diff --git a/.github/workflows/pip_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/pip_release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1239df1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pip_release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: pip release
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+jobs:
+  pypi:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - run: python3 -m pip install --upgrade build && python3 -m build
+      - name: Publish package
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d079ed1..54c3742 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # python-nostr
 A Python library for making [Nostr](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr) clients
+<br/>
+[![pip release](https://github.com/jeffthibault/python-nostr/actions/workflows/pip_release.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/jeffthibault/python-nostr/actions/workflows/pip_release.yaml)
 
 ## Usage
 **Generate a key**