diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a74a9b8..6aa16dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: CI
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "main", "ci-test" ]
+    tags: [ "v*" ]
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
 
@@ -121,3 +122,41 @@ jobs:
           name: snap
           path: ./*.snap
           if-no-files-found: error
+
+  publish:
+    # Publishes the crate to crates.io on a v* tag. Trusted publishing
+    # (OIDC) is GitHub-Actions-only, so authentication goes through a
+    # crates.io API token stored as the CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN secret,
+    # scoped to the pkh crate.
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: ubuntu:26.04
+      options: --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN --security-opt apparmor:unconfined
+    steps:
+    - name: Set up container image
+      run: |
+        apt-get update
+        apt-get install -y nodejs sudo curl wget ca-certificates
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+    - name: Install build dependencies
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install -y pkg-config libssl-dev libgpg-error-dev libgpgme-dev
+    - name: Check the tag matches the crate version
+      # cargo publish ships whatever version Cargo.toml declares,
+      # regardless of the tag: a mismatch must fail loudly instead of
+      # publishing the wrong version under the release tag.
+      run: |
+        crate_version="$(awk -F'"' '/^version =/{print $2; exit}' Cargo.toml)"
+        tag_version="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
+        if [ "$crate_version" != "$tag_version" ]; then
+          echo "tag $GITHUB_REF_NAME does not match crate version $crate_version" >&2
+          exit 1
+        fi
+    - name: Publish
+      run: cargo publish
+      env:
+        CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}