diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8eebb62..024d7ce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "node esbuild.config.mjs",
     "build": "tsc -noEmit -skipLibCheck && node esbuild.config.mjs production",
-    "version": "node version-bump.mjs && git add manifest.json versions.json"
+    "version": "node version-bump.mjs && git add manifest.json versions.json",
+    "release": "node scripts/release.js"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "Jamie Steiner",
diff --git a/scripts/release.js b/scripts/release.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af1d4f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// Import required modules
+const { execSync } = require("child_process");
+const { existsSync } = require("fs");
+const path = require("path");
+
+// Function to execute shell commands
+function execCommand(command) {
+  try {
+    return execSync(command, { stdio: "pipe" }).toString().trim();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`Error executing command: ${command}`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+// Ensure GitHub CLI is installed
+try {
+  execCommand("gh --version");
+} catch {
+  console.error("GitHub CLI could not be found. Please install it from https://cli.github.com/.");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+// Get the current working directory
+const currentDir = process.cwd();
+
+// Change to the current directory
+process.chdir(currentDir);
+
+// Push tags to the remote repository
+execCommand("git push --tags");
+
+// Get the full repository URL
+const fullRepo = execCommand("git remote get-url origin");
+
+// Extract the repository name
+const repo = fullRepo.replace(/^https:\/\/github.com\//, "").replace(/\.git$/, "");
+
+// Check if the required arguments are supplied
+if (process.argv.length !== 3) {
+  console.error("Usage: node releaser.js <release_name>");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+// Command line parameters
+const tag = execCommand("git describe --tags --abbrev=0");
+const releaseName = process.argv[2];
+
+// Create a new release using the GitHub CLI
+try {
+  execCommand(
+    `gh release create ${tag} --repo ${repo} --title "${releaseName}" --notes "Release created using GitHub CLI."`
+  );
+} catch {
+  console.error("Failed to create the release. Ensure that the repository and tag are correct.");
+  process.exit(2);
+}
+
+// Files to upload
+const files = ["main.js", "styles.css", "manifest.json"];
+
+// Upload files to the release
+files.forEach((file) => {
+  if (existsSync(file)) {
+    try {
+      execCommand(`gh release upload ${tag} ${file} --repo ${repo}`);
+      console.log(`Successfully uploaded ${file}.`);
+    } catch {
+      console.error(`Failed to upload ${file}. Ensure the file exists and the release was created successfully.`);
+      process.exit(3);
+    }
+  } else {
+    console.error(`File ${file} does not exist.`);
+    process.exit(3);
+  }
+});
+
+console.log("Release created and files uploaded successfully.");