diff --git a/.github/workflows/win_cli_build.yml b/.github/workflows/win_cli_build.yml
index d9946f7..0dd1fc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/win_cli_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/win_cli_build.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 name: Windows geodiff.exe build
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+  release:
+    types: [created]
 
 jobs:
   win_cli_build:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     runs-on: windows-2025
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Geodiff
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Build Geodiff
         shell: pwsh
@@ -29,3 +35,9 @@ jobs:
           name: geodiff.exe
           path: ${{ env.geodiff_exe }}
           if-no-files-found: error
+
+      - name: Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'created'
+        with:
+          files: ${{ env.geodiff_exe }}