diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5db39ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+name: Auto Tag
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - labeled
+  issue_comment:
+    types:
+      - created
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      force_bump:
+        description: 'Force version bump (major, minor, or patch)'
+        required: false
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - major
+          - minor
+          - patch
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  auto-tag:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Check for release trigger
+        id: check-trigger
+        run: |
+          SHOULD_RUN=false
+          
+          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "push" ]]; then
+            SHOULD_RUN=true
+            echo "Triggered by push to main"
+          elif [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
+            SHOULD_RUN=true
+            echo "Triggered by manual workflow dispatch"
+          elif [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
+            LABEL="${{ github.event.label.name }}"
+            if [[ "$LABEL" == "release" ]] || [[ "$LABEL" == "autorelease" ]]; then
+              SHOULD_RUN=true
+              echo "Triggered by label: $LABEL"
+            fi
+          elif [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "issue_comment" ]]; then
+            COMMENT="${{ github.event.comment.body }}"
+            if [[ "$COMMENT" == "/release" ]] || [[ "$COMMENT" == "/autorelease" ]]; then
+              SHOULD_RUN=true
+              echo "Triggered by comment: $COMMENT"
+            fi
+          fi
+          
+          echo "should-run=${SHOULD_RUN}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          
+          if [ "$SHOULD_RUN" = false ]; then
+            echo "Release trigger not found, skipping"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+      - name: Get current version from pom.xml
+        id: current-version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Current version: ${VERSION}"
+
+      - name: Get latest tag
+        id: latest-tag
+        run: |
+          LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          echo "tag=${LATEST_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Latest tag: ${LATEST_TAG}"
+
+      - name: Analyze commits since last tag
+        id: analyze-commits
+        run: |
+          # Check if force_bump is provided
+          if [ -n "${{ inputs.force_bump }}" ]; then
+            echo "Force bump: ${{ inputs.force_bump }}"
+            echo "bump=${{ inputs.force_bump }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          
+          # For label/comment triggers, default to patch
+          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]] || [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "issue_comment" ]]; then
+            echo "Label/comment trigger, defaulting to patch bump"
+            echo "bump=patch" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          
+          if [ -z "${{ steps.latest-tag.outputs.tag }}" ]; then
+            COMMIT_RANGE="HEAD"
+          else
+            COMMIT_RANGE="${{ steps.latest-tag.outputs.tag }}..HEAD"
+          fi
+          
+          echo "Analyzing commits: ${COMMIT_RANGE}"
+          
+          # Get commit messages
+          COMMITS=$(git log ${COMMIT_RANGE} --pretty=format:"%s")
+          
+          if [ -z "$COMMITS" ]; then
+            echo "No commits to analyze"
+            echo "bump=none" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          
+          echo "Commits:"
+          echo "$COMMITS"
+          
+          # Determine version bump based on conventional commits
+          BUMP="patch"
+          
+          while IFS= read -r commit; do
+            # Check for breaking changes (feat! or !:)
+            if [[ "$commit" =~ ^feat!|!.*: ]] || [[ "$commit" =~ BREAKING\ CHANGE ]]; then
+              BUMP="major"
+              echo "Found breaking change: ${commit}"
+              break
+            # Check for features
+            elif [[ "$commit" =~ ^feat: ]]; then
+              if [ "$BUMP" != "major" ]; then
+                BUMP="minor"
+                echo "Found feature: ${commit}"
+              fi
+            fi
+          done <<< "$COMMITS"
+          
+          echo "bump=${BUMP}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Version bump: ${BUMP}"
+
+      - name: Calculate new version
+        id: new-version
+        run: |
+          CURRENT="${{ steps.current-version.outputs.version }}"
+          BUMP="${{ steps.analyze-commits.outputs.bump }}"
+          
+          if [ "$BUMP" = "none" ]; then
+            echo "No version bump needed"
+            echo "new-version=${CURRENT}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "should-tag=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          
+          # Parse current version (remove -SNAPSHOT if present)
+          CLEAN_VERSION=${CURRENT%-SNAPSHOT}
+          
+          # Split version into parts
+          IFS='.' read -r MAJOR MINOR PATCH <<< "$CLEAN_VERSION"
+          
+          # Apply version bump
+          case "$BUMP" in
+            major)
+              MAJOR=$((MAJOR + 1))
+              MINOR=0
+              PATCH=0
+              ;;
+            minor)
+              MINOR=$((MINOR + 1))
+              PATCH=0
+              ;;
+            patch)
+              PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
+              ;;
+          esac
+          
+          NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}"
+          echo "new-version=${NEW_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "should-tag=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "New version: ${NEW_VERSION}"
+
+      - name: Update pom.xml version
+        if: steps.new-version.outputs.should-tag == 'true'
+        run: |
+          NEW_VERSION="${{ steps.new-version.outputs.new-version }}"
+          mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=${NEW_VERSION}
+          git add pom.xml
+          git commit -m "chore: bump version to ${NEW_VERSION}"
+          git push
+
+      - name: Create and push tag
+        if: steps.new-version.outputs.should-tag == 'true'
+        run: |
+          NEW_VERSION="${{ steps.new-version.outputs.new-version }}"
+          git tag -a v${NEW_VERSION} -m "Release v${NEW_VERSION}"
+          git push origin v${NEW_VERSION}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/create-tag.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98b0ead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-tag.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: Create Tag
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version tag (e.g., v0.2.0)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      prerelease:
+        description: 'Mark as prerelease'
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  create-tag:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+      - name: Update pom.xml version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${{ inputs.version }}
+          # Remove 'v' prefix if present
+          CLEAN_VERSION=${VERSION#v}
+          mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=${CLEAN_VERSION}
+          git add pom.xml
+          git commit -m "chore: bump version to ${CLEAN_VERSION}"
+          git push
+
+      - name: Create and push tag
+        run: |
+          git tag -a ${{ inputs.version }} -m "Release ${{ inputs.version }}"
+          git push origin ${{ inputs.version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a568fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version to release (e.g., v0.2.0)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      prerelease:
+        description: 'Mark as prerelease'
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '25'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          cache: 'maven'
+
+      - name: Extract version from tag or input
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
+            VERSION="${{ inputs.version }}"
+            echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "prerelease=${{ inputs.prerelease }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          elif [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+            VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
+            echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            
+            # Detect if this is a prerelease
+            if [[ "$VERSION" =~ -alpha|-beta|-rc|-prerelease|prerelease ]]; then
+              echo "prerelease=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            else
+              echo "prerelease=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "version=dev" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "prerelease=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      - name: Build with Maven
+        run: mvn clean package -DskipTests
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: mvn test
+
+      - name: Create JAR with dependencies
+        run: mvn clean package -DskipTests
+
+      - name: Generate Javadoc
+        run: mvn javadoc:javadoc
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          name: Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          files: |
+            target/typedmemory-*.jar
+            target/typedmemory-*-sources.jar
+            target/typedmemory-*-javadoc.jar
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: ${{ steps.version.outputs.prerelease }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 783fcaa..3924458 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>io.github.mambastudio</groupId>
     <artifactId>typedmemory</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.0</version>
+    <version>0.1.1</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>TypedMemory</name>
     <description>Strongly typed views over contiguous off-heap memory for Java.</description>