diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f52b608b8..79d43a056 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -81,28 +81,3 @@ jobs:
         uses: getsentry/action-git-diff-suggestions@main
         with:
           message: 'The following changes have been made after `make`:'
-
-  make_release:
-    name: Make package release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/next'
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-
-      - name: Use OCaml ${{ env.OCAML_DEFAULT_VERSION }}
-        uses: ocaml/setup-ocaml@v2
-        with:
-          allow-prerelease-opam: true
-          ocaml-compiler: ${{ env.OCAML_DEFAULT_VERSION }}
-          dune-cache: true
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: opam exec -- make deps
-
-      - name: Run make install
-        run: opam exec -- make install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf41a207e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch
+
+env:
+  OCAML_DEFAULT_VERSION: 4.14.1
+  OPAMYES: true
+
+jobs:
+  dune_release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-tags: true
+
+      - name: Use OCaml ${{ env.OCAML_DEFAULT_VERSION }}
+        uses: ocaml/setup-ocaml@v2
+        with:
+          allow-prerelease-opam: true
+          ocaml-compiler: ${{ env.OCAML_DEFAULT_VERSION }}
+          dune-cache: true
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: opam exec -- make deps
+
+      - name: Install dune-release
+        run: opam install dune-release
+
+      - name: Build the distribution archive
+        run: opam exec -- dune-release distrib
+
+      - name: Upload the artefact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: alt-ergo-${{github.sha}}.tbz
+          path: _build/alt-ergo-*.tbz