diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 5f075f0..7a3b83d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
+      - name: semantic release
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          npx semantic-release
+
       # TODO extract dedicated action
       - name: setup tea cli
         shell: bash