diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2527b4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
+      
+jobs:
+  create-release:
+    name: create-release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Create artifacts directory
+        run: mkdir artifacts
+
+      - name: Get the release version from the tag
+        if: env.VERSION == ''
+        run: |
+          echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "version is: ${{ env.VERSION }}"
+
+      - name: Create GitHub release
+        id: release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          release_name: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Save release upload URL to artifact
+        run: echo "${{ steps.release.outputs.upload_url }}" > artifacts/release-upload-url
+
+      - name: Save version number to artifact
+        run: echo "${{ env.VERSION }}" > artifacts/release-version
+
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        with:
+          name: artifacts
+          path: artifacts
+
+  build-release:
+    name: build-release
+    needs: ["create-release"]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    env:
+      # When CARGO is set to CROSS, TARGET_DIR includes matrix.target.
+      TARGET_DIR: ./target
+      # Emit backtraces on panics.
+      RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
+      MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: 10.9
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        build: [linux, linux-static]
+        include:
+          - build: linux
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            rust: stable
+            target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          - build: linux-static
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            rust: stable
+            target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        name: Checkout repository
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      
+      - name: Checkout submodule
+        run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+      - name: Install Rust
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
+          profile: minimal
+          override: true
+          target: ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: Get release download URL
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
+        with:
+          name: artifacts
+          path: artifacts
+
+      - name: Set release upload URL and release version
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          release_upload_url="$(cat artifacts/release-upload-url)"
+          echo "RELEASE_UPLOAD_URL=$release_upload_url" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "release upload url: $RELEASE_UPLOAD_URL"
+          release_version="$(cat artifacts/release-version)"
+          echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$release_version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "release version: $RELEASE_VERSION"
+
+      - name: Build release binary
+        if: matrix.build == 'linux' || matrix.build == 'macos' || matrix.build == 'windows'
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          toolchain: "${{ matrix.rust }}"
+          args: --target ${{ matrix.target }} --release
+
+      - name: Build release binary
+        if: matrix.build == 'linux-static'
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --target ${{ matrix.target }} --release
+
+      - name: Build archive
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ matrix.build }}" = "windows" ]; then
+            echo "ASSET=target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/ntfs-undelete.exe" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "ASSET_NAME=ntfs-undelete-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}.exe" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "ASSET=target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/ntfs-undelete" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "ASSET_NAME=ntfs-undelete-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}-${{ matrix.target }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+      - name: Upload release archive
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ env.RELEASE_UPLOAD_URL }}
+          asset_path: ${{ env.ASSET }}
+          asset_name: ${{ env.ASSET_NAME }}
+          asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index c480f45..fa35589 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ jobs:
         name: Checkout repository
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      
+      - name: Checkout submodule
+        run: git submodule update --init --recursive
 
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         name: Setup cache registry
@@ -41,17 +44,9 @@ jobs:
         name: Setup rust toolchain
         with:
           profile: minimal
-          toolchain: nightly
+          toolchain: stable
           override: true
 
-      - name: Setup external deps
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install libtsk-dev
-          rustup component add clippy --toolchain nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-          sudo ln -s /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/11/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/libtsk.a /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/11/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/liblibtsk.a
-          sudo ln -s /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/11/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/libtsk.so /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/11/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/liblibtsk.so
-
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         name: Run cargo check
         with:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c3232e..11d4c7e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,13 +32,19 @@ The Rust NTFS Undelete Tool is a command-line utility for recovering deleted fil
     cd ntfs-undelete
     ```
 
-2. Build the project with cargo:
+2. Update submodules:
+    
+    ```bash
+    git submodule update --init --recursive
+    ```
+
+3. Build the project with cargo:
 
     ```bash
     cargo build --release
     ```
 
-3. The binary will be available in the `target/release/` directory. You can either add this directory to your `PATH` environment variable or copy the binary to your desired location.
+4. The binary will be available in the `target/release/` directory. You can either add this directory to your `PATH` environment variable or copy the binary to your desired location.
 
 ### Download a prebuilt binary
 *TODO!*