization, and AI services"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 license = "MIT"