diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cdba5321d3..5507cceeaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -140,3 +140,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test ravedude
         run: |
           cargo test --manifest-path ravedude/Cargo.toml
+
+  crates_io_release:
+     name: "release-plz"
+     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+     steps:
+       - name: Run release-plz
+         uses: MarcoIeni/release-plz-action@main
+         env:
+           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+           CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CRATES_IO_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/arduino-hal/Cargo.toml b/arduino-hal/Cargo.toml
index aa70ba2558..dbe70a3c1e 100644
--- a/arduino-hal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/arduino-hal/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@ embedded-hal = "1.0"
 ufmt = "0.2.0"
 
 [dependencies.avr-hal-generic]
+version = "0.1.0"
 path = "../avr-hal-generic/"
 
 [dependencies.atmega-hal]
+version = "0.1.0"
 path = "../mcu/atmega-hal/"
 optional = true
 
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ optional = true
 features = ["disable-device-selection-error"]
 
 [dependencies.attiny-hal]
+version = "0.1.0"
 path = "../mcu/attiny-hal/"
 optional = true
 
diff --git a/mcu/atmega-hal/Cargo.toml b/mcu/atmega-hal/Cargo.toml
index 7f8c5b6ce4..b7cbaefde0 100644
--- a/mcu/atmega-hal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mcu/atmega-hal/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ disable-device-selection-error = []
 docsrs = ["atmega328p"]
 
 [dependencies]
-avr-hal-generic = { path = "../../avr-hal-generic/" }
+avr-hal-generic = { version="0.1.0", path = "../../avr-hal-generic/" }
 
 [dependencies.avr-device]
 version = "0.7"
diff --git a/mcu/attiny-hal/Cargo.toml b/mcu/attiny-hal/Cargo.toml
index 737224607d..a5b56cd74d 100644
--- a/mcu/attiny-hal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mcu/attiny-hal/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ disable-device-selection-error = []
 docsrs = ["attiny85"]
 
 [dependencies]
-avr-hal-generic = { path = "../../avr-hal-generic/" }
+avr-hal-generic = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../avr-hal-generic/" }
 
 [dependencies.avr-device]
 version = "0.7"