diff --git a/.github/workflows/images.yml b/.github/workflows/images.yml
index c4f6d09..e82ba6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/images.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,22 @@ jobs:
           path: challenge/build/libmtchallenge.so
           if-no-files-found: error
 
+  library-release:
+    needs: challenge-miner
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: libmtchallenge
+          path: build
+      - run: sha256sum build/libmtchallenge.so | cut -d' ' -f1 > build/libmtchallenge.so.sha256
+      - run: gh release create "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" build/libmtchallenge.so build/libmtchallenge.so.sha256 --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" --title "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" --notes "rig challenge library ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" || gh release upload "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" build/libmtchallenge.so build/libmtchallenge.so.sha256 --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" --clobber
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
   agent-image:
     needs: challenge-miner
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest