diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-jlink-plugin.yml b/.github/workflows/build-jlink-plugin.yml
index 7828045f..d217abb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-jlink-plugin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-jlink-plugin.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,23 @@ jobs:
       env: # Or as an environment variable
         GRGIT_USER: ${{ secrets.GRGIT_USER }}
       run: chmod +x publish.sh && ./publish.sh
+  release:
+    name: Publish to the Gradle Plugin Portal
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    if: "startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Release ')"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+      - name: Publish Gradle Plugins
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+        with:
+          arguments: |
+            assemble
+            publishPlugins
+            -Pgradle.publish.key=${{ secrets.GRADLE_PUBLISH_KEY }}
+            -Pgradle.publish.secret=${{ secrets.GRADLE_PUBLISH_SECRET }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-plugin.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-plugin.yml
index 01adc789..49a5b56f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-plugin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-plugin.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
         with:
           arguments: |
-            build
+            assemble
             publishPlugins
             -Pgradle.publish.key=${{ secrets.GRADLE_PUBLISH_KEY }}
             -Pgradle.publish.secret=${{ secrets.GRADLE_PUBLISH_SECRET }}
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 5c44d889..bfa7222b 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pluginVersionMajor = 3
 pluginVersionMinor = 0
 pluginVersionPatch = 0
-pluginVersionLabel = rc-1
+#pluginVersionLabel = rc-1
 pluginReleaseBuild = true