diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: monthly
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-release.yml b/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
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+name: Create GitHub Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "[0-9]*"  # Trigger when a version tag is pushed (e.g., 0.8.0)
+
+jobs:
+  create-release:
+    # Snapshot tags only exist to exercise the deploy pipeline.
+    if: ${{ !endsWith(github.ref_name, '-SNAPSHOT') }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      # The release notes are the version's section of the changelog. A
+      # prerelease usually has no section of its own yet, so it gets the
+      # unreleased one. If neither has anything, fall back to GitHub's
+      # generated notes rather than publish an empty release.
+      #
+      # Headings look like "## 0.8.0 (2026-06-29)", and the unreleased
+      # section is headed by the upcoming version, "## 0.8.1 (unreleased)",
+      # so it is found by the marker in the third field rather than by name.
+      - name: Extract the release notes from the changelog
+        id: notes
+        run: |
+          extract() {
+            awk -v field="$1" -v text="$2" '
+              /^## / { if (found) exit; found = ($field == text); next }
+              found { print }
+            ' CHANGES.md
+          }
+          extract 2 "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" > release-notes.md
+          if ! grep -q '[^[:space:]]' release-notes.md; then
+            extract 3 "(unreleased)" > release-notes.md
+          fi
+          if grep -q '[^[:space:]]' release-notes.md; then
+            echo "found=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "::warning::No changelog section for $GITHUB_REF_NAME, using generated notes instead."
+            echo "found=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          name: Weasel ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref, '-rc') || contains(github.ref, '-alpha') || contains(github.ref, '-beta') }}
+          bodyFile: ${{ steps.notes.outputs.found == 'true' && 'release-notes.md' || '' }}
+          generateReleaseNotes: ${{ steps.notes.outputs.found != 'true' }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}