diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c12808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: Manual Release
+
+# Manual workflow dispatch only
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Manual Release to crates.io
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: release
+      url: https://crates.io/crates/rawsql
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust 1.81
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: 1.81.0
+          components: rustfmt, clippy
+          override: true
+
+      - name: Verify rustc
+        run: rustc --version
+
+      - name: Cache Cargo registry & target
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: cargo-cache-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
+      - name: Run CI checks
+        run: |
+          cargo fmt --all -- --check
+          cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
+          cargo test --all --all-features --verbose
+          cargo deny check licenses bans advisories sources
+
+      - name: Publish to crates.io
+        env:
+          CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+        run: cargo publish --allow-dirty
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0366d83..4d6ba4b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rawsql"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.2.0"
 authors = ["Manuel Alonso <manuel.alonso@protonmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"
 description = "A rust library for reusing SQL"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d6529c7..7344a13 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # rawsql
 A rust library for *using* and *reusing* SQL.
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/manute/rawsql.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/manute/rawsql) [![Latest Version](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/rawsql.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/rawsql)
+[![Latest Version](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/rawsql.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/rawsql)
 
 *is heavily influenced by [yesql](https://github.com/krisajenkins/yesql) (many thanks @krisajenkins)*