diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..798f398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+name: 🏷️ Auto Tag and Release
+
+# Triggers on push to master branch (fully automated)
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  workflow_dispatch: # Manual trigger option
+
+# Required permissions for tagging and releasing
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  packages: write
+
+jobs:
+  auto-tag-and-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+      # Step 1: Checkout with full history for proper versioning
+      - name: 🔄 Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      # Step 2: Validate shell scripts (maintain keegees quality standards)
+      - name: 🔍 Run ShellCheck
+        run: |
+          shellcheck keegees.sh
+          shellcheck install.sh
+
+      # Step 3: Calculate Next Version for custom tag format  
+      - name: 📊 Calculate Next Version
+        id: get_next_version
+        run: |
+          # Get latest tag or default to 0.0.0
+          LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "v0.0.0")
+          
+          # Extract version number (remove v prefix)
+          CURRENT_VERSION=${LATEST_TAG#v}
+          
+          # Split version into components
+          IFS='.' read -r MAJOR MINOR PATCH <<< "$CURRENT_VERSION"
+          
+          # Increment patch version (as per requirement 1.1)
+          NEXT_PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
+          NEXT_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${NEXT_PATCH}"
+          
+          echo "version=$NEXT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "tag=v$NEXT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "📊 Next version will be: v$NEXT_VERSION"
+
+      # Step 4: Update all version references in codebase
+      - name: 🔄 Synchronize Version Across Files
+        run: |
+          NEW_VERSION="${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}"
+          echo "🔄 Updating version to $NEW_VERSION across all files..."
+          
+          # Update README.md version badge
+          sed -i "s/Version-[0-9.]*/Version-$NEW_VERSION/g" README.md
+          
+          # Update README.md version warning text
+          sed -i "s/version [0-9.]*/version $NEW_VERSION/g" README.md
+          
+          # Update CLI example in README.md (the "Version 1.0.0" display)
+          sed -i "s/Version [0-9.]\+/Version $NEW_VERSION/g" README.md
+          
+          # Update keegees.sh VERSION constant
+          sed -i "s/readonly VERSION=\"[0-9.]*\"/readonly VERSION=\"$NEW_VERSION\"/g" keegees.sh
+          
+          # Verify changes
+          echo "📊 Version references updated:"
+          echo "  README.md badge: $(grep -o 'Version-[0-9.]*' README.md)"
+          echo "  README.md warning: $(grep -o 'version [0-9.]*' README.md)"
+          echo "  keegees.sh VERSION: $(grep -o 'readonly VERSION=\"[0-9.]*\"' keegees.sh)"
+
+      # Step 5: Commit version updates before creating tag
+      - name: 💾 Commit Version Updates
+        run: |
+          NEW_VERSION="${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}"
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          
+          # Add updated files
+          git add README.md keegees.sh
+          
+          # Check if there are changes to commit
+          if git diff --cached --quiet; then
+            echo "No version updates needed"
+          else
+            git commit -m "🔄 Sync version to $NEW_VERSION across all files
+            
+            - Update README.md version badge and references
+            - Update keegees.sh VERSION constant
+            - Ensure consistency across codebase
+            
+            [skip ci]"
+          fi
+
+      # Step 6: Create the custom formatted tag
+      - name: 🏷️ Create Custom Tag
+        run: |
+          TAG="v${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}"
+          git tag -a "$TAG" -m "🤖 Automated version tag: $TAG"
+          # Push commits first, then tag (commits have [skip ci] to prevent recursion)
+          git push
+          git push origin "$TAG"
+
+      # Step 7: Create release archives (source code)
+      - name: 📦 Create Release Archives
+        run: |
+          # Create release directory
+          mkdir -p release
+          
+          # Create tarball
+          tar -czf "release/keegees-${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}.tar.gz" \
+            --exclude='.git' \
+            --exclude='.github' \
+            --exclude='release' \
+            --transform "s|^|keegees-${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}/|" \
+            .
+          
+          # Create zip archive
+          zip -r "release/keegees-${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}.zip" \
+            . \
+            -x '.git/*' '.github/*' 'release/*'
+
+      # Step 8: Generate release notes
+      - name: 📝 Generate Release Notes
+        id: release_notes
+        run: |
+          # Get commits since last tag (exclude current version being created)
+          LAST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --exclude="v${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          
+          if [ -n "$LAST_TAG" ]; then
+            COMMITS=$(git log $LAST_TAG..HEAD --oneline --no-merges | grep -v "🔄 Sync version" || true)
+          else
+            COMMITS=$(git log --oneline --no-merges | grep -v "🔄 Sync version" || true)
+          fi
+          
+          # Set dynamic version warning based on version
+          NEW_VERSION="${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}"
+          MAJOR=$(echo "$NEW_VERSION" | cut -d. -f1)
+          if [ "$MAJOR" = "0" ]; then
+            EARLY_WARNING="**⚠️ Early Release Notice**: This is a pre-1.0 release. Always use \`--dry-run\` before making changes to your system keybindings."
+          else
+            EARLY_WARNING="**✅ Stable Release**: Ready for production use."
+          fi
+          
+          # Create release notes
+          cat << EOF > release_notes.md
+          ## 🚀 keegees v${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}
+          
+          **Professional GNOME keybinding management tool**
+          
+          ### 📋 What's Included
+          - \`keegees.sh\` - Main executable script (1889+ lines)
+          - \`install.sh\` - POSIX-compliant installation script  
+          - Complete documentation and examples
+          
+          ### ⚡ Quick Install
+          \`\`\`bash
+          # Download and extract
+          wget https://github.com/nutthead/keegees/releases/download/v${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}/keegees-${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
+          tar -xzf keegees-${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
+          cd keegees-${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}
+          ./install.sh
+          \`\`\`
+          
+          ### 🔧 Requirements
+          - bash (script execution)
+          - gsettings (GNOME integration) 
+          - bc (POSIX arithmetic)
+          
+          ### 📈 Changes in this release
+          $COMMITS
+          
+          ---
+          ${EARLY_WARNING}
+          EOF
+
+      # Step 9: Create GitHub Release (fully automated)
+      - name: 🎉 Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: v${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}
+          name: "keegees v${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}"
+          body_path: release_notes.md
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          make_latest: true
+          files: |
+            release/keegees-${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
+            release/keegees-${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}.zip
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      # Step 10: Output summary
+      - name: ✅ Release Summary
+        run: |
+          echo "🎉 Successfully created release: v${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}"
+          echo "📦 Release assets:"
+          echo "  - keegees-${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}.tar.gz"
+          echo "  - keegees-${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}.zip"
+          echo "🔗 Release URL: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tag/v${{ steps.get_next_version.outputs.version }}"
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a0d8bff..2f60a02 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ keegees --help
 ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │                                    KEEGEES                                   │
 │                        GNOME keybinding management system                    │
-│                                  Version 1.0.0                               │
+│                                  Version 0.0.1                               │
 ╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
 
 
diff --git a/keegees.sh b/keegees.sh
index 820b856..0749e15 100755
--- a/keegees.sh
+++ b/keegees.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
 readonly SCRIPT_NAME="keybind"
-readonly VERSION="1.0.0"
+readonly VERSION="0.0.1"
 
 # Animation sequences for different states
 readonly SPINNER_FRAMES=('⠋' '⠙' '⠹' '⠸' '⠼' '⠴' '⠦' '⠧' '⠇' '⠏')