diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 233032f..e675b3b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
-image: golang:latest
+default:
+  image: golang:1.24
+
+  cache:
+    key:
+      files:
+        - go.mod
+    paths:
+      - .go/pkg/mod/
+
+variables:
+  GOPATH: $CI_PROJECT_DIR/.go
 
 stages:
   - test
   - build
+  - release
 
 format:
   stage: test
@@ -10,11 +22,38 @@ format:
     - go fmt $(go list ./... | grep -v /vendor/)
     - go vet $(go list ./... | grep -v /vendor/)
 
+go-mod-tidy:
+  stage: test
+  script:
+    - go mod tidy -diff
+
 build:
   stage: build
   script:
     - go build
+    - echo "ARTIFACT_URL=${CI_PROJECT_URL}/-/jobs/${CI_JOB_ID}/artifacts/file/fediresolve" >> variables.env
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - fediresolve
+    reports:
+      dotenv: variables.env
     expire_in: 1 week
+
+release:
+  stage: release
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
+  needs:
+  - job: build
+    artifacts: true
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+  script:
+    - echo "running release_job for $CI_COMMIT_TAG"
+  release:
+    name: "Release $CI_COMMIT_TAG"
+    tag_name: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+    assets:
+      links:
+        - name: 'FediResolve'
+          url: ${ARTIFACT_URL}
+          filepath: '/assets/fediresolve'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44143a2..23fd915 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ FediResolve is a command-line tool for resolving and displaying Fediverse conten
 
 It can parse and display ActivityPub content from various Fediverse platforms including Mastodon, Mbin, Lemmy, PeerTube, and others. For easy reading or debugging purposes.
 
-~ Vibe coded within 2 hours.
-
 ## Features
 
 - Resolve Fediverse URLs to their ActivityPub representation