diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-lint-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/python-lint-and-test.yml
index 23f269b..0b1f6d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-lint-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-lint-and-test.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-name: Python tests
+name: Python tests + deploy
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    tags:
+      - "v*" # Push events to matching v*, i.e. v1.0, v20.15.10
   pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -40,4 +44,29 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PLATFORM: ubuntu-latest
           BACKEND: pyqt5
-
+  
+  deploy:
+    # this will run when you have tagged a commit, starting with "v*"
+    # and requires that you have put your twine API key in your
+    # github secrets (see readme for details)
+    needs: [test]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: contains(github.ref, 'tags')
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.x"
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -U wheel twine build
+      - name: Build and publish
+        env:
+          TWINE_USERNAME: __token__
+          TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TWINE_API_KEY }}
+        run: |
+          git tag
+          python -m build .
+          twine upload dist/*