diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/version-and-publish.yml
index 33c2250..7666f01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-and-publish.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -30,6 +32,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run build
         run: pnpm build
 
+      - name: Get package version
+        id: package-version
+        run: echo "version=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create and push git tag
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
+          git config user.email "actions@github.com"
+          git tag -a "v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.version }}" -m "Release v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.version }}"
+          git push origin "v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.version }}"
+
       - name: Publish to NPM
         run: pnpm publish --access public --no-git-checks
         env:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e9ef4b7..5fa343b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@xtr-dev/payload-mailing",
-  "version": "0.0.3",
+  "version": "0.0.4",
   "description": "Template-based email system with scheduling and job processing for PayloadCMS",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",