diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 9db28ef..3b18a85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
       - main
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write # Required to create releases
+
 jobs:
   execute-parallel-pipeline:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -16,5 +19,14 @@ jobs:
           version: 4.5.1
           use-dotnet: true
           include-templates: true
+      - name: Determine If Release Necessary
+        id: determine-if-release-necessary
+        run: |
+          SHOULD_RELEASE=$(dotnet ./iac/should-release.cs)
+          echo "Command output: $SHOULD_RELEASE"
+          echo "should_release=$SHOULD_RELEASE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Dotnet Run Pipeline
+        if: steps.determine-if-release-necessary.outputs.should_release == 'true'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: dotnet run -c Release --project ./iac/Deploy/Deploy.csproj
diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 85d9ad5..b6e30df 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="MudBlazor" Version="8.14.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NuGet.ProjectModel" Version="7.1.0-preview.1.42" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NuGet.Protocol" Version="7.1.0-preview.1.42" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="NuGet.Versioning" Version="7.1.0-preview.1.42" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ObservableCollections" Version="3.3.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ObservableCollections.R3" Version="3.3.4" />
-	<PackageVersion Include="ParallelPipelines" Version="2.1.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Octokit" Version="14.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="ParallelPipelines" Version="2.1.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Photino.Blazor" Version="4.0.13" />
     <PackageVersion Include="R3" Version="1.3.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="XtermBlazor" Version="2.2.0" />
@@ -63,4 +65,4 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.ExternalAccess.Razor.Features" Version="5.3.0-1.25521.106" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Remote.ServiceHub" Version="5.3.0-1.25521.106" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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diff --git a/iac/Deploy/Deploy.csproj b/iac/Deploy/Deploy.csproj
index 81f1d98..ebbeab0 100644
--- a/iac/Deploy/Deploy.csproj
+++ b/iac/Deploy/Deploy.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Versioning" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Octokit" />
     <PackageReference Include="ParallelPipelines" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/iac/Deploy/Program.cs b/iac/Deploy/Program.cs
index f3db885..89f9596 100644
--- a/iac/Deploy/Program.cs
+++ b/iac/Deploy/Program.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ builder.Services.AddParallelPipelines(
 builder.Services
 	.AddStep<RestoreAndBuildStep>()
 	.AddStep<CreateWindowsRelease>()
+	.AddStep<CreateGithubRelease>()
 	;
 
 using var host = builder.Build();
diff --git a/iac/Deploy/Steps/CreateGithubRelease.cs b/iac/Deploy/Steps/CreateGithubRelease.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2085652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iac/Deploy/Steps/CreateGithubRelease.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+using CliWrap.Buffered;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using NuGet.Versioning;
+using Octokit;
+using ParallelPipelines.Application.Attributes;
+using ParallelPipelines.Domain.Entities;
+using ParallelPipelines.Host.Helpers;
+
+namespace Deploy.Steps;
+
+[DependsOnStep<CreateWindowsRelease>]
+public class CreateGithubRelease(IPipelineContext pipelineContext) : IStep
+{
+	public async Task<BufferedCommandResult?[]?> RunStep(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+	{
+		var github = new GitHubClient(new ProductHeaderValue("SharpIDE-CI"));
+		var token = pipelineContext.Configuration.GetValue<string>("GITHUB_TOKEN");
+		var credentials = new Credentials(token);
+		github.Credentials = credentials;
+
+		var version = NuGetVersion.Parse("0.1.1");
+		var versionString = version.ToNormalizedString();
+		var releaseTag = $"v{versionString}";
+
+		var newRelease = new NewRelease(releaseTag)
+		{
+			Name = releaseTag,
+			Body = "",
+			Draft = true,
+			Prerelease = false,
+			GenerateReleaseNotes = true
+		};
+		var owner = "MattParkerDev";
+		var repo = "SharpIDE";
+		var release = await github.Repository.Release.Create(owner, repo, newRelease);
+
+		var windowsReleaseZip = await PipelineFileHelper.GitRootDirectory.GetFile("./artifacts/publish-godot/sharpide-win-x64.zip");
+		await using var stream = windowsReleaseZip.OpenRead();
+		var upload = new ReleaseAssetUpload
+		{
+			FileName = $"sharpide-win-x64-{versionString}.zip",
+			ContentType = "application/octet-stream",
+			RawData = stream
+		};
+		var asset = await github.Repository.Release.UploadAsset(release, upload, cancellationToken);
+		return null;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/iac/Deploy/Steps/CreateWindowsRelease.cs b/iac/Deploy/Steps/CreateWindowsRelease.cs
index 4c7e37d..0f6dd40 100644
--- a/iac/Deploy/Steps/CreateWindowsRelease.cs
+++ b/iac/Deploy/Steps/CreateWindowsRelease.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public class CreateWindowsRelease : IStep
 			cancellationToken
 		);
 
+		var windowsZipFile = await windowsPublishDirectory.ZipDirectoryToFile($"{PipelineFileHelper.GitRootDirectory.FullName}/artifacts/publish-godot/sharpide-win-x64.zip");
+
 		return [godotExportResult];
 	}
 }
diff --git a/iac/should-release.cs b/iac/should-release.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25c97a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iac/should-release.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+
+// var test = await github.Repository.Release.Get(owner, repo, newRelease.TagName);
+Console.WriteLine("false");
+return 0;
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